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Cheddar Joins fuboTV Lineup
Cheddar,
the leading post-cable networks company, and fuboTV,
the leading sports-first streaming TV service, today launched top
business and tech news network Cheddar on fuboTV.
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Cheddar Joins fuboTV Lineup (Photo: Business Wire)
Programming includes Cheddar's full live channel and on-demand content
composed of top interviews and segments as well as Cheddar Originals,
content exclusively delivered on-demand. Cheddar and fuboTV will also
work together on videos for social media distribution.
"Cheddar brings more live business news to fuboTV, which features the
most popular sports, entertainment and news programming," said Katie
Curley, director of content strategy and acquisition, fuboTV. "While our
subscribers depend on fubo for our deep sports programming, including
the World Cup, they love to experience our full complement of
programming that appeals to the entire family. Cheddar brings an
independent news voice that bolsters our growing news offering."
"Two types of content need to be consumed live: sports and news. fuboTV
has built its service on thisnotion," said Daniel Schneider, VP
Business Development of Cheddar. "As cordcutting and cord shaving
increase, the addition of Cheddar gives fubo subscribers instant access
to the most interesting and relevant business news."
About Cheddar
Cheddar is the leading post-cable networks company. Its programming is
available on fuboTV, Sling TV, Hulu, YouTube (News - Alert) TV, Philo, Snapchat,
Amazon, Twitter, 60% of smart TVs in the U.S., and Facebook. Cheddar
currently broadcasts two live video news networks: Cheddar, a business
news network covering the most innovative executives, founders,
products, and technologies transforming our lives and economy, and
Cheddar Big News, a fast-paced, young, non-partisan general news and
headline news network. The company broadcasts from the trading floor of
the New York Stock Exchange, its street level studio in the glass corner
of the Sprint (News - Alert) Store in the Flatiron Building, WeWork in Los Angeles, and
the White House. Cheddar was founded by Jon Steinberg, President and
Chief Operating Officer of BuzzFeed from 2010 to 2014. Its investors
include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Raine Ventures, Goldman Sachs,
Liberty Global, Comcast Ventures, AT&T, Amazon, Antenna Group, Ribbit (News - Alert)
Capital, The New York Stock Exchange, Altice USA, 7 Global Capital, and
Denstu Ventures.
About fuboTV
fuboTV is the leading sports-first live streaming TV service. It brings
subscribers the most popular entertainment, news and sports programming
in the world - including more than 30,000 sporting events per year - by
providing them with over-the-top (OTT) access to a growing line-up of
national channels, local broadcasters and regional sports networks
(RSNs). Its base package, fubo,
is available for $44.99 per month and features more than 70 channels, including
up to 37 that carry sports, along with more than 10,000 TV series
and movies available per month on-demand. fubo Extra, a new tier that
launched in April 2018, includes 80-plus channels for $49.99 per month.
Both bundles include personal Cloud DVR storage and two simultaneous
streams, with no contract or set top box required. Fans can watch on
desktop via www.fubo.tv;
Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick; Android (News - Alert) and iOS devices; Apple TV;
Chromecast; Roku; and through T-Mobile's Binge On.
fuboTV has quickly evolved into the top independent virtual MVPD in the
U.S., after initially launching as a streaming soccer service in January
2015. Headquartered in New York City, the company has raised more than
$150 million in funding to date, including a $75 million Series D round
that closed in April 2018 and included 21st Century Fox, AMC Networks,
Luminari Capital, Northzone, Sky and the former Scripps Networks
Interactive (recently acquired by Discovery, Inc.). Investors also
include DCM (News - Alert) Ventures, i2bf, LionTree Partners, Univision Communications
Inc., Edgar Bronfman, Jr. (former Chairman and CEO of Warner Music
Group), Chris Silbermann (founding partner, ICM Partners) and former NBA
Commissioner David Stern.
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