FuboTV Inc. today signed a new distribution agreement with NBCUniversal, restoring NBC, Bravo, Telemundo, Universo, four NBC Sports regional networks, the new NBC Sports Network, and additional FAST channels to the platform, the company announced on June 10, 2026.

The deal covers a wide set of channels and plan combinations, touching everything from Fubo's standard English-language base tier to its Spanish-language Latino offerings. For subscribers who had been living without any of these networks, access begins today. The FAST channel component - described as "new FAST channels" in the announcement - is set to launch in the coming weeks.

What the agreement covers

The channel list is extensive. NBC returns to both Fubo's base English-language TV plan and the Fubo Sports content service. Telemundo, the Spanish-language broadcast network operated by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, becomes available through the base English-language TV plan and through the Latino plan. Bravo, the NBCUniversal entertainment cable network, lands in the base English-language TV plan only.

Universo, NBCUniversal's bilingual cable channel aimed at Hispanic adults between the ages of 18 and 49, has a more structured distribution path. It will be accessible through the Latino Plan, through the Spanish-language Latino Plus add-on package, and through the English-language Extra package.

The regional sports network component involves four NBC Sports RSNs: NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports Boston, NBC Sports California, and NBC Sports Philadelphia. All four are included in Fubo's base English-language TV plan. These networks carry live professional baseball, hockey, and basketball for their respective markets, making their inclusion significant for sports-focused subscribers in the Bay Area, Boston, Sacramento, and Philadelphia regions.

Finally, NBCSN - described in the announcement as the "new NBC Sports Network" - is available through both the base English-language TV plan and the Fubo Sports content service. The resurrection of the NBCSN brand, which NBCUniversal shuttered in January 2022 and has since revived, gives Fubo a national sports cable channel to complement the regional tier.

According to Todd Mathers, executive vice president of content strategy and acquisition at Fubo: "We're thrilled to announce the return of NBCUniversal networks to Fubo, given their robust portfolio of top-tier sports, entertainment and news. Our agreement with NBCUniversal underscores Fubo's promise to bring consumers more programming, value and choice through multiple packaging options."

The word "return" and what it implies

Mathers used the phrase "return of NBCUniversal networks" explicitly. That language signals a prior carriage dispute or lapsed agreement - a pattern that has become routine in the vMVPD sector, where content contracts expire and channels go dark, sometimes for months, before new terms are struck. The announcement does not specify when NBCUniversal content was last available on Fubo, nor does it provide financial terms of the new agreement.

Carriage disputes between programmers and distributors have shaped the live TV streaming market for years. Fubo itself has navigated several such situations. When Disney content disappeared from YouTube TV in November 2025, PPC Land covered the disruption and the complications it created for CTV advertising buyers who had built media plans around that inventory. The NBCUniversal-Fubo situation follows the same structural pattern: rights lapse, subscribers lose access, negotiations continue, and a new agreement eventually restores the content.

Fubo's context as a post-merger company

This distribution deal arrives roughly seven months after FuboTV and The Walt Disney Company completed their business combination on October 29, 2025, creating the sixth-largest pay TV company in the United States. Disney holds approximately 70% of the combined entity; existing Fubo shareholders retain approximately 30%. The merged company operates Hulu + Live TV in the entertainment segment, Fubo in the sports segment, and Molotov in European markets.

According to Fubo, it is the sixth-largest pay TV company in the U.S. based on UBS estimates. The company has also been recognised among Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2026 and on the Financial Times' The Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies list for both 2025 and 2026.

Following the merger, Fubo's advertising sales group transitioned to Disney's advertising sales organisation - a structural shift that positions Fubo inventory within a portfolio spanning ABC, ESPN, Hulu, Disney+, FX, National Geographic, Freeform, and eight ABC-owned local television stations. Fubo targets Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA of between $80 million and $100 million in fiscal 2026, with a longer-range target of at least $300 million by fiscal 2028.

Fubo reported North America revenue of $1.543 billion in its first post-merger quarterly results filed February 3, 2026. The financial presentation included Hulu Live Business results on a carve-out basis from late September through the close of the fiscal period.

The NBC Sports RSN picture

NBC Sports regional networks have been one of the most contested categories in live TV streaming. Regional sports networks carry the majority of professional baseball, basketball, and hockey games that fans historically received through cable, but their migration to streaming has proceeded unevenly - marked by geographic blackout restrictions, protracted carriage disputes, and market-by-market negotiations.

The four RSNs included in today's agreement - Bay Area, Boston, California, and Philadelphia - are among the most valuable in the NBCUniversal portfolio. NBC Sports Bay Area, for example, operates as a joint venture between NBCUniversal and the San Francisco Giants and covers Warriors, Giants, and Sharks games. NBC Sports Boston covers the Celtics and Red Sox. NBC Sports California serves the Sacramento Kings and San Jose Sharks. NBC Sports Philadelphia handles Phillies, Flyers, and 76ers coverage.

Fubo's regional sports network portfolio has been expanding throughout 2026. In March 2026, the company struck a carriage deal with Spectrum SportsNet LA, bringing more than 140 Los Angeles Dodgers regular-season games to subscribers in that network's geographic footprint - the first time the platform had ever carried Dodgers coverage. In its most recent quarterly earnings, Fubo noted it had secured agreements covering 17 professional baseball teams, including BravesVision and SportsNet NY, giving the platform home-team coverage across 99% of the country according to company figures. The addition of four NBCUniversal RSNs today fills in remaining gaps in that network.

NBCSN: a brand restored

The inclusion of the new NBC Sports Network requires some context. NBCUniversal shut down the original NBCSN on January 1, 2022, redistributing many of its properties to Peacock, USA Network, and other outlets. The announcement today refers to a "new NBC Sports Network (NBCSN)," suggesting the brand has been relaunched as a distinct cable offering. No programming details are specified in the announcement beyond the channel's inclusion in Fubo's base plan and the Fubo Sports content service. The channel's specific rights portfolio was not disclosed.

Fubo Sports as a content tier

The Fubo Sports content service appears as a distribution vehicle for both NBC and NBCSN in this deal. Fubo Sports launched in September 2025 as a sports-focused streaming tier priced at $55.99 per month, initially carrying more than 20 channels including ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, FS1, FS2, NFL Network, SEC Network, and Tennis Channel. The addition of NBC and NBCSN through this agreement expands its programming further.

The service is available initially in select markets and was designed to attract subscribers specifically seeking sports content rather than the broader entertainment bundles that define most vMVPD offerings.

The Telemundo and Universo dimension

NBCUniversal holds the exclusive Spanish-language broadcasting rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, with live matches scheduled across Telemundo and Universo. The tournament begins in June 2026. Fubo's inclusion of both Telemundo - through its base plan and Latino plan - and Universo - through its Latino Plan and related packages - means Spanish-language subscribers on the platform will have access to that coverage as part of their existing subscription tier.

Telemundo is headquartered in Miami and maintains 1,900 employees worldwide. Universo, originally launched in October 1993 under the name GEMS Television, targets bilingual Latino adults between 18 and 49 with sports, scripted series, reality programming, and music. Its current programming includes Liga MX coverage, Premier League in Spanish, and other live sport events.

The prior Fubo-NBCUniversal FAST partnership, announced November 25, 2024, had brought 18 free ad-supported channels to the platform including four Telemundo channels - focused on the platform's Latino audience segment. Today's deal goes further, adding live linear networks with direct sports and entertainment rights, rather than FAST-only distribution.

Advertising and CTV implications

For advertisers and media buyers, the reinstatement of NBCUniversal's live linear networks on Fubo adds inventory depth to a platform whose ad sales infrastructure now sits inside Disney's organisation. Live sports content commands premium CPMs because of the simultaneous, co-viewing audience characteristics that are difficult to replicate through on-demand formats.

NBC Sports RSNs in particular carry concentrated regional audience profiles. Buyers targeting affluent sports fans in the Bay Area, Boston, Sacramento, or Philadelphia markets gain access to a highly engaged viewing window that follows game schedules rather than algorithmic content recommendations. Bravo, while not sports-focused, adds a cable entertainment layer that is useful for certain consumer goods, lifestyle, and household product verticals.

According to data referenced across Fubo's recent earnings materials, connected TV advertising spending reached $33.35 billion in 2025, driven by enhanced targeting capabilities and improving ad formats. Fubo has been building its CTV ad product suite since at least May 2024, when it unveiled The Marquee, Interactive Ads, and Pause Ads at the IAB NewFronts. Pause advertising capabilities expanded in August 2025 through a partnership with Magnite.

The migration of Fubo's ad sales into Disney's infrastructure means that NBCUniversal inventory on Fubo is now transacted within the same commercial environment as ABC, ESPN, and Hulu - creating an aggregated premium sports and entertainment package for buyers operating through major demand-side platforms.

FAST channels to come

The announcement specifies that new FAST channels - free ad-supported streaming television - from NBCUniversal will launch "in the coming weeks" but does not identify their names or genres. This follows a pattern established in November 2024, when Fubo and NBCUniversal rolled out 18 FAST channels covering sports, news, and Spanish-language programming. The 2024 rollout started with four Telemundo channels before expanding to additional categories across subsequent weeks.

FAST channels require no additional subscription cost to access and are monetised exclusively through advertising. For Fubo, FAST inventory represents a complementary revenue stream alongside its subscription tiers, serving both users who do not convert to paid plans and existing subscribers who consume ad-supported content alongside live linear programming.

Timeline

Summary

Who: FuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO), the sixth-largest pay TV company in the United States and an affiliate of The Walt Disney Company, together with NBCUniversal.

What: A new distribution agreement restoring NBCUniversal's live linear networks to the Fubo platform, including NBC, Bravo, Telemundo, Universo, NBC Sports RSNs (Bay Area, Boston, California, Philadelphia), the new NBC Sports Network, and additional FAST channels launching in the coming weeks. The agreement provides access through multiple plan tiers.

When: Announced and effective June 10, 2026, with the FAST channel portion scheduled to launch in the coming weeks.

Where: Available to Fubo subscribers in the United States across the platform's base English-language TV plan, Latino plan, Fubo Sports content service, and related add-on packages.

Why: The deal restores NBCUniversal content that was previously unavailable on the platform - the announcement uses the word "return" explicitly - and extends Fubo's regional sports network footprint to cover markets served by NBC Sports Bay Area, Boston, California, and Philadelphia. For advertisers, it adds premium live sports and entertainment inventory within a platform whose ad sales now operate through Disney's commercial infrastructure.