FaceBank Group, Inc. (d/b/a fuboTV) announced today that the company’s ticker symbol on the OTCQB has changed to “FUBO” from “FBNK” effective tomorrow at market open.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of April 1, 2020 on an as-converted to common stock basis, was approximately 99.1 million shares.
On April 2, fuboTV, Inc. and FaceBank Group, Inc. announced that they had merged to create a leading digital entertainment company, combining fuboTV’s direct-to-consumer live TV streaming platform for cord-cutters with FaceBank’s technology-driven IP in sports, movies and live performances. This combination creates a content delivery platform for traditional and future-form IP. fuboTV plans to leverage FaceBank’s IP sharing relationships with leading celebrities and other digital technologies to enhance its sports and entertainment offerings.
Following the merger, the combined company began trading on the OTCQB. The company intends to uplist to a major stock exchange in the coming months.
The company is based in New York City and led by CEO David Gandler. Edgar Bronfman Jr. was named Executive Chairman of the Board earlier this week.
About fuboTV
fuboTV and FaceBank Group (OTCQB: FUBO) announced on April 2, 2020 that they had merged to create a leading digital entertainment company, combining fuboTV’s direct-to-consumer live TV streaming platform for cord-cutters with FaceBank’s technology-driven IP in sports, movies and live performances.
Named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup list in 2019, fuboTV is the live TV streaming platform with more top Nielsen-ranked sports, news and entertainment channels for cord-cutters than any other live platform.
Continually innovating to give subscribers a premium viewing experience they can’t find with cable TV, fuboTV is regularly first-to-market with new product features and is the only virtual MVPD to stream in 4K. Other industry “firsts” for the company include entering Europe with the launch of fuboTV España in 2018. fubo Sports Network, the live, free-to-consumer TV network for passionate sports fans, launched in 2019 with event coverage, news, behind-the-scenes and exclusive programming.
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