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Hulu bought AT&T's minority stake in JV for $1.4bn.

Financials

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Transaction Value£1,093m
Consideration TypeCash
Capital Owned-
Capital Bid For10%
EV/Sales-
EV/EBITDA-
Share Price Premium-
One Off Charge-

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Entertainment

United States

video streaming

Completed

Minority

Acquisition

Friendly

Digital Services

Private

Single Bidder

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AT&T sold its minority stake in Hulu back to the streaming video joint venture. The transaction valued Hulu at $15bn, with AT&T’s 9.5% interest valued at $1.4bn. The sale did not require any governmental or other third-party approvals and was simultaneously signed and closed. Walt Disney, holds a 60% stake in Hulu via a joint venture, while Comcast has a 30% stake. Based on the joint venture agreement, Disney and Comcast will decide how they want to allocate the shares bought from AT&T. Hulu, which competes with Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video, has more than 25m subscribers and is expected to lose $1.5bn in the current fiscal year. “We thank AT&T for their support and investment over the past two years and look forward to collaboration in the future. WarnerMedia will remain a valued partner to Hulu for years to come as we offer customers the best of TV, live and on demand, all in one place,” said Hulu CEO Randy Freer.

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