Bundesliga Kicks Off Sports’ Gradual Return Starting This Weekend
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
As the world continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are positive signs life is returning to normal - including the return of live sports. FaceBank Group, Inc. (d/b/a fuboTV) (OTCQB: FUBO) kicks off this hotly-anticipated return starting Saturday with carriage on its live TV streaming service fuboTV of Germany’s Bundesliga soccer (FOX, FOX Deportes, UniMas, TUDN) followed by NASCAR (FOX) and PGA TOUR (NBC, Golf Channel) on Sunday.
“The gradual return of live sports, with or without spectators, is a very encouraging sign for the entire world,” said David Gandler, co-founder and CEO, fuboTV. “We’re excited for our subscribers to stream some of the first live sporting events available, and look forward to the cautious return of more leagues and games in the coming weeks and months to come.”
fuboTV’s upcoming programming schedule of live sports includes:
(all events subject to change)
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Saturday, May 16, 2020
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League
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Match
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9:20AM ET
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Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund vs. Schalke
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FS1, FOX Deportes
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Bundesliga
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RB Leipzig vs. Freiburg
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FS2, TUDN
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Bundesliga
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Augsburg vs. Wolfsburg
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FOX Soccer Plus
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12:20PM ET
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Bundesliga
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Eintracht Frankfurt vs.
Borussia Monchengladbach
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FS1, TUDN
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Sunday, May 17, 2020
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League
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9:20AM ET
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Bundesliga
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Koln vs. Mainz
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FS1, FOX Deportes
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11:50AM ET
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Bundesliga
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Union Berlin vs. Bayern Munich
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FS1, UniMas, TUDN
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2:00PM ET
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PGA TOUR
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TaylorMade Driving Relief (charity event)
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NBC, NBCSN, Golf Channel
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3:30PM ET
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NASCAR
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Cup Series/ Race at Darlington
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FOX, FOX Deportes
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Monday, May 18, 2020
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League
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Match
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2:20PM ET
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Bundesliga
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Werder Bremen vs. Bayer Leverkusen
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FS2
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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League
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Match
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8:00PM ET
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NASCAR
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Xfinity Series/ Race at Darlington
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FS1, FOX Deportes
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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League
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Match
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7:30PM ET
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NASCAR
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Cup Series/Race at Darlington
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FS1, FOX Deportes
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About fuboTV
fuboTV (OTCQB: FUBO) merged with FaceBank Group in April 2020 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 featuring sports stories on and off the field, launched in 2019.
Forward-Looking Statements
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fuboTV Investor and Media Contacts
Media Contacts:
Jennifer L. Press
jpress@fubo.tv
Katie Minogue
kminogue@fubo.tv
Investor Contact:
The Blueshirt Group for fuboTV
ir@blueshirtgroup.com
Source: fuboTV
Released May 15, 2020