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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The following summarizes quantitative information about the Company’s operating leases (amounts in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):
The components of lease expense were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating leases   
Operating lease cost$5,711 $1,387 $935 
Other lease cost239 287 — 
Operating lease expense5,950 1,674 935 
Short-term lease rent expense167 — — 
Total rent expense$6,117 $1,674 $935 
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating cash flows from operating leases$1,421$553$915
Right of use assets exchanged for operating lease liabilities$4,312$30,968$5,373
Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases11.313.06.3
Weighted average remaining discount rate - operating leases7.4%7.6%5.4%
Maturities of the Company’s operating leases from continuing operations, are as follows (amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2023$4,777 
Year Ended December 31, 20245,921 
Year Ended December 31, 20255,921 
Year Ended December 31, 20265,921 
Year Ended December 31, 20274,831 
Thereafter36,141 
Total63,512 
Less present value discount(22,483)
Operating lease liabilities$41,029 
On February 23, 2021, the Company entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) for approximately 55,042 rentable square feet located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104. This location is the Company’s new corporate headquarters. The Lease term is twelve years and commenced during the quarter ended December 31, 2021. The annual fixed rent under the Lease will be:
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$4,128,150 for the first four years;
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$4,403,360 for years five through eight;
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$4,678,570 for years nine through twelve.
The Company has an option to extend the term of the Lease for an additional five years, at a fixed annual rate that is the fair market rent as of the beginning of the extension term as agreed to by the parties or determined by a neutral arbitration process.
On March 19, 2021, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for approximately 28,300 square feet located at One North Dearborn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The sublease term is four years and commenced May 1, 2021. The annual fixed rent will be $932,747 for the first year; $953,741 for the second year, $974,936 for the third year and $996,130 for the fourth year. This lease is included in discontinued operations. During the year ended December 31, 2022 the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $2.3 million for the right of use asset balances recorded in connection with Fubo Gaming (See Note 4).
Other Contractual Obligations
The Company is a party to several non-cancelable contracts with vendors and licensors for marketing and other strategic partnership related agreements where the Company is obligated to make future minimum payments under the non-cancelable terms of these contracts as follows (in thousands):
Annual Sponsorship Agreements
Year Ended December 31, 2023$3,050 
Year Ended December 31, 20243,225 
Year Ended December 31, 20253,275 
Year Ended December 31, 20263,325 
Year Ended December 31, 20273,425 
Thereafter16,250 
Total$32,550 
Sports Rights Agreements
The Company entered into various sports right agreements to obtain programming rights to certain live sporting events.
Future payments under these agreements are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2023$41,235 
Year Ended December 31, 202425,613 
Year Ended December 31, 202513,748 
Year Ended December 31, 202613,748 
Year Ended December 31, 202713,748 
Thereafter4,583 
Total$112,675 
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company made upfront payments totaling approximately $54.7 million, which are recorded in prepaid sports rights on the consolidated balance sheet.
Contingencies
The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business, including relating to business practices and patent infringement. Litigation can be expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover, the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict and the Company’s view of these matters may change in the future as the litigation and events related thereto unfold. When the Company determines that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, a liability is recorded and disclosed if the amount is material to the financial statements taken as a whole. When a material loss contingency is only reasonably possible, the Company does not record a liability, but instead discloses the nature and the amount of the claim, and an estimate of the loss or range of loss, if such an estimate can reasonably be made. Legal expenses associated with any contingency are expensed as incurred.
The Company is engaged in discussions with certain third parties regarding patent licensing matters. The Company is not able to reasonably estimate whether it will be able to reach an agreement with these parties or the amount of potential licensing fees, if any, it may agree to pay in connection with these discussions, but it is possible that any such amount could be material.
Following the dissolution of Fubo Gaming in October 2022, the Company has received communications from several commercial partners of Fubo Gaming, alleging breach by Fubo Gaming of applicable agreements. Additional allegations, or litigation, may arise against Fubo Gaming or the Company in the future related to the dissolution of Fubo Gaming, including potential breach of contract claims by other commercial partners of Fubo Gaming or claims related to guarantees by the Company of Fubo Gaming’s contractual obligations.
From time to time, we enter into business arrangements with vendors for technology services in the ordinary course of business. We are currently engaged in discussions with a vendor surrounding the scope of the parties’ relationship and underlying obligations under the terms of their contract. This includes, among other things, the type and range of services to be provided by this vendor to the Company, the corresponding expenditures by the Company payable under the agreement, and the vendor’s compliance with its good faith express and implied obligations under the contract. Accordingly, we are not able to reasonably estimate the amount of the Company’s potential expenditures, if any, under our arrangement with this vendor, but it is possible that the amounts that the Company may pay for services under the contract could be material.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is and may in the future be involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, currently, the Company believes that the likelihood of any material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows or our financial position for any such litigation or claims is remote. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of the costs to defend lawsuits, diversion of management resources and other factors.
Said-Ibrahim v. fuboTV Inc., David Gandler, Edgar M. Bronfman Jr., & Simone Nardi, Case No. 21-cv-01412 (S.D.N.Y) & Lee v. fuboTV, Inc., David Gandler, Edgar M. Bronfman Jr., & Simone Nardi, Case No. 21-cv-01641 (S.D.N.Y.) (consolidated as In re fuboTV Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 21-cv-01412 (S.D.N.Y.))
On February 17, 2021, putative shareholders Wafa Said-Ibrahim and Adhid Ibrahim filed a class action lawsuit against the Company, co-founder and CEO David Gandler, Executive Chairman Edgar M. Bronfman Jr., and CFO Simone Nardi (collectively, the “Class Action Defendants”). Plaintiffs allege that Class Action Defendants violated federal securities laws by disseminating false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s financial health and operating condition, including the Company’s ability to grow subscription levels, prospects, future profitability, seasonality factors, cost escalations, ability to generate advertising revenue, valuation, and entering the online sports wagering market. The Plaintiffs allege that Class Action Defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, as well as Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and seek damages and other relief.
On February 24, 2021, putative shareholder Steven Lee filed a nearly identical class action lawsuit against the same Defendants.
On April 29, 2021, the court consolidated Said-Ibrahim v. fuboTV Inc., David Gandler, Edgar M. Bronfman Jr., & Simone Nardi, Case No. 21-cv-01412 (S.D.N.Y) and Lee v. fuboTV, Inc., David Gandler, Edgar M. Bronfman Jr., & Simone Nardi, Case No. 21-cv-01641 (S.D.N.Y.) under In re FuboTV Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 1:21-cv-01412 (S.D.N.Y.). The court also appointed putative shareholder Nordine Aamchoune as lead plaintiff.
On July 12, 2021, Lead Plaintiff filed an Amended Class Action Complaint. Lead Plaintiff seeks to pursue this claim on behalf of himself as well as all other persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Company securities publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) between March 23, 2020 and January 4, 2021, inclusive, and who were allegedly damaged thereby.
The Class Action Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint on September 10, 2021. Lead Plaintiff filed an opposition on November 9, 2021. Class Action Defendants’ filed their reply in support of the motion to dismiss on December 9, 2021. The Company believes the claims alleged in both lawsuits are without merit and intends to vigorously defend these litigations.