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Subsequent Events
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
Business Combination Agreement
On January 6, 2025, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among the Company, The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) and Hulu, LLC (“Hulu”), which contemplates, among other things, (i) Hulu contributing certain assets (the “HL Business Assets”) related to the business of negotiating and administering carriage agreements and similar contracts relating to and for the purpose of the retransmission, distribution, carriage, display or broadcast of any programming service, channel or network on the HL DMVPD Service (as defined below) to a newly formed entity to be jointly owned by Hulu and the Company (“Newco”), (ii) the Company undergoing an umbrella partnership C corporation reorganization (the “Up-C Reorganization”) and contributing its business to Newco in exchange for units in Newco (“Newco Units”) such that, after giving effect to such contribution, Hulu will hold a number of Newco Units representing, in the aggregate, a 70% economic interest in Newco and the Company will hold a number of Newco Units representing, in the aggregate, a 30% economic interest in Newco, and (iii) the Company issuing to Hulu shares of a newly created vote-only class of the Company’s common stock (“Class B Common Stock”) representing, in the aggregate, a 70% voting interest in the Company (calculated on a fully-diluted basis) (the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”). The HL Business Assets will include certain carriage agreements, rights under joint subscription agreements and related data and information about its subscribers, advertising or sponsorship agreements exclusively related to Hulu’s linear multi-channel subscription video programming distribution service component of the offering known as “Hulu + Live TV” as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement and operated by Hulu (such service, the “HL DMVPD Service”), all other assets (including intellectual property) exclusively related to the HL DMVPD Service and all intellectual property constituting the “Live TV” brand.
Immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), in connection with the Up-C Reorganization, the Company will, among other things, (i) effect a conversion from a Florida corporation to a Delaware corporation pursuant to a plan of conversion and (ii) authorize and adopt a new certificate of incorporation and adopt new bylaws, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. At the Closing, the Company and Hulu, as the members of Newco, will adopt, and Newco will thereafter be governed by, an amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Newco (the “Newco Operating Agreement”). The Newco Operating Agreement will provide, among other things, Hulu a redemption right pursuant to which Hulu may cause Newco to redeem all or a portion of its Newco Units, together with an equivalent number of shares of Class B Common Stock, in exchange for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock or, at the Company’s option, cash, subject to the Company’s right to elect to effect, in lieu of such a redemption, a direct exchange between the Company and Hulu of cash or an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock for such Newco Units and Class B Common Stock.
The Closing is subject to certain closing conditions specified in the Business Combination Agreement, including, among other things, obtaining requisite shareholder and regulatory approval. Hulu will be required to pay to the Company a termination fee in the amount of $130.0 million in the event of a termination of the Business Combination Agreement under certain specified circumstances, including if the Business Combination fails to close due to the failure to obtain requisite regulatory approvals on the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. Conversely, the Company will be required to pay Hulu a termination fee in amount of $50.0 million in the event of a termination of the Business Combination Agreement under certain specified circumstances, including if the Company implements a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement).
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Commitment
On January 6, 2025, concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and an affiliate of Disney entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) pursuant to which such affiliate committed to provide the Company, on January 5, 2026 and on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, up to $145.0 million of indebtedness in the form of a senior unsecured term loan (the “Facility”), subject to customary conditions. The proceeds of the Facility will be used for general corporate purposes of the Company. The funding of the Facility under the Commitment Letter is not contingent on the occurrence of the Business Combination contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
Litigation Settlement
On January 6, 2025, concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) the Company and FuboTV Media Inc. and (ii) Disney, Fox, and WBD and their affiliates (such parties in clause (ii), the “Defendants,” and together with the Company and FuboTV Media Inc, the “Settling Parties”) entered into a settlement in connection with the action captioned FuboTV Inc. v. The Walt Disney Co., No. 24-cv-1363-MMG (S.D.N.Y. 2024) (the “Action”).
In connection with the settlement, the Settling Parties agreed to settle all claims asserted in the Action, including the Company’s claims concerning the Defendants’ bundling or tying of television channels, Defendants’ use of most-favored nations clauses, and the contemplated and previously announced Network JV, and to dismiss all claims in the Action with prejudice. In conjunction therewith, Disney, Fox and WBD made an aggregate cash payment to the Company of $220.0 million.
Under the settlement, Disney and its affiliates, including Hulu, agreed that the Business Combination and the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the mutual releases in connection with the settlement and the dismissal with prejudice of the Action constitute full consideration for the execution of the settlement and the releases contained therein.