Type of business | Division |
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Founded | April 1, 2014San Francisco, California | , in
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and United States |
Owner | Independent (2014–2020) Fox Corporation (2020–present) |
Founder(s) |
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Key people | Paul Cheesbrough (CEO) |
Industry | Entertainment |
Parent | Fox Entertainment |
URL | tubitv |
Registration | Optional |
Users | ![]() |
Current status | Active |
Tubi is an American over-the-top content platform and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox Corporation.[1][2] The service was launched on April 1, 2014, and is based in Los Angeles, California.[3][4] In January 2021, Tubi reached 33 million monthly active users.[5] As of January 2023, Tubi has 64 million monthly active users.[6]
Tubi was founded by Farhad Massoudi and Thomas Ahn Hicks[7][8] of AdRise in San Francisco, launching in 2014 as a free service.[9][10][11] In May 2017, they raised US$20 million in a round of funding from Jump Capital, Danhua Capital, Cota Capital, and Foundation Capital.[12] In June 2019, Tubi announced that it had over 20 million active monthly users,[13] and later in September, the company reported that users had streamed 132 million hours of content.[14] In September 2020, the company reported 33 million monthly users.[15]
In 2019, CEO Farhad Massoudi announced that Tubi would nearly double its 2018 spending on licensed content, close to US$100 million.[16] In February 2019, Tubi signed a distribution deal with NBCUniversal, which includes 400 TV episodes and films.[17]
Tubi became available on Vizio SmartCast on September 25, 2019.[18] On October 21, Tubi launched Tubi Kids, a dedicated hub for the streamer's children-centric content via Roku and supported devices.
On March 17, 2020, Fox Corporation announced that it would acquire Tubi for $440 million, with the sale being completed on April 20; Farhad Massoudi would remain at the company, which would continue as a separate subsidiary.[19][2]
In December 2021, Fox acquired MarVista Entertainment, in a move to bolster Tubi's library and leverage its production capabilities for made-for-TV movies.[20]
In December 2022, Tubi signed a content deal with South Korean entertainment company CJ ENM.[21]
In February 2023, a promo for Tubi during Super Bowl LVII (aired on the Fox network, co-owned with the service) that confused many viewers into believing that they had accidentally changed the channel on their televisions.[22] On March 23, 2023, Tubi announced a partnership with ComScore, VideoAmp and LiveRamp.[23][24] In April 2023, Tubi announced a partnership with Vice to bring eight documentaries to Tubi for free.[25]
Sandy Grushow, former Fox TV chair, is an advisory board member.[26]
Mark Amin, former vice chair of Lionsgate, is an investor.
Adrise, the company behind Tubi, has raised $4 million in capital. Principal investors include Foundation Capital, Bobby Yazdani, Zod Nazem, SGH Capital, and Streamlined Ventures.[27][28]
In November 2015, Tubi and Blue Ant Media reached a deal to make Tubi available to stream in Canada.[29]
Tubi became inaccessible throughout the European Union as a result of the GDPR entering into force on May 25, 2018.[30][31] It was later announced that Tubi would relaunch in the United Kingdom by early 2019.[32][33] As of July 15, 2021, Tubi has yet to relaunch in the United Kingdom. According to their website, they "hope to relaunch in the UK and EU in the future".[34] and is "working on compliance [with GDPR] and is planning to relaunch in European countries soon".[35]
Tubi officially launched in Australia on September 1, 2019.[36]
In January 2020, Tubi announced an expansion to Mexico, in a partnership with TV Azteca.[37]
In July 2022, Tubi announced a partnership with Shaw Communications to make the service available to all of Shaw's customers, and further expanding Tubi's reach in Canada.[38]
In August 2022, Tubi launched in Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama.[39][40]
As of January 2023, Tubi's programming includes over 40,000 films and television series from over 250 providers (American and foreign). These have included:
Since its acquisition by Fox Corporation, Tubi also carries programming from Fox Entertainment, Fox Soul, local news from Fox-owned stations and affiliates,[45] and Fox Weather. The service began producing its own original content in 2021, including television films and series.[46]
Tubi uses a real-time bidding platform for advertisers that deliver video ads across various platforms.[47]
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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Meet, Marry, Murder[48] | True crime docuseries | October 6, 2021 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 40–48 min. | Ended |
The Freak Brothers[49] | Adult animated comedy | November 14, 2021 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 25 min. | Season 2 due to premiere on June 25, 2023[50][51] |
Kitchen Commando[52] | Cooking show | February 12, 2023 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 50 min. | Pending |
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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Breaking Bear[53] | Adult animated comedy | TBA | TBA | TBA | Series order |
No. | Title[54] | Genre | Release date[54] | Runtime |
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1 | A Chance for Christmas | Romantic comedy | June 18, 2021 | 1 hour, 32 min. |
2 | Twisted House Sitter | Thriller | July 16, 2021 | 1 hour, 23 min. |
3 | Swim | Thriller | August 13, 2021 | 1 hour, 26 min. |
4 | Tales of a 5th Grade Robin Hood | Family comedy | August 27, 2021 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
5 | The Deadliest Lie | Thriller | September 24, 2021 | 1 hour, 22 min. |
6 | Famously Haunted: Amityville | Horror documentary | October 15, 2021 | 1 hour, 23 min. |
7 | Celebrity Exorcism | Horror documentary | October 22, 2021 | 1 hour, 33 min. |
8 | Harland Manor | Horror | October 29, 2021 | 1 hour, 31 min. |
9 | Fresh Meat: Jeffrey Dahmer | True crime documentary | November 24, 2021 | 1 hour, 29 min. |
10 | Most Wanted Santa | Comedy drama | December 3, 2021 | 1 hour, 23 min. |
11 | Girls Getaway Gone Wrong | Thriller | December 17, 2021 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
12 | The Secrets of Christmas Revealed! | Comedy | December 20, 2021 | 1 hour, 25 min. |
13 | War of the Worlds: Annihilation | Science fiction | December 24, 2021[citation needed] | 1 hour, 53 min. |
14 | Zombies! Prepping for the Apocalypse | Horror documentary | December 31, 2021 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
15 | First Person Shooter | Thriller | January 7, 2022 | 1 hour, 30 min. |
16 | Suburban Nightmare: Chris Watts | True crime documentary | January 14, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
17 | Hellblazers | Horror | January 21, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
18 | Unborn | Horror | January 28, 2022 | 1 hour, 34 min. |
19 | Howard High | Drama | February 4, 2022 | 1 hour, 42 min. |
20 | 10 Truths About Love | Romantic comedy | February 11, 2022 | 1 hour, 30 min. |
21 | Pass the Mic: A Movement Generations in the Making | Music documentary | February 16, 2022 | 1 hour, 26 min. |
22 | Romeo & Juliet Killers | Thriller | February 25, 2022 | 1 hour, 46 min. |
23 | Gone Before Her Time: When the Music Stopped | Music documentary | March 2, 2022 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
24 | Deadly Cheer Mom | Thriller | March 25, 2022 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
25 | Crushed | Comedy | April 1, 2022 | 1 hour, 30 min. |
26 | Mysteries from the Grave: Titanic | Documentary | April 8, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
27 | Titanic 666 | Supernatural horror | April 15, 2022 | 1 hour, 30 min. |
28 | Lord of the Streets | Crime | April 22, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
29 | Corrective Measures | Science fiction | April 29, 2022 | 1 hour, 46 min. |
30 | Scariest Monsters in America | Horror documentary | May 4, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
31 | Teardrop | Horror | May 11, 2022 | 1 hour, 28 min. |
32 | Bad Influence | Thriller | May 20, 2022 | 1 hour, 29 min. |
33 | Obsessed to Death | Thriller | May 31, 2022[citation needed] | 1 hour, 29 min. |
34 | Sins of the Father: The Green River Killer | True crime documentary | June 15, 2022 | 1 hour, 29 min. |
35 | The Stepmother | Thriller | June 17, 2022 | 1 hour, 29 min. |
36 | Tow | Horror/Thriller | June 24, 2022 | 1 hour, 26 min. |
37 | Aliens, Abductions, and UFOs: Roswell at 75 | Documentary | July 6, 2022 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
38 | Eradication | Horror/Thriller | July 15, 2022 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
39 | Love and Penguins | Romantic comedy | July 15, 2022 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
40 | Dead Zone | Action/Horror | July 29, 2022 | 1 hour, 22 min. |
41 | Shark Side of the Moon | Horror | August 12, 2022 | 1 hour, 28 min. |
42 | Requiem for a Scream | Horror/Thriller | August 26, 2022 | 1 hour, 20 min. |
43 | Killing Diana | Documentary | August 31, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
44 | Time Pirates | Family comedy | September 9, 2022 | 1 hour, 33 min. |
45 | Rush for Your Life | Thriller | September 16, 2022 | 1 hour, 25 min. |
46 | TMZ Presents: Prince Fatal Secrets | Documentary | September 23, 2022 | 1 hour, 6 min. |
47 | Suburban Nightmare: The Menendez Brothers | True crime documentary | September 28, 2022 | 1 hour, 25 min. |
48 | Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial | Drama | September 30, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
49 | Alone in the Dark | Thriller | October 7, 2022 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
50 | Battle of the Beasts: Bigfoot vs. Yeti | Documentary | October 12, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
51 | The Final Rose | Thriller | October 14, 2022 | 1 hour, 31 min. |
52 | Terror Train | Horror | October 21, 2022 | 1 hour, 32 min. |
53 | Lights, Camera, Murder: Scream | Documentary | October 26, 2022 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
54 | A Party to Die For | Thriller | October 28, 2022 | 1 hour, 23 min. |
55 | The Manny | Drama | November 11, 2022 | 1 hour, 28 min. |
56 | Mistletoe Time Machine | Comedy | November 23, 2022 | 1 hour, 29 min. |
57 | Bed Rest[55] | Horror/Thriller | December 7, 2022 | 1 hour, 30 min. |
58 | Prisoner of Love | Thriller | December 14, 2022 | 1 hour, 43 min. |
59 | Girls Getaway Gone Wrong 2 | Thriller | December 16, 2022 | 1 hour, 26 min. |
60 | Suburban Nightmare: Jonbenet Ramsey | True crime documentary | December 21, 2022 | 1 hour, 37 min. |
61 | The Stepmother 2 | Thriller | December 23, 2022 | 1 hour, 48 min. |
62 | Terror Train 2 | Horror | December 30, 2022 | 1 hour, 28 min. |
63 | Good Wife's Guide to Murder | Thriller | January 6, 2023 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
64 | The Assistant | Thriller | January 20, 2023 | 1 hour, 44 min. |
65 | Branded & Brainwashed: Inside NXIVM | True crime documentary | January 25, 2023 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
66 | Immortal City Records | Thriller | January 27, 2023 | 1 hour, 36 min. |
67 | Frankie Meets Jack | Romantic comedy | February 3, 2023 | 1 hour, 23 min. |
68 | Love You To Death: The Jodi Arias Story | True crime documentary | February 8, 2023 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
69 | A Neighbor's Vendetta | Thriller | February 10, 2023 | 1 hour, 29 min. |
70 | Alarmed | Thriller | February 17, 2023 | 1 hour, 26 min. |
71 | Best Friend | Thriller | February 24, 2023 | 1 hour, 44 min. |
72 | Deadly Estate | Thriller | March 3, 2023 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
73 | Castaways | Thriller/Romance | March 8, 2023 | 1 hour, 31 min. |
74 | You're Not Alone | Thriller/Romance | March 10, 2023 | 1 hour, 25 min. |
75 | Queen of Cocaine | True crime documentary | February 8, 2023 | 1 hour, 24 min. |
76 | Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch | Western | March 17, 2023 | 1 hour, 46 min. |
77 | Marry F*** Kill | Horror/Thriller | April 7, 2023 | 1 hour, 28 min. |
78 | No Way Out | Action/Thriller | April 12, 2023 | 1 hour, 38 min. |
79 | A Good Man | Thriller | April 13, 2023 | 1 hour, 36 min. |
80 | Dead Hot | Reality documentary | April 14, 2023 | 1 hour, 38 min. |
81 | Blood, Sweat and Cheer | Thriller | April 15, 2023 | 1 hour, 35 min. |
82 | Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy | Documentary | April 19, 2023 | 1 hour, 26 min. |
83 | Murder at the Murder Mystery Party | Thriller | April 21, 2023 | 1 hour, 30 min. |
84 | Bury the Bride | Horror | April 23, 2023 | 1 hour, 28 min. |
85 | VICE News Presents: The Cult of Elon | Documentary | April 24, 2023 | 1 hour, 7 min. |
86 | TMZ Presents: Megan vs. Tory: What REALLY Went Down | Documentary | April 26, 2023 | 58 min. |
87 | Classmates | Comedy | April 28, 2023 | 1 hour, 26 min. |
88 | Hunting Games | Action/Thriller | May 5, 2023 | 1 hour, 33 min. |
89 | VICE News Presents: Vigilante, Inc. | Documentary | May 6, 2023 | 1 hour, 20 min. |
90 | Evil Among Us: The Golden State Killer | True crime documentary | May 10, 2023 | 1 hour, 30 min. |
91 | Twisted Date | Thriller | May 12, 2023 | 1 hour, 37 min. |
92 | Nightalk | Thriller | May 13, 2023 | 1 hour, 28 min. |
93 | Mercy Falls | Horror/Thriller | May 14, 2023 | 1 hour, 48 min. |
94 | The Getback | Action/Comedy/Drama | May 19, 2023 | 1 hour, 23 min. |
95 | Killer Coworker | Thriller | May 20, 2023 | 1 hour, 23 min. |
96 | Pastacolypse | Animation/Horror comedy | May 21, 2023 | 1 hour, 10 min. |
97 | Hidden Exposure | Thriller | May 23, 2023 | 1 hour, 30 min. |
98 | Scariest Places in America | Horror documentary | May 24, 2023 | 1 hour, 27 min. |
99 | A Killer Romance | Thriller | May 26, 2023 | 1 hour, 36 min. |
Title | Genre | Release date | Runtime |
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The Animal 2[56] | Comedy | 2023 | TBA |
Big Bruh[57] | Animated comedy | TBA | TBA |
Cinnamon[58] | Noir | TBA | TBA |
Millennial Hunter[57] | Animated action comedy | TBA | TBA |
The Thicket[59] | Western | TBA | TBA |
Tubi currently has the rights, through Fox Sports, to show live matches from the UEFA Nations League,[60] CONCACAF Under-17 Championship,[61] and the World Baseball Classic.[62]
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Tubi offered all matches on-demand 30 minutes after they ended.[63]
Tubi offers several free ad-supported streaming Sports TV channels through their Live TV service. As of March 2023, these channels include offerings from the FIFA World Cup, Fox Sports, National Football League, Major League Baseball, Women's Sports Network, Racing America, beIN ñ Sports Xtra, beIN Sports Xtra, Fubo Sports Network, Stadium, Pac-12 Insider, Sports Wire, Fox Sports en Español, ACCDN, and NHRA.[64]