Edgar Bronfman Jr. on Wednesday was named executive chairman and a member of the board of directors at fuboTV. The move was made as the video streaming service offering a premium, over-the-top bundle of sports TV channels merges with Facebank Group, a developer of technology IP.
Bronfman is both a direct investor as well as an investor in fuboTV through Waverley Capital, a venture capital group he co-founded in 2017.
As executive chairman, Bronfman will help advise the live TV streaming platform as it looks to a possible major stock exchange listing. “Edgar was an early champion of fuboTV and I am thrilled he has agreed to this increased role with the company,” said David Gandler, co-founder and CEO at fuboTV.
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