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Antitrust · Sunday, November 8, 2026

Justice Department closes its FOX-Roku review

The File desk · Nov. 8, 2026, 6:41 a.m. ET

Confirmed1 primary sourcesAdded 6:41 a.m. ET, Nov. 8

Status

Confirmed. The Antitrust Division's November 6, 2026 statement says it is closing its investigation of FOX's proposed acquisition of Roku. The statement gives the June 15 announcement, the approximate $22 billion price, the second requests, the entry conclusion, and FOX's content commitment. Closing the investigation is not the same as saying the companies have completed the purchase.
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division said on November 6, 2026, that it is closing its investigation of FOX's plan to buy Roku. FOX announced on June 15 an intent to acquire Roku for approximately $22 billion. The Division said it issued second requests, its formal ask for more information before a merger review ends, and then concluded that entry by free, ad-supported streaming providers would be timely, likely, and sufficient. FOX committed to carry non-FOX content on Roku for at least 3 years.1
How we know

Notes

  1. 1.U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, statement on the closing of its investigation of the merger of FOX and Roku, November 6, 2026. "On June 15, FOX announced its intent to acquire Roku for approximately $22 billion." "The Division opened an investigation and issued second requests to FOX and Roku." "The Division concluded that the entry of free, ad-supported streaming providers would be timely, likely, and sufficient to make a substantial risk of harm to competition unlikely." FOX "will carry non-FOX content on Roku for a period of at least 3 years consistent with historical Roku practice." Retrieved 6:16 a.m. ET. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-department-justice-antitrust-division-closing-its-investigation-merger-fox-and

What is still unknown or disputed

  • Whether the purchase has closed. The statement closes the investigation. It does not say the companies have completed the deal.
  • The text of FOX's commitments beyond the sentences in the statement.

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Statement on the closing of the investigation of the merger of FOX and Roku

    U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division · November 6, 2026

    The Division is closing its review. FOX announced on June 15 an intent to acquire Roku for approximately $22 billion. FOX committed to carry non-FOX content for at least 3 years.

    https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-department-justice-antitrust-division-closing-its-investigation-merger-fox-and