# Justice Department Explains Why It Gave Fox-Roku Merger Its Greenlight, Outlines Company Commitments

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/justice-department-explains-why-it-gave-fox-roku-merger-its-greenlight-outlines-company-commitments/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:54:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:25:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/fox-roku-merger-justice-department-antitrust-division-1237215897/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- The Justice Department cleared Fox’s $22 billion purchase of Roku.
- The deal closed less than five months after it was proposed.
- Fox made commitments to protect rival content and data on Roku.

## Summary

The US Justice Department said Fox’s $22 billion acquisition of Roku was unlikely to harm competition, clearing the deal after reviewing how the combined company might affect rival streaming providers. The merger closed on Friday, less than five months after it was proposed and well before the parties’ initial target of the first half of 2027.

The department said new free, ad-supported streaming services could provide sufficient competition, and that Roku would risk losing customers and damaging its reputation if it disadvantaged rival content. Fox committed to keeping Roku open and neutral, including carrying non-Fox content for at least three years, treating it fairly in search results and letting users rearrange home-screen apps. It also pledged to provide data to third parties on commercially reasonable terms and protect sensitive data from non-Fox content partners for at least three years.

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