Why Fox bet $450 million on Tubi and free streaming

Tubi CEO Farhad Massoudi just sold his streaming video company to Fox for more than $450 million. Now he sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about how he built Tubi; how his free, ad-supported service fits in an era dominated by Netflix’s ad-free service; and what it’s like to sell your startup in the middle of a pandemic.

Featuring: Farhad Massoudi (@Tubi), CEO and founder of Tubi

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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