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Upstart streaming network fuboTV "should be looking at" forming exclusive partnership deals for live sports offerings, CEO David Gandler tells me.

Why it matters: The company is small but growing fast — its stock price has jumped 340% year to date, including a 19% gain on Thursday and 11% gain on Friday that pushed its fully diluted market cap to more than $5.7 billion, per FactSet — and could pull sports-dedicated streaming companies like DAZN and ESPN+ toward further content siloing.

What we're hearing: "I don't think it's unreasonable for us to think about that going forward," Gandler told me on the Voices of Wall Street podcast when I asked him about exclusives.

Scoop: FuboTV considering exclusive sports content deals

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Upstart streaming network fuboTV &quot;should be looking at&quot; forming exclusive partnership deals for live sports offerings, CEO David Gandler tells me.Why it matters: The company is small but growing fast — its stock price has jumped 340% year to date, including a 19% gain on Thursday and 11% gain on Friday that pushed its fully diluted market cap to more than $5.7 billion, per FactSet — and could pull sports-dedicated streaming companies like DAZN and ESPN+ toward further content siloing.

After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

Scoop: FuboTV considering exclusive sports content deals

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