Fox Buys Roku for $22 Billion

Fox 以 220 億美元收購 Roku

Jun 15, 2026, 20:04

Fox Corporation will buy the streaming company Roku. Fox will pay 22 billion dollars.

Fox 公司將收購串流媒體公司 Roku。Fox 將支付 220 億美元。

Roku is in 100 million homes. Now Fox can show its own movies and shows to these people. Fox will also make money from ads.

Roku 已進入 1 億個家庭。現在 Fox 可以向這些用戶展示自己的電影和節目。Fox 還能從廣告中獲利。

Fox can now see what people like to watch. But Netflix and YouTube are still very big and strong.

Fox 現在可以了解人們喜歡觀看什麼。但 Netflix 和 YouTube 依然非常龐大且強大。

Some people are worried. They think a few rich people will control the news. But the US government will probably allow the deal.

有些人感到擔憂。他們認為少數富人將控制新聞。但美國政府可能會允許這項交易。

The deal will finish in 2027. Then Fox will be the third biggest TV company in the US.

這項交易將於 2027 年完成。屆時 Fox 將成為美國第三大電視公司。

In this story, we see a lot of things that haven't happened yet. To talk about the future, we use will.

How it works: Person/Company → will → Action

Examples from the text:

Some words in the news look scary, but they are actually simple:

To describe who is bigger or smaller, we add -est to the end of the word:

Big $\rightarrow$ Biggest

Text: "Fox will be the third biggest TV company."

streaming (adj.)

Watching video or listening to music online without downloading it first.

Example:I love streaming movies on my tablet.

ads (n.)

Short videos or pictures that try to sell a product.

Example:There are too many ads on this website.

worried (adj.)

Feeling unhappy or afraid because you think something bad will happen.

Example:She is worried about her exam tomorrow.

control (v.)

To have the power to make decisions about something.

Example:The driver must control the car carefully.

allow (v.)

To let someone do something.

Example:My parents allow me to stay up late on Saturdays.

deal (n.)

An official agreement between two or more people or companies.

Example:The two companies signed a business deal.