Antitrust officials at the US Justice Department are looking into Walt Disney Co.’s deal to take a controlling stake in streaming company FuboTV Inc., according to people familiar with the plans.

(Reuters) -Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice are probing Disney's deal to take a controlling stake in streaming company FuboTV, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the plans.

FuboTV (FUBO) is under a legal scrutiny just as it prepares to report its first-quarter earnings next week on May 2 before the market opens.