(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.

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.

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.