The merger of Fubo and Hulu + Live TV has taken a big step forward. The two live TV streaming services first announced they would combine under the same ownership structure in January, and the process has been inching along ever since. On Tuesday, Fubo released a statement informing the public that its shareholders had given their consent for the merger to move ahead.

Fubo announced in its press release that shareholders had approved the merger transaction with Disney, which will see its streaming service merge with Hulu + Live TV. A special 8-K form to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will go into more detail about the results of the vote.

The approval process was initiated in late July, when Fubo told the SEC it planned to hold a vote on the merger. Investors have signed off, but there are still major hurdles to clear before the deal is brought in for a landing.

Regulatory approval is still pending, and the Trump administration has proven that the process can be anything but easy at times. In April, the Department of Justice pledged to probe the merger for antitrust violations, and if Disney or Fubo make any moves that anger the administration over the course of the next few months, they could face stiff resistance.

For now, however, the approval of the deal by Fubo shareholders is an important step. If the agreement is consummated in the end, it could lead to Fubo sunsetting some plans, leaving the larger channel packages to Hulu to distribute while it focuses on the Fubo Sports service, which recently launched.

Those are questions for the future, however. What we know for sure is that the merger of Fubo and Hulu + Live TV has the ascent of Fubo shareholders, which was a key step in the process of their combining.