UFC Lands $7.7 Billion Deal with Paramount
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UFC is coming to Paramount+ and CBS in 2026. The company agreed to an astounding seven-year, $7.7 billion contract with the company, Dana White and Paramount announced Monday. Dana White confirmed the move in a post on Instagram, saying it "puts UFC amongst the biggest sports in the world."
The Federal Communications Commission has cleared the way for Paramount Global to complete its merger with Skydance Media, announcing Thursday that it has approved the deal. The decision removes a final hurdle for the media and entertainment companies to close their transaction. Paramount is the parent company of CBS.
TKO Group Holdings announced Monday it signed a UFC media rights deal with Paramount to stream events on Paramount+ with select broadcasts on CBS.
David Ellison says it's still early days at his Paramount & any surging stock has to be seen in the context of the big picture.
The UFC had multiple suitors interested in landing the promotion’s broadcast rights deal, but in the end, Paramount ponied up $7.7 billion per year to land the entire package including the end of traditional pay-per-view broadcasts.
This programming will join CBS All Access' robust existing offering of more than 20,000 episodes and movies from BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more, as well as ...
EXCLUSIVE: The new, post-Skydance merger Paramount has two major TV studio units: the existing CBS Studios, led by David Stapf and overseen by Paramount Chair of TV Media George Cheeks, and the newly formed Paramount TV Studios,
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CBS News’ Independence Faces Growing Scrutiny
Paramount Global has faced backlash for settling a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump regarding CBS News’ editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with then–Vice President Kamala Harris. CBS employees have expressed disappointment and concern over possible corporate interference in editorial decisions.