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UFC heads to Paramount in Canada in latest media rights for company

June 4, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC and Paramount announced that the company has signed a new media rights deal for numbered events to air on Paramount+ in Canada starting in 2027. This ends the UFC PPVs in the country. This past August TKO announced a huge deal with Paramount to move UFC in the U.S. to Paramount+ effectively ending […]

Filed Under: media, Paramount, UFC

Media member has credentials denied by WWE

April 19, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

ESPN reporter Andreas Hale announced Saturday morning that the WWE denied him media credentials for Wrestlemania on Saturday per his social media account. Hale reported on the Janel Grant-Vince McMahon story several weeks earlier which leads to speculation that it was the reason for denying the company’s media partner’s reporter access. I will not be […]

Filed Under: media, WWE

Top Rank finds a new media home

March 16, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Top Rank Boxing will now air on DAZN according to multiple reports. The license agreement with DAZN is the first media deal since it left ESPN last year. The deal is for DAZN to pay a license fee of $1M to $1.25M per event. Top Rank had been in discussions for a media deal since […]

Filed Under: media, Top Rank, Zuffa, Zuffa Boxing

Top 10 of 2025 – No 1 UFC heads to Paramount

January 1, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The biggest MMA-related business story in the industry is the UFC leaving ESPN to head to Paramount in 2026. The deal, announced in August, hit $1.1B mark over the next 7 years. The deal hit the benchmark that White had set for a media deal. It also satisfied David Ellison as he was able to […]

Filed Under: Featured, media, Paramount, UFC

TNA Wrestling announces new media partner

December 6, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Earlier this week, AMC (AMC Networks) and TNA (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) signed a multi-year deal making the wrestling promotion the exclusive US TV home for TNA’s weekly show. TNA’s “Thursday Night iMPACT!” will start airing on AMC starting Thursdays from 9-11pm ET on AMC and the AMC app. The wrestling promotion is experiencing a […]

Filed Under: AEW, media, NXT, pro wrestling

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