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 […]
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UFC 326 on Paramount draws big audience
UFC 326 appeared on network television for the first time as part of the Paramount media deal and drew big ratings. The press release indicates it averaged 2.809 million viewers. Programming Insider notes that it had the second-highest viewership share in the Men 18-49 division only to the World Baseball Classic featuring the US taking […]
Paramount agrees to acquire Warner Bros for $110B
Warner Bros Discovery confirmed that it has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110B deal according to multiple outlets. The deal ended a dramatic bidding war between Paramount and Netflix who walked away from the acquisition after it looked as though it was set for the acquisition. Assuming the deal goes through, […]
Strickland’s attention-seeking comments get mainstream scrutiny
A Sean Strickland press conference rarely gets attention for what he says he will do in the Octagon. Instead the fighter talks the full gamut of politics and his worldview. Wednesday’s press conference may have received extra scrutiny. Per usual, Strickland went on a rant on a variety of issues including the Super Bowl that […]