UFC Lands $7.7 Billion Deal with Paramount
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Following the August 7 closure of the Paramount–Skydance merger, CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios (PTVS) have finalized how they’ll split up their projects, setting the stage for the two entities to operate side by side.
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UFC agrees to groundbreaking $7.7 billion deal with Paramount and CBS, ditching pay-per-view model
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."
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For Paramount and CBS, the Redstone Era Ends With Little Fanfare and Diminished Assets (Column)
For the Redstones, the end with Paramount Pictures came much as it began 31 years ago -- after a long, bitter and highly public battle.
TKO Group Holdings announced Monday it signed a UFC media rights deal with Paramount to stream events on Paramount+ with select broadcasts on CBS.
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.
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.
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Embattled CBS News staffers express cautious optimism over new Paramount CEO after tumultuous year
CBS News staffers say they're "cautiously optimistic" about their future under new Paramount CEO David Ellison, who made their office his first stop minutes after taking control of the newly-merged company.
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,
Insiders said Cibrowski appears to making a play to keep his job with a series of bold, 11th-hour moves as CBS parent Paramount closes its merger with the Hollywood studio Skydance. They added,
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