Paramount concluded a $ 7.7 billion deal (5.7 billion pounds) to become the exclusive American broadcaster for the final fighting championship, just days after its controversial integration with Skydance Media.
According to a seven -year deal with the parent group of the Sports Group, TKO Group will be broadcast, all 13 UFC events and 30 fighting nights per year on Paramount+, with a specific number on CBS, from next year.
The agreement will mean the end of the payment form for each offer at UFC on the Disney -owned company.
The deal comes a week after David Ellson assumed the position of president and CEO in the wake of the seizure of Skydance at $ 8.4 billion in Hollywood studio and broadcasting work, as the media company said it may follow UFC rights in other markets when it is offered for renewal.
Ellison said: “Live sport is still a cornerstone in our wider strategy.” “[It drives] Participation, joint growth and loyalty in the long term. Adding UFC events throughout our platforms is a major victory. “
Paramount pays $ 1.1 billion on average annually to the TKO group to obtain rights and will provide all matches without any additional cost to consumers.
“Paramount is a Platinian partner with great arrival. Our new agreement opens the strong opportunities in TKO for years to come,” said Mark Shapiro, President and CEO of Operations at TKO.
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Redbird, run by Gerry Cardinale, is also in the process of paying 500 million pounds from the telegraph.
The rights deal follows the prolonged integration of the Global and Skydance media, a process that attracted organizational and political audit and raised concerns among some investors.
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Last month, Paramount Global agreed to pay 16 million dollars to settle a legal dispute with Trump over what the president claimed to be a misleading editorial to interview pre -election on the CBS news network with the democratic candidate, Kamala Harris.
While CBS initially described the lawsuit “completely without an advantage”, her mother company decided to settle.
CBS also canceled the late offer with Stephen Colibs days after the host called that the settlement by the mother company was “bribe”.
Paramount has assets including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Showtime and Channel 5 in the UK. Hollywood films produced Hollywood movies including Top Gun: MAVERICK, as well as Mission: Impossible and Star Trek.