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Paramount buys UFC rights in $7.7 billion, 7-year deal

Paramount Skydance Strikes $7.7 Billion UFC Deal
Paramount Skydance said it will become the exclusive distributor of TKO Group's UFC events in a seven-year deal worth $7.7 billion.
Skydance’s Paramount Lands UFC Rights in $7.7 Billion Deal
Under the seven-year deal, UFC fights will be streamed on Paramount+ and select bouts will be simulcast on CBS.
Paramount wins exclusive US rights for UFC in $7.7 billion deal
Paramount, days after finalizing its merger with production studio Skydance, said Monday it will pay $7.7 billion for exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship for seven years — the first major strategic move by the combined company.
Paramount buys UFC rights in $7.7 billion, 7-year deal in first major move post-Skydance merger
Paramount has acquired the U.S. rights to TKO Group's UFC for $7.7 billion over seven years, beginning in 2026. The agreement is for all 43 annual UFC live events, which will be exclusively streamed in the U.
UFC ends pay-per-view model with Paramount deal
Paramount announced it had received the media rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, ending the pay-per-view model.
Paramount seals $7.7bn exclusive US rights deal with UFC
Paramount has agreed a $7.7bn deal to become the exclusive US broadcaster of Ultimate Fighting Championship, the largest agreement since David Ellison took the helm of the group. Under the seven-year contract,
Paramount Stock Gets Upgrade. How the Skydance Merger Can Unlock Value.
Paramount Skydance stock, trading under the ticker PSKY, could be a good cheap bet if new CEO David Ellison can spark a ...
Skydance Closes $8 Billion Paramount Acquisition: ‘Today Marks Day One of a New Paramount,’ David Ellison Says
David Ellison’s Skydance Media has closed its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global to create new company Paramount ...
Paramount Shifting Its Corporate Headquarters To L.A., Keeping Skydance Base In Santa Monica
Paramount, whose corporate predecessors were strongly identified with New York, will be headquartered in L.A. after its ...
Skydance Takes Over Paramount, and a New Era Begins
The merger catapults new power players to the top of Hollywood and ends a tortuous process that has lasted well over a year.
Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Sheridan and John Krasinski Among Hitmakers Paramount Skydance Needs to Keep Happy
Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Sheridan and John Krasinski are among the biggest names with first-look deals with Paramount Skydance.
Paramount Skydance Merger Finally Closes
Paramount Global and Skydance Media have reached the end of their long and winding merger road, announcing the close of their ...
Paramount, Skydance complete $8 billion merger as FCC continues CBS probe
Skydance Media and Paramount Global completed their $8 billion merger as the FCC continues investigating CBS News for alleged ...