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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – February 01: (RL) Michael Page from England pierces Magomedov from Russia in the Battle of Medium weight during the UFC Arena on February 01, 2025 in Riyadh, Sauda -aria. (Photo by Chris Uger/Zuffa LLC)
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A few days after the completion of the skydiving, Vov acquired US rights Who groups UFC for seven years since 2026.
Paramount pays an average of $ 1.1 billion a year, which is $ 7.7 billion per full UFC slate with 13 events and 30 “fighting evenings”, the companies said. All matches and events will be broadcast in the US via Paramount+, and the Select Events will Simulcast on CBS. The transactions are weighted and Paramount paid less than $ 1.1 billion in the early years of transactions and higher values later.
Paramount does not charge users of additional payments for access to events, eliminating the payment model for the view that ESPN+ used for certain UFC Premium activities. Disney ESPN paid an average of $ 500 million over the five years of UFC rights. This transaction ends at the end of 2025.
“Payment model for viewing is the past,” said Mark Shapiro, the TKO Group president and the chief operative. “What is more than viewing? Boxing? Films on DireCTV? This is an outdated, ancient model. So, it was the main thing for us-gift the pun, where it is one stop, especially for our young fans. When they find out: a portfolio?” This is the message we want to strengthen. “
It was a few days for Paramount, and for TKO. Paramount officially selling control of the company at Skydance Media on Thursday, cited by a new leadership led by Chief Executive Director David Alison. Also last week, TKO has signed a five -year, $ 1.6 billion with ESPN For the US rights to the Premium -Live events WWE. UFC and WWE have united to become TKO in 2023.
Initially, the TKO leadership believed that it would only sell 30 nighttime fighting for Paramount and Premium -Purus Activities for another media porter, said Shapiro. When a parachute deal was closed on Thursday, both parties concluded this transaction in 48 hours, he said.
It was important for Alison to purchase the entire UFC package, given the lack of sports rights available in the coming years, he said in an interview. With the Rights Formula -1 probably designed for Apple And the major league baseball, which awaits until 2028 to reorganize its major media packages, will not have many sports assets of the top shelf that enter the market to get Paramount.
“UFC is a unicorn that occurs once every ten years,” said Alison. He called himself a fan of UFC.
UFC events are desirable for stretch marks because they take place all year round and support fans who pay for monthly subscriptions with a smaller incentive to cancel seasonally than with other sports. There are 43 live activities each year, consisting of 350 hours of live programming.
Paramount is interested in buying UFC international rights with US rights, the company said. These rights arise on the rolling, and approximately a third of them each year. Currently, UFC matches are available in more than 210 countries.
The parameount will have a 30-day exclusive window for each country’s rights talks if they are updated, Shapiro said.
