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Fox kicked off its new College Football Friday window last week to positive results, as Kansas State’s 31-7 blowout of Arizona out-delivered the time slot’s previous…
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Live events sales more than doubled for UFC while WWE’s revenue rose more than 11% to help TKO Group Holdings post $851.2 million in revenue for the second quarter of…
ESPN’s Joe Tessitore Joins WWE in Play-By-Play Broadcast Role
The WWE has hired another top ESPN personality for its on-air broadcast team. The wrestling giant—owned by TKO Group Holdings—says that it has hired Joe Tessitore…
‘Money in the Bank’ 2024 Sets WWE Event Gate Record in Canada
WWE announced Monday its Money in the Bank 2024 event became the company’s highest-grossing arena event in Canada in its history, according to a news release. It also…
John Cena Retiring From WWE After WrestleMania 2025
After more than 23 years, John Cena is preparing to step into the ring for the last time, according to Deadline. During a surprise appearance at Saturday’s Money in…
WWE’s WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble Heading to Indy in ’25
Sports entertainment powerhouse WWE has struck a broad-based, first-of-its-kind partnership that will bring three WWE stadium events, including WrestleMania, to…
Anthem Sports Group Names Former WWE Exec Chief Revenue Officer
Rob Kligman has been named the chief revenue officer at Anthem Sports Group. The longtime sports media executive has been hired to drive revenue across multiple…
Friday Night Lights: Fox Primed for New College Football Window
When the 2024-25 broadcast season kicks off in September, Fox will have to forge ahead without its highest-rated primetime series, a two-hour block that defied both…
TKO Group Combines UFC and WWE Live Events
UFC and WWE parent company TKO Group Holdings will be combining the live events groups of both businesses into one called the TKO Live Events Strategy Team. Thursday’s…
Vince McMahon Fires Back in Ex-Employee’s Sex-Trafficking Suit
The enforceability of an arbitration provision has unsurprisingly become the key issue in former WWE employee Janel Grant’s lawsuit against WWE founder Vince McMahon for…
TKO Sales Rise on UFC, WWE Events, Gets $25M NBC ‘Raw’ Deal
Combined UFC and WWE revenue rose more than 4% in the first quarter to $629.7 million, as parent company TKO Group Holdings said strength in both divisions’ live events…
Vince McMahon Lists Final TKO Shares for Sale
WWE founder Vince McMahon is selling the last of his shares in TKO Group Holdings, a move that would end the executive’s association with the business he has worked in…
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