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TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO to Announce First Quarter 2024 Results NEW YORK — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (“TKO”), a premium sports and entertainment company, will release its first quarter 2024 results after market hours on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The live teleconference to discuss these results and provide a business update  Continue Reading »

TKO COO Mark Shapiro spoke at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom conference on Wednesday and discussed several topics, including the WWE’s Premium Live Events rights domestically, how there is an insatiable demand for an underpriced product and more. Shapiro said that WWE’s deal with NBCUniversal to air their Premium Live Events on Peacock  Continue Reading »

TKO COO Mark Shapiro spoke at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom conference on Wednesday and discussed several topics, including the recent WWE/UFC dual weekend events, WrestleMania 40 and more. Shapiro stated that the recent WWE/UFC in Anaheim, California was a great test for their dual threat approach of holding two shows in the  Continue Reading »

TKO COO Mark Shapiro spoke at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom conference on Wednesday and discussed several topics, including the potential for combined sponsorship deals for WWE and UFC. Shapiro stated that they have not yet made a combined sponsorship pitch for the WWE and UFC deals, but that the team to do  Continue Reading »

TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO Group Holdings to Participate in Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference NEW YORK — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company, announced that its President and Chief Operating Officer, Mark Shapiro, will participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom  Continue Reading »

TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO Reports Full Year 2023 Results TKO Transaction Highlights On September 12, 2023, Endeavor and WWE closed the transaction to combine UFC and WWE to form a new, publicly listed company, TKO Group Holdings, Inc. The reported results presented in this earnings release cover the period from January  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin discussed several topics, including what UFC fighters he believes could make the cross over to WWE programming if opportunities presented themselves. “If I’m going right now, I’m going Sean Strickland. I like Sean Strickland, boy he stays economic in  Continue Reading »

UFC sent out the following: OCVIBE ANNOUNCES FIVE-YEAR LIVE EVENT PARTNERSHIP WITH UFC AND WWE UFC And WWE To Bring Minimum Of Three Events Each To Honda Center Through 2028 UFC and WWE Among Marquee Events at OCVIBE Honda Center to Host UFC 298: VOLKANOVSKI vs TOPURIA Sat., Feb. 17 Followed by WWE Monday Night  Continue Reading »

TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results NEW YORK — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (“TKO”), a premium sports and entertainment company, will release its fourth quarter and full year 2023 results after market hours on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The live teleconference to discuss these  Continue Reading »

TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO Appoints Brad Keywell to Board of Directors NEW YORK — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) (“TKO”), a premium sports and entertainment company, has appointed Brad Keywell to its Board of Directors, effective today. Keywell, an accomplished entrepreneur with deep expertise in technology and artificial intelligence, brings  Continue Reading »

TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO Appoints Dwayne Johnson to Board of Directors Johnson Granted Full Ownership of Trademarked Name, “The Rock” NEW YORK — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) (“TKO”), a premium sports and entertainment company, has appointed Dwayne Johnson to its Board of Directors, effective today. Johnson, one of the  Continue Reading »

TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO Merges UFC® and WWE® Global Partnerships Teams to Create Sports Marketing Powerhouse Combined Unit to Offer Blue-Chip Brands Unprecedented Integration within Two of the World’s Most Iconic Sports and Entertainment Properties NEW YORK — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company, today  Continue Reading »

TKO Group sent out the following: TKO Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results TKO Transaction Highlights – On September 12, 2023, Endeavor and WWE closed the transaction to combine UFC and WWE to form a new, publicly listed company, TKO Group Holdings, Inc. – On September 13, 2023, the Company declared a special one-time cash dividend  Continue Reading »

TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO Announces Special Cash Dividend NEW YORK — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) (“TKO” or the “Company”), a premium sports and entertainment company, today announced that it has declared a special cash dividend pursuant to the terms of the transaction agreement between UFC and WWE, which provides  Continue Reading »

WWE and Endeavor issued the following: ENDEAVOR ANNOUNCES CLOSE OF UFC® AND WWE® TRANSACTION TO CREATE TKO GROUP HOLDINGS, A PREMIUM SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY New Company to Begin Trading Today, September 12, on the New York Stock Exchange Under “TKO” Ticker Symbol BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & STAMFORD, Conn. (September 12, 2023) – Endeavor Group  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: ENDEAVOR AND WWE® DEAL TO CREATE TKO GROUP HOLDINGS EXPECTED TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 12 Upon close, TKO will list on New York Stock Exchange, begin public trading BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & STAMFORD, Conn. (September 7, 2023) – Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR) (“Endeavor”) and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, UFC President Dana White discussed several topics, including the potential of Ronda Rousey returning for a fight at UFC 300 next year. “There’s no shot, she’s accomplished everything she set out to do. Her dream was to win a UFC Championship, then win a WWE Championship and she’s  Continue Reading »

Endeavor announced in their Q2 Earnings release that the company expects that their acquisition of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will close in mid-to-late September, and that upon completion, they plan to merge WWE with UFC into one public company called TKO Group Holdings Inc. Endeavor previously announced the acquisition of WWE back in April during  Continue Reading »

In an update on Endeavor agreeing to acquire WWE and merge the company with UFC to form a new sports and entertainment company moving forward, an Endeavor spokesperson confirmed to CNBC’s Alex Sherman and Mike Calia that the new company will be called TKO Group Holdings. While the deal has not been formally finalized, the  Continue Reading »

In a statement on his official social media channels, UFC President Dana White issued a statement on the news that Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, have agreed a deal to purchase the WWE. The statement reads, “This company has been on fire for the last seven years and now that we will be adding  Continue Reading »