The WWE had long been expected to reap rewards for its lineup of 10 annual “premium live events” like Wrestlemania, but its $1.6 billion rights deal with ESPN unveiled Wednesday is drawing some extra attention on Wall Street. The agreement, whose financial terms were confirmed to Deadline by a source familiar with the details, succeeds a landmark pact with NBCUniversal’s …
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Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday ordered state lawmakers back to the Colorado Capitol on Aug. 21 for a special legislative session aimed at addressing the nearly $1 billion hole punched in the state budget by the so-called big, beautiful bill, congressional Republicans’ federal tax and spending measure. In his executive order calling the special session, Polis also ordered state agencies …
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Earlier today (August 5), music publisher Kobalt announced a landmark licensing agreement with ElevenLabs’ new AI music platform, Eleven Music – a rival to Suno. Now, MBW has confirmed details of this potentially precedent-setting deal, which could reshape the music industry’s approach to generative AI licensing. The opt-in agreement between Kobalt and $3.3 billion-valued Eleven Labs establishes what sources describe as “parity” …
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The calendar demands resolution to Terry McLaurin’s hold-in. This week. In a perfect world, McLaurin won’t like the result. Neither will the Commanders. But if both sides are serious about winning football games instead of negotiations, they’ll get this done. It’s time to stop talking philosophically and get McLaurin back on the field, after missing OTAs, mandatory minicamp and the …
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The Wednesday morning announcement that the draft will continue to be televised by ESPN didn’t include any information about the duration of the deal. According to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, it’s a five-year deal. This means the contract runs through 2030 — which coincides with the expiration of the current broadcast deals, if/when (when) the NFL pulls the …
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ESPN and WWE are about to get each other in tighter holds. Under a new five-year deal, ESPN’s soon-to-launch streaming outlet will, starting in 2026, become the exclusive U.S. home of all of the WWE’s top live events, including “WrestleMania,” “SummerSlam,” “Royal Rumble” and “Survivor Series.” WWE will continue to produce all the events, which have in recent years been …
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft sees the deal that will make NFL Media part of ESPN and give the NFL 10 percent ownership of ESPN as another step toward the league’s global growth ambitions. “I think we’ve hooked up with the best partners we can have,” Kraft told NFL Network. “That will help expose us to more homes, more of an …
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On Tuesday, the league announced that it will sell NFL Network to ESPN, allowing ESPN to distribute NFL RedZone to pay-television operators and combine NFL Fantasy Football with ESPN Fantasy Football. In exchange, the NFL will take a 10 percent equity stake in ESPN. The NFL Network’s Judy Battista spoke with Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who is the chairman of …
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Triple H looks on during WrestleMania 41 Saturday at Allegiant Stadium on April 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Georgiana Dallas | WWE | Getty Images The WWE is coming to ESPN. The Disney-controlled sports and entertainment business will pay an average of $325 million per year for five years of U.S. rights to the WWE’s biggest live events, including …
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