TKO CEO Ariel Emanuel and COO Mark Shapiro on $1.1B/year Paramount deal
CNBC Televisionยท2025-08-11 15:17
Welcome back. Paramount and TKO striking a landmark 7-year $1.1% billion a year agreement making Paramount Plus the exclusive US home for the UFC that starts in 2026. Joining us now in a CNBC exclusive to talk about the deal and sports and who knows what else.TKO CEO Ari Emanuel and its president COO Mark Shapiro. Guys, thank you both. Right.Um David Ellison was sitting in this very studio on Friday. Did you guys have a deal done at that point. Just give me some sense here.How quickly did this come together ...