Sports
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TKO Group President and COO Mark Shapiro Joins Board of RedBird Capital Partners, NFL-Backed EverPass Media
The move comes as the UFC and WWE parent made a strategic investment in the live sports and entertainment distribution platform for an undisclosed amount
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Fubo, NBCUniversal Strike Paris Olympics Content Deal Amid Venu Antitrust Lawsuit
The programming includes live competition sessions starting on July 24 and on-demand viewing across platforms at no additional charge
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Roku’s Joe Franzetta Is Leveraging Leagues, 3rd Party Partnerships to Create a ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Sports Content
Office With a View: The streamer’s sports head breaks down their plan for solving a pain point for consumers and his acquisition strategy around live rights
Pro Available to WrapPRO members
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Sika Anoa’i, WWE Hall of Famer and One-Half of Wild Samoans, Dies at 79
The famed tag team wrestler is also the father of current superstar Roman Reigns
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NFL and Hallmark Team Up for ‘Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story’ to Be Filmed in Kansas City
The Chiefs’ love stories continue
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‘American Sports Story’ Adds ‘All American’ Actor Scot Ruggles in Recurring Role | Exclusive
He will play Steve Addazio, a recruiter for the University of Florida, in the upcoming Ryan Murphy drama
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Donald Trump Told UFC’s Dana White He Should Start a Migrant Fighting League | Video
The former president also brought up “Silence of the Lambs” cannibal Hannibal Lecter once again leading into an attack on President Biden and the media
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Cannes Lions Closer Tackles Why Sports Rights Are Leading the Streaming Wars: ‘A Ceiling Has Not Yet Been Reached’
“It is only in the last few years that we’ve seen the streamers coming here,” the fest’s managing director Simon Cook tells TheWrap
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Biden-Harris Campaign Targets Latino Voters With Copa América Ad Push | Video
The seven-figure advertising spend for the soccer tournament aims to engage Latino voters both at-home and in-person.
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Simone Biles Returns to the Olympics in Netflix Docuseries Trailer: ‘I Get to Write My Own Ending’ | Video
“Simone Biles Rising” debuts July 17, a week ahead of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris
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Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants Baseball Legend and Hall of Famer, Dies at 93
The icon began his career with the Negro Leagues before changing MLB from the 1950s through the 1970s
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Venu Sports Adds Tim Connolly, Skarpi Hedinsson to Sports Streaming Venture Leadership Team
Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s collaboration is led by former Hulu and Apple executive Pete Distad
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Apple’s Brad Pitt-Led Formula 1 Movie Sets Summer 2025 Theatrical Release With Warner Bros.
The film is from director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the team behind “Top Gun: Maverick”
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UFC CEO Dana White Shows Off His Unfiltered Approach on ‘Fight Inc.’: ‘Nobody Tells Me What to Do’
The mixed martial arts promoter tells TheWrap how he “bros out” with Donald Trump and keeps finding an audience in the streaming era
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Mike Roe