John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through TKO’s year-end earnings report, new details on the UFC White House card, and big projections for 2026.
Plus, Brandon Thurston examines the rebound in professional wrestling TV ratings following Nielsen’s recent methodology adjustments.
Topics this week include:
- TKO’s Q4 and Year-End Earnings Report
- Projections for 2026
- UFC to spend $60 million on White House card
- Wrestling TV ratings rebound for Nielsen adjustments
- WBD accepts a higher bid from Paramount, Netflix bows out
- WBD earnings, updated subscriber count
- NXT Stand & Deliver moving away from ‘Mania Weekend
- Zuffa Boxing signs Connor Benn, fight announced for April 11
- Collision airs head-to-head with Elimination Chamber
- Advance for Elimination Chamber in Chicago, per WrestleTix
- ESPN Unlimited is available to Xfinity subscribers
Additional reading:
- Wrestling TV ratings rebound after Nielsen’s adjustments – https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2026/wrestling-tv-ratings-rebound-after-nielsen-adjusts-big-data-panel-methodology/
- Netflix declines to raise bid for Warner Bros. – https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-declines-to-raise-offer-for-warner-bros
- Whistleblower claims Paramount head leaked details of UFC deal – https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-president-jeff-shell-leaked-details-of-ultimate-fighting-championship-deal-rj-cipriani-1236514207/
- WBD Earnings – https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hbo-max-subscribers-132-million-warner-bros-discovery-earnings-1236673104/
- Boxing braced for $1 billion lawsuit over TKO & Sela’s Zuffa launch – https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7070249/2026/02/25/frank-warren-dana-white-sela-lawsuit/
- ESPN Unlimited finally coming to Xfinity subscribers – https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-unlimited-finally-coming-to-xfinity-subscribers.html
Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer
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