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TKO, New Parent Company of WWE and UFC, Shares Climb 2.6% in Stock Market Debut
Investors cheered as TKO Group Holdings, the new parent company of UFC and WWE, clambered into the Wall Street ring. Shares of TKO, which began trading Tuesday on […]
Peacock Taps Allen Iverson to Sell Streaming to Sports Fans
Streaming fans may associate NBC’s Peacock with original shows like “Poker Face” or a place to watch “Saturday Night Live” when one lacks a cable subscription. But the […]
Mark Marshall Made Permanent Chair of NBCUniversal’s Advertising and Partnerships Efforts
Mark Marshall, the executive who led NBCUniversal’s ad-sales outreach on an interim basis, will take the role officially. Marshall, who was given oversight of NBCU’s ad-sales after former […]
‘Vacation Friends 2’ Review: With Sequels Like This, Who Needs Enemies?
Say this for “Vacation Friends 2”: It isn’t a drastic drop-off from the original. That has less to do with it being a better-than-usual sequel than it does […]
Bray Wyatt, WWE Wrestler, Dies at 36
Windham Rotunda, known better as WWE wrestler Bray Wyatt, has died at age 36. Rotunda died unexpectedly on Thursday, according to WWE CCO Triple H. Just received a […]