The UFC’s current TV broadcasting deal with Fox Sports ends in 2018. The new ownership team, headed up by Ari Emmanuel of William Morris Endeavor, is already sending signals about what they’re looking for in a new deal.
Sports Business Journal has a major feature detailing some of the things WME-IMG is believed to be looking for from its next deal. The article reveals that WME is seeking an increase from its current average of $115 miilion per year to $450 million.
According to SBJ, the package will include the four annual broadcast shows FOX now airs, six annual cable events, the weekly programming now carried by FS1 and Fight Pass but will not include the UFC’s pay-per-view shows.