"Jimmy was a great friend. Jimmy did the best that he could. Jimmy was talented. Jimmy had great intentions… Jimmy I just want to say job well done and we will miss you and certainly loved you."
"The long-running series has played a significant role in growing the UFC’s audience. It has also helped develop fighters who later became champions and stars."
"This wasn’t about pleasing purists. It wasn’t about winning the next morning’s sports media debate. It was about signaling to leagues — especially the NFL — that Netflix is ready to compete on the biggest stage there is."
Bari Weiss told employees that the cuts have "nothing to do with quality of your work" and "everything to do with the times we are living in. Parts of this newsroom need to get smaller for CBS News to remain competitive."
"The current agreement averages about $2.1 billion per year for the Sunday afternoon slate of games, meaning a revised deal could push CBS’s annual commitment past $3 billion."
"The arrangement resulted in more than 2.47 million viewers watching the fights on CBS, marking the largest audience the UFC has generated on traditional television in the last 10 years."