Listening to the earnings call last night, buzz-words were buzzing.
MS didn’t use “flywheel” as much as usual which surprised me.
“Synergy” was not as hot a word throughout, which surprised me also.
MS did use “so look” at the start of many sentences which is newish and I appreciate the attempt at new catchphrases, but still lacks the oomph of “flywheel” & “synergy”. 😂
Andrew Schleimer introduced the “halo effect” to my lexicon. I wonder if it will replace “flywheel”.
I actually don’t mind MS. He seems like an okay guy. Buzz-wordy sure, but seems like a nice enough person and I suspect he’s good for media rights given his background. Nick Khan obviously is a great negotiator, as you mentioned. But, perhaps, Ari gets the extra cherry on top of many of these deals.
Netflix for numbered events, I imagine. Makes you really wonder if Paramount will now pick up the Fight Nights/Apex or if Disney will splash more cash to get UFC & WWE content. Bob is going soon as he sure dues like opening the purse strings at times (Pixar, Lucasfilms, Fox etc.)
Thanks to MMA DRAW for the fantastic coverage of all things TKO. Behind the scenes is just as fascinating to me, as to what goes on in the cage.
Loads of detail in this piece. Great work.
Listening to the earnings call last night, buzz-words were buzzing.
MS didn’t use “flywheel” as much as usual which surprised me.
“Synergy” was not as hot a word throughout, which surprised me also.
MS did use “so look” at the start of many sentences which is newish and I appreciate the attempt at new catchphrases, but still lacks the oomph of “flywheel” & “synergy”. 😂
Andrew Schleimer introduced the “halo effect” to my lexicon. I wonder if it will replace “flywheel”.
I actually don’t mind MS. He seems like an okay guy. Buzz-wordy sure, but seems like a nice enough person and I suspect he’s good for media rights given his background. Nick Khan obviously is a great negotiator, as you mentioned. But, perhaps, Ari gets the extra cherry on top of many of these deals.
Netflix for numbered events, I imagine. Makes you really wonder if Paramount will now pick up the Fight Nights/Apex or if Disney will splash more cash to get UFC & WWE content. Bob is going soon as he sure dues like opening the purse strings at times (Pixar, Lucasfilms, Fox etc.)
Thanks to MMA DRAW for the fantastic coverage of all things TKO. Behind the scenes is just as fascinating to me, as to what goes on in the cage.
thanks!
I wonder if yesterday's WWE-ESPN announcement wasn't kind of a fuck you from Nick to Mark.