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Best advertising quotes from industry rulers.

The futuristic philosopher Alvin Toffler once wrote, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” This is the theory on which whole scenario of advertising and rest of the industry is based. For filling a vessel, you must empty it first. The same goes with learning new things; and advertising is based on this principle. To go hand in hand with the changing scenario, people in advertising must unlearn old, to be in sync with the new. Great advertising agencies have emerged as big enterprises following the same principle. People belonging from such advertising agencies had the will to learn new things.

A successful mind is the one that is always hungry for learning. While each human being is born with a passion to learn, somewhere, by the passage of time, we lose excitement and passion for learning. The pressure to excel in any arena, be it advertising too, robs the people of the willingness to learn. People those who stick to the basics and stick to what they know from previous endeavors, can never excel in advertising. They fail to take risks and advertising and marketing is all about risk. These kinds of people always try to fix the creativity to their mental evolvement. For excelling in the arena of advertising, one must be motivated to take risks, learn, unlearn and then to relearn. This principle not only helps in the industry, but also helps in one’s personal growth.

So let us have a look on advertising quotes and try to learn something from them.

Advertising quotes based on the use of right words:

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” – Mark Twain

“The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interests them, and sometimes it’s an ad.” – Howard Luck Gossage

“On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.” – David Ogilvy

“Every time a message seems to grab us, and we think, ‘I just might try it,’ we are at the nexus of choice and persuasion that is advertising.” – Andrew Hacker

“What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form.” – David Ogilvy

“A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.” – David Ogilvy

“I have learned that any fool can write a bad ad, but that it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one.” – Leo Burnett

“Creativity about life, in all aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” – Leo Burnett

“An ad is finished only when you no longer can find a single element to remove.” – Robert Fleege

“Never write an advertisement which you wouldn’t want your own family to read. You wouldn’t tell lies to your own wife. Don’t tell them to mine. Do as you would be done by. If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out…” – David Ogilvy

“Great content is the best sales tool in the world” – Marcus Sheridan

“I don’t know the rules of grammar. If you’re trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language.” – David Ogilvy

“Brands should think of themselves not as storytellers but story builders. We plant seeds of content and let our community build on it.” – Amy Pascal

Advertising quotes based on creativity:

“Creative without strategy is called ‘art.’ Creative with strategy is called ‘advertising.” – Jef I. Richards

“To think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.” – George Kneller

“Be creative while inventing ideas, but be disciplined while implementing them.” – Amit Kalantri

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” – Albert Einstein

“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.” – David Ogilvy

“In our factory, we make lipstick. In our advertising, we sell hope.” – Peter Nivio Zarlenga

“A good ad should be like a good sermon: It must not only comfort the afflicted, it also must afflict the comfortable.” – Bernice Fitz-Gibbon

“Curiosity about life, in all its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” – Leo Burnett

“Creativity may well be the last legal unfair competitive advantage we can take to run over the competition.” – Dave Trott

“Advertising is the ability to sense, interpret . . . to put the very heart throbs of a business into type, paper and ink.” – Leo Burnett

“Creativity is like washing a pig. It’s messy. It has no rules. No clear beginning, middle or end. It’s kind of a pain in the ass, and when you’re done, you’re not sure if the pig is really clean or even why you were washing a pig in the first place.” – Luke Sullivan

“Nothing comes from nothing. You must continuously feed the inner beast that sparks and inspires.” – George Lois

“Creativity and innovation are about finding unexpected solutions to obvious problems, or finding obvious solutions to unexpected problems.” – Rei Inamoto

“If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative.” – David Ogilvy

“There are a lot of great technicians in advertising. And unfortunately, they talk the best game. They know all the rules … but there’s one little rub. They forget that advertising is persuasion, and persuasion is not a science, but an art. Advertising is the art of persuasion.” – William Bernbach

“Advertising, as a single entity is capable of creating vast changes in our social structure, simply does not exist. Its impact is too diffuse, too omnidirectional.” – William Hesse

“Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science, and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhook your rational thought process.” – David Ogilvy

“In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.” – David Ogilvy

“An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.” – Bill Bernbach

“There isn’t any significant difference between the various brands of whiskey, or cigarettes or beer. They are all about the same. And so are the cake mixes and the detergents, and the margarines… The manufacturer who dedicates his advertising to building the most sharply defined personality for his brand will get the largest share of the market at the highest profit.” – David Ogilvy

Advertising quotes based on truth and reality:

“There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product. When that happens, all that the good advertising will do is put you out of business faster.” – Jerry Della Femina

“The most powerful element in advertising is the truth.” – Bill Bernbach

“Advertising is legalized lying.” – H. G. Wells

“Making promises and keeping them is a great way to build a brand.” – Seth Godin

“Facts are irrelevant. What matters is what the consumer believes.” – Seth Godin

“I am one who believes that one of the greatest dangers of advertising is not that of misleading people, but that of boring them to death.” – Leo Burnett

“Telling lies does not work in advertising.” – Tim Bell

“That’s the kind of ad I like, facts, facts, facts.” – Samuel Goldwyn

“Our job is to bring the dead facts to life.” – Bill Bernbach

“The greatest thing to be achieved in advertising, in my opinion, is believability, and nothing is more believable than the product itself.” – Leo Burnett

“The worst thing for a brand is to have a kind of false part of who they are exposed out there.” – Lee Clow

“Certainly, it seems true enough that there’s a good deal of irony in the world… I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there’s obviously a lot of deception.” – Kenneth Koch

“The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.” – Thomas Jefferson

“We need to stop interrupting what people are interested in and be what people are interested in.” – Craig Davis

“Don’t tell me how good you make it; tell me how good it makes me when I use it.” – Leo Burnett

“The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.” – Bill Cosby

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things.” – David Ogilvy

Advertising quotes on importance of advertising

“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.” – Henry Ford

“Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing, but nobody else does” – Steuart Henderson Britt

“Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.” – George Santayana

“One ad is worth more to a paper than forty editorials.” – Will Rogers

“Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.” – Sinclair Lewis

“Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.” – S Leacoc

“Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.”-Mark Twain

“In advertising, not to be different is virtually suicidal” – Bill Bernbach

“There’s an ad for every vice. That’s advice.” – Brian Spellman

Advertising quotes reflecting simplicity:

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo Da Vinci

“Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at” – Leo Burnett

“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it well enough yourself” – Albert Einsteen

“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

Advertising quotes based on finding the right audience:

“If you want to understand how a lion hunts, don’t go to the zoo. Go to the jungle.” – Jim Stengel

“The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself.” – Peter Drucker

“A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is — it is what consumers tell each other it is.” – Scott Cook

“Your brand is a story unfolding across all customer touch points.” – Jonah Sachs

Advertising quotes on brand building:

“Transforming a brand into a socially responsible leader doesn’t happen overnight by simply writing new marketing and advertising strategies. It takes effort to identify a vision that your customers will find credible and aligned with their values.” – Simon Mainwaring

“Because advertising and marketing is an art, the solution to each new problem or challenge should begin with a blank canvas and an open mind, not with the nervous borrowings of other people’s mediocrities. That’s precisely what ‘trends’ are – a search for something ‘safe’ – and why a reliance on them leads to oblivion.” – George Lois

“Advertising is the price you pay for having unremarkable product or service” – John Edson

“Building a profitable personal brand online is not a sprint, and something that happens over night. Don’t aim for perfection early on. Instead allow your brand to evolve naturally over time and focus on providing massive value and over deliver to your target audience. Then you will get more clear over your message and brand as well. Always remember that!” – Navid Moazzez

“A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.” – Jeff Bezos

These are some of the advertising quotes, which revolve around the advertising industry to learn and inspire. You may be tempted to think that as these quotes are a bit old, they may no longer be applicable. But if you notice, these have been revised, re- read and re- created with changing times and tides. But un-arguable fact stands at – “Good work is good work, period.”

October 2023

Pro Wrestling News

“You’re damn right. It’s a war. I said it was a war. I said it. I’ve always said it was a war, not a but it’s a friendly war. I think. I don’t think about the scrimmage. I don’t think it’s a war. You know, people are going to be getting taken out to the woodshed or that. But I think it’s one of those wars where we want to push you guys. We want to push you guys as hard as we can. We can push you and vice versa. I just think that’s the way it is as far as. Guys are jumping ship. Got to take a break here In a second. I said this was something that was going to happen. It’s going to be something that was going to be happening frequently because now you got some whales to go. That’s just human nature. I don’t care if you were working at FedEx. You lose your job there, you’re going to be looking for somewhere. I’m a writer. You’re going to be looking for somewhere else to go.” - Booker T @BookerT5x

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Formula One

Oscar Piastri wins Qatar Sprint race, Max Verstappen claims third world title

Australian Formula 1 superstar Oscar Piastri has achieved a feat not seen from a rookie in 15-years as he recorded his first ever win.

Max Verstappen has claimed his third straight Formula 1 world title on Sunday morning after a truly chaotic Qatar Grand Prix Sprint race.

While the Red Bull superstar wrapped up yet another crown, it was Australian rookie Oscar Piastri who reigned supreme after the 19-lap race.

It was a fine maiden Formula One victory for the 22-year-old Australian, but his feat was overshadowed by Verstappen’s achievement, the Dutchman having required only three points to take the title.

His only title rival and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez was involved in a collision and retired, making him the first “Saturday champion” since Nelson Piquet, father of his girlfriend Kelly, in South Africa in 1983.

Piastri’s win was McLaren’s first since Daniel Ricciardo triumphed for them at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix and it was only the second time this season that Red Bull had been defeated.

Verstappen won the title with six races remaining the season, the greatest margin since 2002 when Michael Schumacher was champion for Ferrari.

His title win enabled him to join a rare club for three-time champions alongside Jack Brabham, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna and Jackie Stewart – and an even more elite group of those to have won three in a row, Juan-Manuel Fangio, Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

“I can’t thank you all enough,” Verstappen told his team.

“This has been a fantastic feeling and it has been a fantastic year. We have had some great races and I am super-proud of the team job and it is so enjoyable to be a part of this group of people. To win three times is incredible.” He added that he had no records in sight as targets, but wanted to continue racing and winning.

“We’ll keep on pushing and doing the best we can.” Verstappen, who will start Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix from pole position, has an unassailable 184-point lead with six races left in the season.

Piastri said: “I am very happy but that was a stressful race. We did a great job.”

His McLaren teammate Lando Norris came home third ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and Hamilton with the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc sixth and seventh.

Alex Albon of Williams was eighth, two-time champion Fernando Alsono of Aston Martin ninth and Pierre Gasly of Alpine 10th.

After a sweltering day, the sprint race started in warm conditions under floodlights at the Lusail International Circuit, Piastri making an excellent start to pull clear as teammate Norris was engaged by a cluster of skirmishes behind him.

Norris dropped from second to sixth while Russell went through to second ahead of the two Ferraris with Verstappen fifth before Liam Lawson ran off-track in a cloud of dust, prompting a Safety Car intervention On restart, a fiery Alonso pressurised Norris in a wheel-to-wheel battle while Piastri ran wide and allowed Russell through to lead. Logan Sargeant then spun off in his Williams to bring another Safety Car interval.

Piastri had chosen medium compound tyres while Russell, Sainz and Leclerc were all on softs, giving them an early advantage in grip.

Verstappen, in fifth as the Safety Car led into lap six of the 19-lap race, was comfortable in the knowledge that he was on course to clinch his third title by finishing in the top six.

As lap seven began and the Saftey Car went in, Russell stormed into a 1.4 seconds lead ahead of Piastri, who was fending off attacks from Sainz, hoping that his medium tyres would prove more durable in the closing stages.

Perez and Verstappen then began to show Red Bull’s speed, the Mexican moving up to 10th by passing Pierre Gasly and the Dutchman sweeping past both Ferraris in succession on the straight to take third.

On lap 10, Piastri regained the lead, blasting past Russell on the straight while Norris overtook Leclerc for fifth as Perez was entangled in a collision with Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg, the Mexican spinning across the gravel and out of the race.

Perez was unable to score points and effectively ended his last mathematical hopes for the title, as another Safety Car intervention began, Verstappen being assured of his third crown.

As the racing restarted, on lap 16, it was clear the Dutchman had no intention of taking a third title without a win as he passed Russell down the inside of Turn One to take second and begin his pursuit of Piastri.

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Combat Sports Dream Match May Happen

Jake Paul vs Matt Riddle; Boxing, MMA or both?!

Early discussions of a match have occured.

Sometimes dream matches do actually happen!

Jake Paul @jakepaul has developed into a major PPV draw, as has his brother Logan Paul @LoganPaul

Matt Riddle @SuperKingofBros is still yet to fully prove his drawing ability on a global scale, at least suggests his ex boss at the UFC, Dana White. With Riddle's recent release from the WWE "The Bro's" name has been hitting the news more frequently that usual and he's standing out from the pack.

Recent developments may be an opportunity to Riddle to prove the naysayers wrong!

#JakePaul #MattRiddle #LoganPaul #boxing #MMA #dreamatch #dreammatches #fantasybooking #dsf #dailyfantasy #promotion #promotions #sportsbiz #combatsports #PPV #payperview #entertainment #popculture #trend #buzz #media

WWE @WWE Fastlane Betting Odds

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins @WWERollins (-500 favorite) defends against Shinsuke Nakamura @ShinsukeN - Last Man Standing match

John Cena @JohnCena and LA Knight @RealLAKnight

(-5000 favorites) vs. Jimmy Uso @WWEUsos & Solo Sikoa @WWESoloSikoa

WWE YouTube

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WWE Fastlane Kickoff - October 7, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDhvIXmysA8&ab_channel=WWE

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Combat Sports

UFC @UFC Vegas 80 Results

Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)

Grant Dawson vs Bobby Green

Joe Pyfer vs Abdul Razak Alhassan

Alex Morono vs Joaquin Buckley

Drew Dober vs Ricky Glenn

Alexander Hernandez vs Bill Algeo

Prelims (ESPN+ live)

Philipe Lins vs Ion Cutelaba

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Diana Belbita

Nate Maness vs Mateus Mendonca

Vanessa Demopoulos def Kanako Murata via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Aoriqileng def Johnny Munoz via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

JJ Aldrich def Montana De La Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

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Sports Business

Formula One upgraded to buy at Citi, says sports rights concerns are 'overblown'

Formula One Group shares were upgraded to buy at Citi, as the investment firm said any concerns about sports rights renewals are "overblown."

Analyst Jason Bazinet raised his rating on Formula One Group (FWONA) shares to buy from neutral and said that concerns over Vegas Grand Prix media rights and the recent renewal for WWE @WWE rights with NBCUniversal have raised investor concern about U.S. sports rights, but those appear to be unfounded.

WWE, which is owned by TKO Group Holdings (TKO) @TKOGrp signed a five-year domestic rights deal with NBCUniversal to bring Friday Night SmackDown back to the USA Network @USANetwork , starting in October 2024.

It was reported that the agreement has similar rates as the old deal, at roughly $1.5B.

In addition, starting in the 2024/25 season, WWE will produce four primetime specials per year which will air on NBC, marking the first time WWE will air on the network in primetime.

Bazinet also said there is "upside" in Formula One Group (FWONA) shares if Apple (AAPL) were to secure global media rights. Earlier this week, it was reported that Apple was considering a multi-billion dollar offer for Formula One's global rights, perhaps to the tune of $2B a year.

Formula One Group (FWONA) shares were little changed in pre-market trading on Friday.

Analysts are largely cautious on Formula One Group (FWONA). It has a HOLD rating from Seeking Alpha authors, while Wall Street analysts rate it a BUY. Conversely, Seeking Alpha's quant system, which consistently beats the market, rates FWONA a HOLD.

Sources: Seeking Alpha, Google Finance, Wires)

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Private Credit Expected to Play a Larger Role in Sports Financing - October 2023

Goldman Sachs is reportedly creating a ‘sports franchise’ unit inside of its investment banking division. The group will provide wealthy clients with streamlined access to investment opportunities within the sports industry.

Goldman has a long history of working with major sports properties as an investment bank on ownership tractions, and in helping club owners to secure equity and debt financing for capital intensive projects like new venue construction.

It makes sense that the multinational investment bank and financial services company would look to capitalize on growing interest in sports as an asset class. Professional franchises are in relatively short supply relative to other investment opportunities and Goldman has access to deals.

But there are other ways for wealthy individuals to invest in pro teams, and they can gain exposure to multiple franchises by becoming limited partners in a sports focused fund (think: Dyal Homecourt, Arctos Partners) or multi-club ownership group (think: Fenway Sports Group, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment).

It seems more likely that Goldman could be leaning into a growing market for private credit.

Private credit financing, typically considered non-bank lending, has surged in popularity over the last year (largely outside of sports). In fact, we are said to be in a ‘golden moment’ for the $1.5 trillion industry given the capital flowing into the investment vehicle (see: 10% CAGR).

One primary reason is the return structure. Private credit can generate higher yields and more consistent returns, while having seniority in repayment over equity investments. This makes it an attractive alternative asset relative to more traditional classes with relatively low, but certainly not zero, risk.

Private credit is expected to find a place in sports as club owners increasingly look to leverage real estate to keep franchise valuations rising.

“There is now a much greater willingness by ownership groups to invest [additional] capital in real estate and infrastructure.” Tim Katt (managing director, sports & entertainment, Transwestern) said. “This direct investment approach allows for the ability to unlock new revenue streams both in premium experiences and mixed-use development.”

Multiple clubs are in the process of, or exploring, new stadium construction. Several projects include more than just the playing venue.

The Battery surrounding Truist Park in Atlanta is frequently cited as the roadmap for clubs to follow. The Minnesota Vikings have demonstrated how teams can leverage their headquarters and training facilities to anchor larger development projects.

“The beauty of real estate is that it has the ability to create a 365 day per year connection with fans while sitting completely outside of the league revenue sharing model,” Katt said. “Real estate is the biggest opportunity today in sports and entertainment.”

One consistent challenge sports owners face, however, is the lack of public financing available for stadium related projects. Government entities at the state, regional, county, and municipal level have become weary of using public funds on sporting venues.

That should create opportunities for new allocators–including private credit lenders.

Stadium infrastructure projects fit the profile successful private credit investors look for as sports organizations maintain consistent revenue streams for loan repayments.

Greg Carey and Dave Dase will lead Goldman’s new sports franchise unit. Carey secured the financing for recent stadium/arena projects in New York (Yankees), the Bay Area (49ers), and Los Angeles (Clippers).

Goldman, particularly through Carey’s work, should be able to provide sports franchise clients with unique access to these types of opportunities (and collect commissions in the process).

It is important to note that Goldman has not yet confirmed the exact types of opportunities it plans make available through its new unit. There is also not always a clear delineation between equity and debt. Private debt deals often convert into preferred equity with payment-in-kind (PIK) interest that is only paid out on a sale of all, or a portion of, the team’s equity or assets.

It would make sense, however, for Goldman to provide access to private credit transactions. It would be a meaningful differentiator from other sports banks, and a novel way to potentially provide clients with outsized returns inside a business with skyrocketing valuations.

“Investment into sports is maturing in the same way other alternative asset classes grew in the 2000s and 2010s.” Katt said. “Private real estate finance is [one example] of a unique way to participate in the growth of professional sports value creation without the barriers to entry or lack of control in passive team ownership.”

(John Wall Street)

WWE @WWE Fastlane: Potential X Factors for fans

Not spoilers, potential X factors! Speculation only!

Grayson Waller and The Grayson Waller Effect

The Rock

Jade Cargill

Brian Pillman

Samoan Family Dynasty, cousins etc

Old rivals from NXT @WWENXT

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WWE @WWE Fastlane Press Conference: October 7, 2023

"So, it exceeded my expectations because the energy and the talent in the WWE locker room is incredible. I say this is truly the golden age of sports entertainment. I don't think there's ever been a better time to be in the sports entertainment business and in saying that I don't think there's ever been a better time to be in WWE. We can always romanticize about the Attitude Era, the Ruthless Aggression Era. There's never been more opportunity to be a WWE Superstar than right now and if there's ever an example if someone gives you an inch you make it a friggin mile it's the person to my left right here, LA Knight @RealLAKnight and I don't know if that happens in any other era just because of how few spots there were. So I'm overwhelmed of where the state of the union is at. But at the same time selfishly this trip back has been a gauge for me to kinda test where I'm at and what the future holds for me, and, ah, some of you all watched the match. I was in the thing tonight. I've got some work to do. And I gotta realize that I've got some figuring out to do to function at the leveI I'm used to. To be able to perform at a level that is worthy of what I'm familiar with and what the audience is familiar with. And that's selfishly what this episode in the WWE is for me. To kind of take stock in myself where I feel physically.. I'm 46, I've told everybody that ain't the last one but the last one is on the horizon so I'm just kinda taking stock of where I'm at and I've always promised that I don't ever want to offend the WWE Universe of the effort I put out there and I'm still trying to give it all I've got but I've got to work some some tweaks and find the mojo somewhere. So I'm grateful for my partner for picking up the slack tonight. Fire away" - John Cena @JohnCena

Video

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Media Man Blog

PR, SEO and SEM Powers Business And Online Business Exposure via Internet Matrix Of Things Says Media Man

Boost online visibility and improve search engine rankings by integrating public relations and SEO strategies.

Summery, Key Points and Keywords

Digital technology has transformed how brands connect with their audiences.

To connect successfully, brands need to take an integrated approach.

Combining the strengths of PR and SEO is one aspect that delivers benefits across a brand's entire marketing strategy.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

When talking about how digital technology transformed brands and marketing, most marketers are quick to point out the arrival of new digital marketing channels and the influence of social media. But what about public relations (PR) and search engine optimization (SEO)?

Traditionally, most brand teams would have considered PR and SEO separately or even left SEO to their website teams. As the two disciplines come closer together, brands are starting to see the benefits of integrating PR and SEO.

Understanding the relationship of PR and SEO in digital marketing

The Public Relations Society of America defines PR as a "strategic communications process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics." Just a few decades ago, PR professionals relied mainly on newspapers, magazines and broadcast outlets to spread their messages. Today, they have a far wider choice of channels, most of them digital.

SEO, on the other hand, is firmly linked to the digital age. The term describes how teams increase their brand's visibility and ranking on search engine results pages. As Google puts it, SEO is about "helping search engines understand and present content."

Both PR and SEO rely on understanding the brand's audiences and taking a strategic approach to reaching those audiences. While they have traditionally pursued that goal separately, brand teams and company leadership teams are starting to realize that combining their efforts can create previously unknown synergies.

The best marketing strategies have a few things in common. They are built on a central message or a set of messages woven through the entire campaign. They also use the combined power of a variety of different (digital) marketing channels, making sure that their core messages are recognizable across all of them. Lastly, they are based on a solid strategy and clear objectives. Both of those ensure each strategic element contributes toward achieving the objectives.

Use the same principles to integrate PR and SEO and take advantage of the power of public relations to support search engine rankings. Here are four ways PR supports SEO.

Backlinks

Backlinks from high-ranking, influential websites can transform your rankings. So, how can you convince other websites to link to yours? Enter PR. Compelling storytelling is the strength of PR. Use that strength to craft content others would like to share on their platforms.

Consider blog posts, case studies, or high-quality video content to attract the attention of your target brands. Don't be afraid to send direct links to their brand teams or tag relevant brands if you share social media content.

In most cases, you will spend some time building a relationship before others backlink to you. Stay the course, and you will reap the rewards in the long term.

Related: Why Combining Public Relations and SEO Will Propel Your Business in Today's Digital Landscape

Keyword research

You don't need to be an SEO expert to understand the importance of keyword research. Knowing how potential customers search for you and optimizing your website accordingly are cornerstones of successful search engine marketing.

To be effective, keyword research needs to include the actual words your audience is looking for and the search intent. Once both are clear, your SEO team needs to share them with your PO professionals. Applying keyword research results only to your website would mean missing out on a large part of the opportunity.

Integrating SEO and content marketing

So-called keyword stuffing no longer works for successful SEO. Search engines are looking for well-organized content that adds value to the person who initiated the search. However, that does not mean that you should remove SEO keywords from your PR content.

The opposite is the case: Skilled PR professionals can utilize target keywords without compromising their storytelling. Think about thought leadership articles, social media posts, and even press releases – all of these forms of content can contribute toward higher rankings.

Monitoring and measuring performance

Measuring the performance and effectiveness of your efforts is critical to understanding what is working and what needs to be adapted. Start by establishing clear key performance indicators (KPIs) to allow you to benchmark successes and understand where improvement is needed.

Most search engines offer a range of analytics tools to help you understand your performance. Make sure those are set up and ready to monitor your activity right from the start.

Best practices

Both PR and SEO require mid- to long-term commitment. Over time, their impact builds up and grows stronger. That is why some of the brands reaping the most noticeable results started their integration a few years ago.

Airbnb, for example, developed relationships with leading influencers and thought leaders as early as 2015 to create content that helped users experience key cities and drove traffic to the accommodation platform. The content created by those influencers contributed to Airbnb's search engine rankings.

Inbound marketing and sales platform Hubspot is another example of a brand integrating PR and SEO successfully. The company realized in 2017 that previous approaches to SEO were no longer as effective. To maximize the potential of their content for search engine rankings, the team not only integrated its own approach but even built a tool customers could use to validate the potential effectiveness of content before creating it.

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SEO Tips For A Small Business

In the digital age, having a strong online presence is crucial for the success of any small business. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) plays a pivotal role in improving your website’s visibility on search engines like Google, which can drive more organic traffic and potential customers to your site. While SEO can be a complex and ongoing process, there are several quick and effective strategies that small businesses can implement to boost their online presence. In this article, we’ll explore some simple and quick SEO strategies tailored to small businesses.

Optimize Your Website’s On-Page Elements

One of the fundamental aspects of SEO is on-page optimization. This involves optimizing various elements on your website to make it more search engine-friendly:

a. Keyword Research: Identify relevant keywords and phrases that potential customers are likely to search for. Use tools like Google Keyword Planner or SEMrush to find valuable keywords for your niche.

b. Title Tags: Create unique, descriptive, and keyword-rich title tags for each page on your website. These tags appear as the clickable headline in search engine results and should accurately represent the content of the page.

c. Meta Descriptions: Craft compelling meta descriptions that provide a concise summary of your page’s content. Include relevant keywords and a call to action to encourage clicks.

d. Header Tags: Use header tags (H1, H2, H3, etc.) to structure your content and make it more readable for both users and search engines. Include keywords naturally in your headers.

e. Image Optimization: Compress and optimize images on your website to improve page load speed. Add descriptive alt text to your images for accessibility and SEO benefits.

Create High-Quality, Relevant Content

Content is king in the world of SEO. Producing high-quality, informative, and engaging content is essential for attracting and retaining visitors. Consider the following tips:

a. Blogging: Start a blog on your website and regularly publish articles related to your industry, products, or services. Share valuable insights, tips, and solutions to common problems.

b. Keyword Integration: Incorporate your target keywords naturally into your content. Avoid keyword stuffing, which can harm your SEO efforts.

c. Visual Content: Use a mix of text, images, videos, and infographics to make your content more engaging and shareable.

d. Regular Updates: Keep your content fresh and up to date. Outdated information can negatively impact your search rankings.

e. Internal Linking: Link to other relevant pages on your website to improve user navigation and help search engines understand your site’s structure.

Mobile Optimization

With the majority of internet users browsing on mobile devices, mobile optimization is no longer optional. Google considers mobile-friendliness a significant ranking factor. Ensure your website is responsive, loads quickly on mobile devices, and offers a seamless user experience.

Claim and Optimize Your Google My Business Listing

Local SEO is essential for small businesses that serve specific geographic areas. Google My Business (GMB) is a free tool that allows you to manage your business listing on Google. Here’s what you should do:

a. Claim Your Listing: Claim and verify your business on GMB to appear in local search results and on Google Maps.

b. Accurate Information: Ensure your business name, address, phone number, and hours of operation are accurate and consistent across all online platforms.

c. Reviews: Encourage satisfied customers to leave reviews on your GMB listing. Respond to reviews, both positive and negative, to engage with customers and improve your online reputation.

d. Posts and Updates: Use GMB to post updates, promotions, events, and other relevant information to attract local customers.

Build Quality Backlinks

Backlinks (links from other websites to yours) are a vital ranking factor in SEO. However, it’s essential to focus on quality over quantity. Here’s how to build quality backlinks:

a. Guest Blogging: Contribute guest posts to reputable websites in your industry. Ensure the content is valuable and relevant to the host site’s audience.

b. Local Directories: List your business on local directories, industry-specific directories, and review sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor.

c. Social Media: Share your content on social media platforms to increase its visibility and potentially earn natural backlinks when others link to your content.

d. Influencer Outreach: Collaborate with influencers or experts in your niche who can link to your website or mention your products/services.

Conclusion

SEO is a powerful tool for small businesses looking to compete in the digital marketplace. While SEO is an ongoing process, these quick strategies can help you get started and see noticeable improvements in your website’s search engine visibility. Remember that SEO requires patience, monitoring, and adaptation to stay ahead in the competitive online landscape. By consistently implementing these strategies, your small business can establish a stronger online presence and attract more potential customers.

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Here comes the son: Is Lachlan Murdoch up to the job?, By Paddy Manning (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Excerpt

Last year, Lachlan Murdoch gave a fiery speech to launch the Centre for the Australian Way of Life, a pet project of the best friend he has in politics, the arch-climate sceptic and former prime minister Tony Abbott. Attached to right-wing think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, which Lachlan’s grandfather Keith Murdoch helped found, the event in Sydney gave Lachlan a chance to rail against the media “elites” and tech platforms that he felt censured debate on lockdowns, border closures, and mask and vaccine mandates through the pandemic. It was a rare public outing for Lachlan, who unlike his father tends to keep his views to himself. While pushing back against liberal media bias, he stayed well clear of Trump, the 2020 election or the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

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"I will see you at NXT @WWENXT on Tuesday" - John Cena @JohnCena , WWE @WWE wrestling legend #WWENXT #WWE #JohnCena

WWE @WWE broadcast annoucer Corey Graves @WWEGraves takes wrestling Twitters ( X @X 's ) to school; Lighting bolt back to the basement kiddos - our satire, not Corey's. Tune into WWE for more Graves witisms and watch and listen to WWE Fastlane coverage for more intel. Graves vs The Web! Graves for the win! #CoreyGraves #quote #WWE #wresting #prowrestling #WWEFastlane #WWERaw #SmackDown #Twitter #X #wrestlingtwitter #lightningbolt #DustyRhodes #basement #kiddos #keyboardwarriors #popculture #socialmedia #satire #forthewin #trend #trends #buzz #media

Pro Wrestling insider info

WWE @WWE SmackDown match producers list from the St. Louis"go-home" event

Not spoilers. Inside information for last SmackDown before Fastlane

Michael Hayes produced LA Knight’s promo

Kenny Dykstra & Molly Holly produced Charlotte Flair & Asuka vs Bayley & Iyo Sky

Jason Jordan produced Rey Mysterio vs obby Lashley

Jamie Noble produced Austin Theory vs Dragon Lee

Michael Hayes produced LA Knight vs Jimmy Uso

Adam Pearce produced Michin & Shotzi vs Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn (Dark Match)

#WWESmackDown #SmackDown #WWE #WWEFastlane #wweproducers #producers #wrestling #prowrestling #entertainment #entertainmentnews #sportsnews #popculture #showbiz #BehindTheScenes #scoops #buzz #biz #media

Combat Sports News

'Dog Day Afternoon' still plays on Stickland's Mind; "Guy needs some help"...

UFC @UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland questions Adesanya's well-being

“It was so awkward,” Strickland said. “So, you guys don’t know this, like after fights, there’s a lot of showmanship in fighting, you know, ‘go *uck, *uck you, *uck.’ Usually, after fights — win or lose — there is this slight ‘Come to Jesus’ moment where, like, dude, it could have been me, but it wasn’t. Here’s a handshake onto the next one. Maybe we get a rematch … whatever.

“Anyway, he says, ‘you talked about my family. I would never do that. I would never do that.’ He looks at me, and he’s like, ‘I would never make fun of your family.’ And I’m like, ‘Izzy, I don’t know your family, bro.’ I don’t know if you have siblings. I don’t know *uck about you. This is after the fight. He starts pointing at his neck, and he’s like my *ucking dog man, my dog.’

“Bottom line, Izzy, dude, I think the guy needs some help…. With Izzy, it’s starting not to be funny anymore because as I’m starting to understand Izzy and his love of his dog, peanut butter and all, I’m starting to realize that he could have some form of mental retardation like there’s something *ucking wrong with this guy. You know, so now it’s just like I kind of feel bad like I’m picking on the *etard kid at school that eats his boogers. It’s not funny anymore. It’s still a little funny,” Strickland proclaims.

#UFC293 #SeanStrickland #Tarzan #quote #Adesanya #izzy #stylebender #UFC #dogdayafternoon #dogfight #MMA #promotion #AndNew #sportsbiz #sportsnews #MMAnews #combatsports #showmanship #showbiz #entertainment #entertainmentnews #popculture #trend #buzz #media

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Pro Wrestling

"They have a great thing in CM Punk that they don't have in Jade Cargill, and just like they have a great thing in Cody. They have a past together, so the story tells itself. He could join Cody as part of the thing from AEW, he could go back to getting in Hunter's [Triple H] face again, like he did before. He already has a history there." - Konnan @Konnan5150 K100 w/ Konnan & Disco #Konnan #quote #CMPunk #JadeCargill #CodyRhodes #WWE #wrestling #prowrestling #wrestlingnews #wrestlingwar #wrestlingwars #wrestlingpromotions #entertainment #combatsports #popculture #buzz #media

Pro Wrestling

WWE @WWE Fastlane Press Conference

"You don't want to put somebody in a position that they are sort of ready for it. You wanna make damn sure they are ready for it. So, no matter what happens, she's going to knock it out of the park. So when is that [Jade's debut]? Not sure. Where she's gonna go? Not sure."

"I can tell you this: there are a lot of people internally here that are in charge of each brand. Everyone wants her, everyone is chomping at the bit to work with her, and I think that is going to create some incredible programming, but I think when she's ready, she's gonna be huge." - Triple H @TripleH

Video

WWE Fastlane Press Conference: October 7, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czb5Yzd0Pb8&t=2127s&ab_channel=WWE

Triple H thanks John Cena: WWE Fastlane 2023 Press Conference highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yttLeRV58-s&ab_channel=WWE

Jade Cargill makes first WWE appearance at WWE Fastlane: WWE Fastlane 2023 highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwDArfCKX84&ab_channel=WWE

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Pro Wrestling

WWE @WWE Fastlane Press Conference

Video

WWE Fastlane Press Conference: October 7, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czb5Yzd0Pb8&t=2127s&ab_channel=WWE

Triple H thanks John Cena: WWE Fastlane 2023 Press Conference highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yttLeRV58-s&ab_channel=WWE

Jade Cargill makes first WWE appearance at WWE Fastlane: WWE Fastlane 2023 highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwDArfCKX84&ab_channel=WWE

Pro Wrestling

WWE @WWE Raw: October 9, 2023

Nia Jax @LinaFanene vs Raquel Rodriguez @RaquelWWE

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"I often tell my students not to be misled by the name 'artificial intelligence' - there is nothing artificial about it. AI is made by humans, intended to behave by humans, and, ultimately, to impact humans' lives and human society" - Fei-Fei Li #FeiFeiLi #quote #AI #ArtificialInteligence #students #humans #tech #world #media

MMA News

UFC @UFC top brass Dana White has confirmed that Conor McGregor isn’t quite back to being tested, but that the process should resume soon.

“No,” White said at the UFC Vegas 80 post-fight press conference when quizzed if "Notorious" McGregor was in the USADA testing pool.

“He is not officially in the USADA testing pool. He submitted the paperwork, probably by Monday he’ll be submitted. Again, don’t hold me to that, but the paperwork is submitted, next week sometime.”

“I literally have nothing planned for Conor McGregor right now,” White said. “The paperwork is being submitted. We’ll play it by ear, see how things work out, there’s still a lot of things that have to happen as far as fights go and then we’ll decide where he’s going to land.”

Videos

UFC Vegas 80: Post-Fight Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wYh7AuZ8Gs&t=73s&ab_channel=UFC

Dana White's Contender Series Post-Fight Press Conference | Season 7 - WEEK 9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US_ysdNyNfM&ab_channel=UFC

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Pro Wrestling

WWE @WWE RAW

Internet buzz on upcoming matches!

Ricochet vs Bronson Reed vs Chad Gable

Drew McIntyre vs JD McDonagh

Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso vs Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

#WWERaw #WWE #wrestling #prowrestling #sportsbiz #combatsports #entertainment #entertainmentnews #popculture #trend #trending #buzz #USANetwork #TV #media

Pro Wrestling

WWE @WWE Crown Jewel. November 4, 2023.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match Confirmed:

Seth Rollins @WWERollins vs Drew McIntyre @DMcIntyreWWE

"You don't have to worry about The Judgement Day. You see, they couldn't take this title from me, and neither can you" - Seth Rollins

Video

Drew McIntyre tells Seth “Freakin” Rollins to worry about him: Raw highlights, Oct. 9, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rkFsn942fQ&ab_channel=WWE

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Pro Wrestling

WWE NXT @WWENXT October 10, 2023

Carmelo Hayes @Carmelo_WWE with John Cena @JohnCena vs Bron Breakker with Paul Heyman @HeymanHustle

Asuka @WWEAsuka (WWE @WWE ) vs Roxanne Perez @roxanne_wwe (NXT)

Tyler Bate & The Brawling Brutes vs Gallus. Pub Rules Match

Cody Rhodes @CodyRhodes to make a big announcement!

Rumors of The Undertaker @undertaker as per bell toll heard on numerous WWE broadcasts

Tune in for pro wrestling wars!

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Pro Wrestling News

"I may even go more than a half an hour," Khan said. "We're just going to have a good time. TBS has been very cool. It's going to be a great night of wrestling. I really appreciate you guys having me on, giving me a chance to plug that we're on Tuesday night tonight on TBS."

Khan credited the trust and partnership between AEW and TBS as a big reason for why AEW would be able to go commercial-free this evening. When probed later how much further past a half hour AEW would push the commercial-free timeframe, Khan declined to give a firm answer, but did say he would try to keep it going as long as possible. "I'm going to try and push it," Khan said. "I'm going to try and go a bit over 30 minutes. I'll go as far as they're going to let me go." - Tony Khan, All Elite Wrestling @AEW

Video

The Rated R Superstar Makes His In-Ring Debut! | AEW Control Center: Title Tuesday, 10/10/23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W370-RHbwN8&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"Get ready for Title Tuesday" - Tony Schiavone

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Pro Wrestling

"Wrestling is doing really well right now. It’s a great time for the business and a great time to be a wrestling fan, which is what we wanted when we started in AEW @AEW . It’s worked. Now, for us in AEW, normally we would do the show on Wednesday, they moved us to tonight, it’s a rare thing, and everybody has really taken the spirit of it and everyone is up for a big fight. That’s what wrestling is all about. Our fans have really rallied around AEW. We’re on the best run of major events in the history of the company and we’re going to keep it going" - Tony Khan, All Elite Wrestling #TonyKhan #quote #AEW #AllEliteWrestling #TBS #wrestling #prowrestling #entertainment #popculture #sportsbiz #broadcasting #TV #media

Pro Wrestling

"January 4, 2024 at Tokyo Dome City Hall, Stardom @wwr_stardom will run a big show before Wrestle Kingdom," Stardom wrote.

"Belltime is noon, so you can go to Stardom and Wrestle Kingdom without missing a thing!"

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Pro Wrestling

WWE NXT @WWENXT

Video

John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Asuka and more highlight blockbuster NXT: WWE Now, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvfi_8xUdJQ&t=34s&ab_channel=WWE

"What's up guys. I'm Megan Morant for WWE Now, getting you set"...

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Pro Wrestling

NXT @WWENXT

October 10, 2023

Carmelo Hayes @Carmelo_WWE with John Cena @JohnCena vs Bron Breakker @bronbreakkerwwe

with Paul Heyman @HeymanHustle

and numerous WWE @WWE living legends appearing!

Undertaker @undertaker bell rings!

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Pro Wrestling

"We’ve really begun to change it. The perception is very strong for AEW @AEW worldwide. 44 days ago, we set the all-time record for ticket sales for any wrestling show ever in the history of the planet. We’re having a very good year, our pay-per-view numbers are through the roof, and we’re going to have a great show tonight on TBS. The fans are behind what we’re doing, people are mobilized behind this lineup, I’ve seen more positive momentum and positive feedback about AEW in the last 24 hours than I have in several weeks and that’s saying a lot because we’ve had a lot of huge shows in the last several weeks" - Tony Khan, AEW #TonyKhan #quote #AEW #AllEliteWrestling #wrestling #prowrestling #combatsports #sportsbiz #entertainment #entertainmentnews #popculture #PPV #PayPerView #broadcast #broadcasting #liveevents #livesport #buzz #trends #TV #media

Australian and Global Broadcasting News

Warner Bros streaming set down under via Max

WB top brass Jean-Briac Perrette lets cat out of the bag

Warner Bros Discovery’s president of global streaming and games

“We’ll do Europe before the Olympics, which we have to get done because we have the Olympics coming in Paris next summer. And then we will get to Asia,” Mr Perrette told media executives in Bali at a summit a few weeks back.

“Asia continues to be critically important, but we have to do it in that sequence. And we will get to Asia before the end of next year with our existing markets and then roll out to new markets again, starting in 2025.”

Mr Perrette told the Media Partners Asia APOS event that Warner Bros Discovery would “probably look to launch in a market like Australia after that”. “Australia’s a critically important market for us, where again we think our content is very strong for that market.” he added.

“Our measures of success are different than some others in the industry. We have three metrics: we have profitability, we have share, and we have scale. And we always said, you know, we’d rather be profitable and in fewer households than have more households and be losing billions of dollars,” he said.

“The company lost over $2 billion last year, we’re now profitable in the first half of the year. We feel great about that ... It’s not just about scale for scale’s sake.”

“Over the next five to 10 years, you’re going to end up with three to five big global players, in addition to maybe some local champions,” he said, flagging Warner Bros Discovery would look to partner with local studios to make shows.

Streaming in Australia

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Stan, Binge, Paramount+, Kayo Sports and Apple TV

Others: Britbox, CrunchyRoll, Hayu and Optus Sport (and a few unofficial ones!). Readers, you will have to find them yourselves, and we are not talking about just YouTube!

TV Guide: 2023 Bathurst 1000 on Seven, Foxtel, and SEN - 6 October 2023

2023 is the 60th anniversary of the Great Race

The 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 kicks into gear for 2023, with three full days of action from Mount Panorama available to watch on Seven, 7Plus, and Foxtel / Kayo Sports. SEN will have an audio broadcast.

On the 60th anniversary of the Great Race, practice laps will lead up to the major race and celebrations on Sunday.

Channel Seven and 7Plus

Seven’s broadcast of the final day at Mount Panorama starts from 7.30am AEDT Sunday.

On Seven, also celebrating a milestone this year is Sunrise’s Mark Beretta, who will suit up for his 25th Bathurst 1000 coverage alongside 7SPORT’s Mel McLaughlin, to bring Aussies every moment from the mountain over the three days.

Joining them will be Erebus Motorsport driver Jack Perkins, who will provide commentary in between competing in the Bathurst 1000 alongside co-driver Will Brown, while Emma Freedman will bring viewers all the excitement from the mountain and the campgrounds, and Mark Larkham reports live from pit lane along Chris Stubbs, Chad Neylon and Riana Crehan.

Supercars icons Mark Skaife and Neil Crompton will lead the commentary of the Supercars Championship’s premier event, while Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy will also join Seven for special insights.

Seven has also partnered with Komo Technologies and Repco to deliver a cross-platform digital experience hub to connect broadcast audiences across the Repco Bathurst 1000 weekend, and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Great Race, with customised and personalised mobile engagement.

Foxtel

Kayo Sports has introduced five live streams for the qualifying rounds, shootout, and the main race.

• Heli-Cam: a live helicopter camera brings a birds-eye view across the entire weekend

• Live Timing: Keeping track of the fastest laps, sectors and timing from all teams

• Gazoo Dipper: A live feed from the third corner of the Esses

• Camaro Channel (Race Day): A channel that will rotate across Camaro drivers throughout race day, including in key place battles

• Mustang Channel (Race Day): A channel will rotate across Mustang drivers throughout race day, including in key place battles

Fox Motorsport commentary will be led by six-time Bathurst victor, Mark Skaife, flanked by Fox Motorsport host, Jessica Yates.

SEN

The coverage begins on SEN 1170am (Sydney) with The Jimmy Smith Show broadcasting live trackside from BBQ Galore’s Steakhouse on both Thursday and Friday from 12pm to 3pm. Located at the fastest corner of the track, The steakhouse will feature some of the country’s best pitmasters cooking with Smokers, Pizza Ovens and the everyday gas grill.

The action heats up on Saturday with a live broadcast from 4pm to 6pm, setting the stage for the big race on Sunday. SEN will provide coverage from 10am to 6pm, with the trio of Jimmy Smith, Aaron Noonan, and Paul Dumbrell at the helm.

Foxtel Media teams up with Mater Prize Home for the fifth season of Love It or List It - October 12, 2023

Foxtel Media has announced that it has teamed up with Mater Prize Home for the fifth season of Love It or List It to give clued-in real estate fans a chance to win a piece of prime Gold Coast property and a host of other prizes, including a Tesla Model Y and SeaFox 268 Commander boat.

Foxtel Lifestyle talent and residential property expert Andrew Winter, has signed on as an official brand ambassador for Mater Prize Home. The partnership featuring bespoke integration across Foxtel linear channels, BINGE, and IQ VOD streaming spans multiple campaigns, including sponsorships of Love It or List It Australia and Selling Houses Australia. It will also be amplified via Mater Prize Home assets, including social media.

A custom digital billboard featuring Winter will capture on-site content of the Helensvale, QLD home and will, for the first time, run across Foxtel’s linear and digital assets, including BINGE and Foxtel GO.

Love It or List It, produced by Beyond Productions exclusively for Foxtel, follows Winter and design guru Neale Whitaker as they are tasked with helping Australian homeowners decide whether to renovate or relocate from their property.

Laura Elliman, head of entertainment partnerships at Foxtel Media, said: “Foxtel Media is delighted to support Mater Prize Home by leveraging the popularity of Love It or List It. Real estate is a true passion point of our engaged audiences, and this partnership taps into this interest perfectly whilst also helping to drive funding to Mater, through Mater Foundation who runs Mater Prize Home. Fans will undoubtedly appreciate the opportunity to win a piece of coveted real estate, as they follow Andrew and Neale across the season.”

Fans of the popular lifestyle series can place themselves in the running to win Mater Prize Home’s biggest prize package ever through the purchase of a ticket. Each ticket sold is helping to support vital medical research, equipment and patient care, bringing hope and healing to so many in the community.

Andrew Winter, co-host of Love It or List It, said: “With such a tight property market, I’m excited to see the Love It or List It audience be inspired by the new ideas we explore on the latest session of the show and try their luck in winning the great prize package on offer from Mater Prize Home. I’m excited to work with them on this campaign and contribute to the great healthcare initiatives that are supported through the Mater Foundation.”

Simon Jarvis, director Lotteries at Mater Foundation, said: “The choice to go with Foxtel Media, Andrew, and Love It or List It was an easy one. The Foxtel Group is known for its quality programming and premium advertising experience, so we knew that we would be able to reach exactly the right target audience through our collaboration. We can’t wait to see how Australia’s favourite property duo will transform the lives of real Australians on the newest season of the show.”

BINGE announces global news channels and 4K availability on the platform - October 5, 2023

BINGE customers will have access to global news channels, CNN International, MSNBC and Bloomberg TV

BINGE has announced that customers on standard and premium tiers will be able to stream the best of BINGE in 4K.

In addition, all BINGE customers will have access to live and breaking news with global news channels, CNN International, MSNBC and Bloomberg TV.

The streaming platform offers customers the biggest shows from around the globe, including hits like The White Lotus, Vigil and American Horror Story: Delicate plus the best Australian originals like Colin from Accounts, The Twelve and Love Me.

Alison Hurbert-Burns, executive director of BINGE, said: “We know customers love streaming entertainment in 4K, especially big production shows like House of the Dragon and The Last of Us which is why I am so pleased that we can now provide this feature.

“The addition of live news channels will help viewers stay up to date with all the latest news from around the world, offering more content and greater value to our customers.”

4K will be available on the streaming platform from late October for elected content and selected devices that are 4K TV compatible and will require a minimum broadband speed of 25Mpbs.

The announcement comes after BINGE revealed the new cast of The Real Housewives of Sydney, including Dr Kate Adams, Terry Biviano, Caroline Gaultier, Victoria Montano, Sally Obermeder, Krissy Marsh and Nicole O’Neil.

The 10-part series commissioned by BINGE, is produced by Matchbox Pictures, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, with production taking place across Sydney and one special overseas adventure.

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Tony Abbott and the meeting of minds at Fox - October 13, 2023

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is on track to join Fox Corporation’s board of directors next month, in Lachlan Murdoch’s first major move as he looks to stamp his authority as the company’s sole chair.

The announcement to nominate Abbott to the Fox board came one day after Lachlan Murdoch’s confirmation as heir to the News and Fox empire, carrying on the Murdoch tradition of bringing notable figures from the world of politics into the family’s corporate inner sanctum.

If the move is confirmed at Fox Corp’s annual meeting in November, Abbott will join conservative US politician Paul Ryan on the board, while former US senator Kelly Ayotte and former Spanish president José María Aznar sit on the News Corp board.

Bush and Trump administration secretary Elaine Chao also sat on News Corp’s board between stints in government.

Lachlan Murdoch and Abbott are close friends, their relationship dating beyond Abbott’s ascent to the top of Australian politics, with Sarah Murdoch, Lachlan’s wife, launching Abbott’s book, Battlelines, in 2009.

“I don’t know that he’s got much media experience beyond a few years in journalism,” says The Australian’s longest-serving editor-in-chief, Chris Mitchell. “I’m not sure he’d bring any particular skills to do with publishing, TV or pay TV.”

Mitchell, who has known Abbott since his days at The Australian in the 1980s, and Lachlan Murdoch “since he was a boy”, sees the two as a “meeting of minds”.

Apart from his time at The Australian, Abbott also worked at The Bulletin before being appointed press secretary to former Liberal opposition leader John Hewson in 1990.

“He didn’t have media respect,” Hewson says, noting his speech writing was usually “extremely right wing”.

Despite Abbott’s limited media experience, Fox’s board says he has the necessary skills and experience required, as noted in its AGM proxy statement.

Abbott ticks seven of the 10 boxes, according to the board, and is likely to earn anywhere between $467,000 and $543,000 depending on his extra duties, a similar return to his earning power for two years as prime minister.

After losing his electoral seat of Warringah in 2019, Abbott was appointed as a trade adviser to the UK government in 2020.

The decision to install Abbott may not be based on his relevant media qualifications, says Stephen Mayne, Crikey founder and shareholder activist, adding the Murdochs have form appointing former conservative politicians.

“It’s more than an anomaly now,” Mayne says.

If Abbott is successful, he will replace Jacques Nasser, a former CEO of Ford and chair of BHP. Mayne says Abbott replacing “Rupert’s most credible director”, having served 22 years, is telling of the direction of Fox.

Aznar serves as the best comparison to Abbott, a former senior executive in Rupert Murdoch’s team says. The former Spanish president’s appointment in 2006 to the News Corporation board is “a kind of pat on the back” for like-mindedness, Spain’s support of America in the Gulf War and “doing right by Western democracy”.

Aznar remains on the News Corp board 17 years later.

Former senior adviser to John Howard Niki Savva, who profiled Abbott’s leadership in a highly publicised 2016 book, now calls him a “warrior for conservative causes” in Australia and overseas, referencing his “pivotal role” in the 1999 republic referendum, and similarly in the likely successful campaign against the Voice, to be determined on Saturday.

The board move confirms News and Fox are “almost as much political organisations as commercial organisations”, says Mayne, this sentiment hardening since Fox’s exit from entertainment through the sale of 21st Century Fox to Disney in 2019.

An individual in Lachlan’s inner circle says political thinking can be an asset on boards, noting that Ryan, a former speaker of the House and Mitt Romney’s 2012 running mate, adds value in their directorial duties.

Long-time News Limited chair and CEO John Hartigan says, “he’s not out of place”, despite never getting the impression Abbott either had, or lacked, relevant media skills.

“Is Tony the appropriate person? Who knows,” says Hartigan, though he and Mitchell agree it is natural for a new chair to build out their own support.

Another factor behind Abbott’s nomination could be Lachlan Murdoch’s desire to shore up support in the event of the death of Rupert Murdoch, 92, who maintains considerable power through the Murdoch family trust.

Veteran ABC broadcaster Jon Faine, once referred to by Abbott as an “equal opportunity mongrel”, a badge he wears with pride, questions whether the former prime minister will look at Fox News’ role in a similar light in his new role.

“There’s great responsibility involved in these jobs, as with anyone in the media, and it will be really interesting to see which version of Tony Abbott we’re going to get on this board.”

Abbott declined to comment. Fox was approached for comment.

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Sky Network Television taps Jarden as bid lands - October 13, 2023

Dual-listed pay-TV provider Sky Network Television has brought in its long-time adviser Jarden, after receiving a non-binding indicative offer from a mystery international bidder.

Sources said the bidder has hired Rothschild’s bankers to advise it on the tilt. Sky disclosed the approach in its exchange filings on Friday morning, citing it as the reason for the pause in its buyback.

However, Sky did not disclose the price. That’s unheard of if the company is still considering the NBIO and hasn’t rejected it yet.

It comes after Street Talk spotted at least two private equity firms kicking tyres at Sky last year.

In a research flash note mailed out to clients this morning, Forsyth Barr analysts Aaron Ibbotson and Matt Montgomerie said they expected Sky to fetch a “meaningful bid-premium”.

“SKT currently trades on a 12 month forward PE of ~6.5x, a ~-25% discount to its five year history and an EV/EBIT of ~4.5x, a ~-26% discount to its five year average; it is one of the lowest valued stocks on the NZX,” the duo wrote.

“More importantly, for a potential financial buyer we estimate that it is valued on a FY25 FCF yield of ~10% which makes it possible for a private equity buyer to offer a meaningful premium to the undisturbed price and still use leverage even in today’s high interest rate environment.”

The company has a $NZ358 million market capitalisation. Sky last traded at $2.33 a share on the ASX after gaining 10.95 per cent year to date.

More to come

(AFR)

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The real family drama behind ‘Succession’ - October 6, 2023

From sibling squabbles to inheritance infighting, the popular television series has a rich history of familial strife on which to draw.

"I thought my family was f---ed up,” says a character in the forthcoming third series of Succession. “This is next level.” That’s an understatement: Succession seems to be the penthouse of dramas, far above ordinary means and mayhem.

Yet the Emmy-winning HBO show does not imagine what could go wrong in family empires; it plasters together what has gone wrong in case after case in real life, and applies a glorious gloss of wordplay and satire. In Succession, history really does repeat itself, the second time as farce and much more enjoyable.

The show centres on the Roys, a plutocratic media family grappling with two biological facts: the patriarch will die, and none of his children is his clone. (This article contains spoilers for seasons one and two.) In the very first episode, billionaire Logan Roy has a stroke – before naming a successor. He joins a very large club. Medieval kings were desperate to produce an heir; their modern equivalents are inclined to forget their mortality. Indian magnates Anil and Mukesh Ambani feuded after their father Dhirubhai died following a stroke, without leaving a will.

Logan’s problem is more complicated. As he lies in a coma, we discover his company has billions in hidden debt. Now we are in the annals of Robert Maxwell, whose media group was revealed by the Financial Times, the day after his death in 1991, to owe hundreds of millions of pounds more than stated. Maxwell’s sons Kevin and Ian found that their first inheritances from their father were a financial crisis and a fraud trial.

Unlike Maxwell, Succession’s Logan survives. He retakes the reins of his empire, despite being so unwell that he confuses his son’s office carpet for a urinal. It is enough to rival Sumner Redstone, who tried to remain chairman of his media conglomerates, CBS and Viacom, when he could no longer speak. Redstone communicated via an iPad loaded with audio clips of himself saying “yes”, “no” and “f--k you”.

“I have no intention of ever retiring, or of dying,” he had said, at the age of 85. He died last year, aged 97, two years after a court had declared him incapacitated.

More to the picture

But Succession never pulls too hard on one thread; there is always more to the picture. Shortly before his stroke, Logan tries to blindside his children into weakening their control of the family trust, telling them on his 80th birthday that it’s the one present he really wants.

Welcome to the life and times of Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, who warned her children that they would go bankrupt unless they agreed, within three days, to extend her control of a family trust. A judge found her legal tactics against her children had “closely approach[ed] intimidation”.

“They don’t appreciate ... the efforts I went to,” Rinehart shot back, soon afterwards.

In Succession, Logan ends up facing a boardroom coup, led by his son Kendall. That scene will not have surprised the Shin family, head of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, where the younger son convened a board meeting and removed his father. Kendall fails in his coup, so teams up with a hedge fund and a rival media group to mount a hostile takeover. The set-up recalls the case of George Strawbridge, grandson of the founder of Campbell’s Soup, who allied with activist hedge fund investor Dan Loeb to oust the entire board.

However, Kendall is troubled by addiction problems, which recall the struggles of Australian scion James Packer. He drives a car off the road into a lake, and his young companion drowns, an incident that strongly resembles Senator Ted Kennedy’s crash on Chappaquiddick Island.

Succession’s characters are constantly questioning what is real — “Is this real?” ; “Are you for real?“; “No real person involved”. The joke is that none of it is real, and yet all of it is.

The family that Succession draws most from is the Murdochs. Years ago the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, wrote a script (never produced) about Rupert Murdoch’s 78th birthday party. These days he and the show’s stars sometimes play down the link, and not just because Murdoch knows good libel lawyers.

The endless ingredients generate the richness, like a sort of Oedipal Ottolenghi recipe.

They cite other influences for Succession: King Lear; Roman tragedies; Ivan the Terrible, who murdered his adult son; and Andre Agassi, whose father devised a machine that would force him to hit nearly 1 million tennis balls a year. The endless ingredients generate the richness, like a sort of Oedipal Ottolenghi recipe.

But the dominant flavour is still Murdoch: a right-wing media magnate who allows three of his children to compete with each other for position; who fights off a corporate debt crisis; who indulges an extremist TV host; who denies all knowledge of criminal behaviour in his empire; who tries, with mixed success, to buy trophy media assets; and who hires a therapist to try to reconcile his family in what may be a publicity stunt.

It’s all in the Murdoch family history and it’s all in Succession. “I read everything ever written on the Murdochs,” Jeremy Strong, the actor who plays Kendall, has said. “I read that James Murdoch ties his shoelaces very tightly. That was interesting.”

The Roys and the Murdochs

In broad brush, Kendall is James Murdoch, the child who feels he has earned the top job by slaving away in the empire but who is passed over. His sister Shiv Roy is Elisabeth Murdoch – the liberal who keeps her distance but would love to take over. Roman is Lachlan Murdoch – the maverick. (Lachlan now runs much of what remains of the Murdoch empire after the family sold out lucratively to Disney.) The Roy children are not only competing for their father’s job; they are competing for his affection, which he offers just often enough to keep them interested. “For a media guy, he’s not the greatest communicator,” Kendall notes drily.

The fact that Succession is recognisable from reality makes it more compelling (see also: The Crown, The West Wing). But how recognisable is it for people who don’t travel on superyachts, who don’t spend $US15,000 on a birthday present or eat endangered songbirds for dinner, and who actually need to wear overcoats because they may not be chauffeured at every turn? How universal are its depictions of sibling rivalry, the desire for parental approval and dilemmas about family obedience?

More universal than it might seem. In his book The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama seeks to explain the “chronic restlessness” that drove him into politics. “Someone once said that every man is trying to either live up to his father’s expectations or make up for their father’s mistakes,” he writes. Obama went from hero-worshipping his father to being shocked by his failings. Unlike Succession’s Logan, Obama snr was not visible on every TV screen and every newspaper, but he still shaped his son’s outlook.

Logan doesn’t push his kids to flatter him, like Donald Trump did when he interviewed Donald jnr and Ivanka on camera. But he has fixed expectations: he wants his children to be like him. That is impossible, not least because his wealth means that they didn’t have his impoverished childhood.

Some psychotherapists use the term “reproductive narcissism” to describe parents’ tendency to favour children who resemble them. Logan forces his children to choose between two versions of themselves, one that is defined by his achievements and one that isn’t. His own narcissism comes to the fore at the end of series two, when Kendall betrays him again. Logan smiles, because finally his son is acting as ruthlessly as he would.

Sibling rivalry

A school of economics posits that sibling competition is widespread and rational, not limited to family businesses. The bestselling book SuperFreakonomics cited evidence that adult children who stood to receive a large inheritance visited an elderly parent more often if they had a sibling. Subsequent research has questioned that conclusion, suggesting siblings may not be mercenaries after all.

Psychotherapists tend to distinguish between natural sibling rivalries and desires for parental attention, and pathologies that emerge when affection is in short supply. “Some families think healthy competition is good for children. I really don’t think that is a good idea at all,” says Hannah Sherbersky, senior lecturer in psychology at Exeter university.

In Succession, the Roy children are subjected to intense, Maxwell-style bullying and belittling by their father, who refuses to appreciate whatever they give him (particularly when Roman tries to buy him his favourite Scottish football team but mistakenly buys Hearts, not Hibs). Their mother is just as bad, spending the reception before her daughter’s wedding asking guests to bet how long the marriage will last.

The show suggests that the Roys are not a family at all, just a conglomerate of unintegrated assets. “We’re eating family-style,” says Logan’s third wife, Marcia, at a get-together. “Almost like we’re a family,” quips Roman. Strong, who plays Kendall, has quoted a phrase attributed to Carl Jung: “Where love is absent, power fills the vacuum.”

But there is love in Succession. Kendall is passed over by his father to become chief executive, but still ends up singing a laudatory, cringe-inducing rap: “L to the O, G, A, N.”

Many family disputes — the Ambanis, the Murdochs — have involved siblings taking on siblings. In 1980, Charles Koch, chief executive of Koch Industries, survived a coup attempt by his younger brother Bill. He voted his brother out of the company at the next board meeting. By contrast, the Roy siblings jostle, but they haven’t actually fought directly in Succession. They recognise that they alone share the burden of being Logan’s children. And better that one of them takes control than an outsider.

Ultimately, the Roys can hire people to cook their meals, treat their psyches, and clean up their mess. But they can’t hire people to be their family (although Connor, the eldest, most delusional child, does try). When Logan’s spiteful brother, Ewan, is asked to back a no-confidence vote in him, he replies: “My brother’s an ex-Scot, an ex-Canadian, an ex-human being. But he’s still my brother.”

Family v non-family business

Family businesses have strange dynamics, particularly around the selection of an heir. At least Oedipus didn’t have to win his father’s backing as his named successor. The oldest is not always the best fit. “I’ve managed to get myself into this situation, where ‘what does my dad think?’ is my entire fucking universe,” laments Succession‘s Shiv, as she tries to overcome Logan’s resistance to favouring a woman. With your parent as your boss, you may be infantilised forever.

One tempting conclusion from the show is that you should never try to work with your family. That would be wrong. For every feuding family business, there are probably several happy ones. Eddie Hearn, the British boxing promoter who is taking over his father Barry’s business, has said of Succession: “It’s just like us!” The Hearns’ rivalries seem to be contained in a successful business that is bigger than father or son could have built alone. Succession may be a modern King Lear, but Shakespeare wrote more comedies than tragedies.

“Family businesses at their best are world-beating,” says Professor Nigel Nicholson, an evolutionary psychologist at London Business School. He recalls one British family business owner who felt confident enough to surround himself with clever people because he knew he was unsackable.

By contrast, “the level of competition and distrust in non-family businesses is seriously problematic”, says Nicholson. (Even in Succession, arguably the most duplicitous character isn’t one of the Roys but Stewy, a private equity investor and university friend of Kendall’s.)

Jonathan Knee, a former investment banker and a professor at Columbia Business School, argues that family and non-family businesses are less different than they appear. Among turbulent US banks in the early 2000s, “every single one of them had a Succession-like drama”, he says.

“There are two different lines of research that I’ve never been able to reconcile,” says Knee. “One is that family businesses do better and there are reasons that make sense for that: levels of trust, facility of communication etc. Then there’s a bunch of really interesting research that diversity really does allow you to cross-pollinate and learn things. What is the opposite of diverse? A family!”

Knee’s working hypothesis is that organisations outperform when they are “at the extremes” — with lots of family control or lots of diversity. The problems come in the middle, when organisations are too heterogeneous to have high trust and not diverse enough to cross-pollinate. “That’s most of the world!”

Perhaps the most far-fetched part of Succession is Shiv working for a Bernie Sanders-style senator intent on destroying the family empire. That has no parallel in real life. But scions are speaking out: Abigail Disney campaigned against the pay of Disney’s then chief executive, Bob Iger. Mary Trump detailed the psychological flaws of her uncle Donald (who is now suing her, accusing her of leaking his tax affairs).

James Murdoch quit News Corp’s board last year and has since taken potshots at his family’s Fox News. And the idea of Succession’s Connor Roy – a man so privileged and bored that he “hyper-decants” his wine – running for president as a libertarian has precedents: David Koch was the Libertarian party’s candidate for vice-president in 1980, and Steve Forbes, of the Forbes publishing family, ran for the Republican nomination in 1996 and 2000.

We wait to find what happens in the third season of Succession. But if the writers wanted material, they could have looked to the UK’s Sir Frederick Barclay, who was bugged by his own nephews while he smoked cigars in London’s Ritz Hotel (which the family owned at the time). And if the show wants a dark turn, there’s the fate of Robert Maxwell’s favourite daughter: Ghislaine Maxwell goes on trial next month on sex-trafficking charges, which she denies. By comparison, the Roys are not exceptional. They even start to look like us.

(Financial Times)

Rich Lister accused of encouraging ‘incredibly inappropriate’ behaviour - October 13, 2023

Ed Craven, the young Rich Lister and founder of one of the world’s biggest online casinos, Stake.com, has been accused of encouraging inappropriate behaviour towards a woman on his live-streaming platform, Kick.

Kick, which was only established in Melbourne last year, was founded by Craven and his business partner, Bijan Tehrani, and is the main competitor to Amazon’s Twitch.

Stake.com’s Ed Craven and American internet personality Paul Denino, known as “Ice Poseidon”.

The multibillion-dollar live-streaming industry boasts of tens of millions of users worldwide who upload videos or provide commentary as they play video games and go about their daily lives. It has attracted some 20 per cent of US teens to Twitch, Kick’s rival, according to Pew Research Centre. It has also created niche celebrities with avid fan bases.

Mr Craven’s Kick has sought to boost the platform’s popularity further by sponsoring the Alfa Romeo F1 Team and Everton Football Club.

In late September, Mr Craven met streamer Paul Denino, or “Ice Poseidon”, when he visited Australia. Famous for distasteful stunts and a fan base called the “Purple Army”, Mr Denino has hundreds of thousands of subscribers on Kick and his videos clock millions of views.

Mr Craven’s Kick has sought to boost the platform’s popularity further by sponsoring the Alfa Romeo F1 Team and Everton Football Club.

Mr Denino and two others live-streamed themselves on the Kick platform hiring an escort at an apartment in Brisbane in which they showed her face online. An account in Mr Craven’s name posted laughing emojis in the chat section of the stream while it took place.

Marcus Graham, a former top executive at Twitch and veteran live-streamer, described the behaviour as “incredibly inappropriate and incredibly unsafe”. “Those who can’t see what is wrong with it is the audience Kick is trying to go after,” he said.

Mr Craven was one of 26 debutants on last year’s Young Rich List, entering at age 27 with an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion. Stake.com is the shirt sponsor of English Premier League team Watford.

Silence condemned

Mr Denino was arrested in Thailand for inappropriate behaviour at a Bangkok restaurant prior to his arrival in Australia. He was later released after issuing an apology.

After a barrage of criticism of the video, Mr Craven responded by outlining new community guidelines, but streamers condemned his silence on his own participation.

“Ed did put out a tweet to discuss changes happening at Kick, however, has taken no accountability for his own actions during that stream, that he allowed this stream to carry on,” a live-streamer known as SailorPeach, 31, told The Australian Financial Review.

Mr Craven declined to comment.

The fast-growing streaming service has offered a 95-5 revenue split with the creators, who make money through subscriptions and donations on the platform, with the hopes of luring young talent away from larger streaming services such as Twitch.

Some streamers who had been sponsored by Stake.com decamped to Kick after Twitch began enforcing a ban on certain gambling live-streams.

The platform prominently features streamers playing games on his online casino, Stake.com, which critics say promotes gambling to children since under-18s are big users of live-streaming.

This is despite the fact Australians are technically banned from using Stake.com, which is run out of Australia. The site is geo-blocked from Australia.

“They are showcasing gambling in a very positive light to impressionable kids,” Mr Graham said. Kick asks users to confirm they are above the age of 18 when viewing certain content, including gambling.

Australian regulators say they cannot intervene. The communications watchdog can apply to the Federal Court to fine a business up to $281,700 for each advertisement that promotes prohibited interactive gambling services, such as casino-style slots.

However, the Australian Communications and Media Authority acknowledged it had limited power to rein in global platforms.

“Prohibition includes the publication of these advertisements on a website accessible by Australians, but if and only if the ACMA is satisfied that the majority of persons who access the content are physically present in Australia,” a spokesman for ACMA said.

“This potentially limits the reach of the advertising prohibition for websites that have a global audience such as Kick, Facebook, YouTube and Twitch.”

Promoter

Especially: one who assumes the financial responsibilities of a sporting event (such as a boxing match) including contracting with the principals, renting the site, and collecting gate receipts.

He was a promoter of boxing, pro wrestling, martial arts and the health and well-being sector. He combined both news, journalism, advertising and various promotions in the course of business. Promotions were both traditional and online based.

More examples:

As a promoter, the model significantly reduces costs, especially for the middle shows on a three, four or five night run.—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2023

Mike O’Malley, who was also the series showrunner, starred in the role of Charlie Gully, a rival promoter.—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023

Lam was a promoter of the crypto exchange JPEX, which was publicly admonished last week by the Hong Kong’s version of the SEC, the Securities and Futures Commission, or SFC. - Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 19 Sep. 2023

Quotes

“Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee @BruceLee #BruceLee #quote #water #bewatermyfriend #martialarts #combatsports #life #world #media

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WWE FASTLANE ® DELIVERS RECORDS FOR VIEWERSHIP, GATE & SPONSORSHIP

STAMFORD, Conn., October 9, 2023 – WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that Fastlane, which emanated from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, became the most-watched and highest-grossing Fastlane in company history. The premium live event set new Fastlane records for viewership, gate and sponsorship.

Viewership for Fastlane was up 71 percent versus the previous record set in 2021. The sold-out show marked the largest gate ever for any Fastlane, up more than 31 percent versus the previous record set in Cleveland in 2016, and became the highest-grossing WWE event ever held in Indianapolis.

In addition, Fastlane sponsorship revenue was up 60 percent versus the previous record set in 2021.

About WWE

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), is an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, premium live events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion homes worldwide in 25 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, TNT Sport, Sony India and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all premium live events, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library and is currently available in approximately 165 countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network. Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

09.21.2023

Smackdown Returns To USA Network as part of Five-Year Agreement Between WWE and NBCUniversal

WWE to Make NBC Primetime Debut with Launch of Four Network Specials

STAMFORD, Conn., Sep. 21, 2023 – WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), and NBCUniversal have agreed to a five-year domestic media rights partnership that will bring Friday Night SmackDown back to USA Network beginning October 2024. Additionally, beginning in the 2024/25 season, WWE will produce four primetime specials per year that will air on NBC, marking the first time WWE will air on the network in primetime.

SmackDown will come exclusively to NBCU as one of television’s longest-running programs, regularly rating as the No. 1 show in the 18-49 advertising demographic on Friday nights and featuring many WWE Superstars including John Cena, Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, and Rey Mysterio.

“NBCUniversal has been a tremendous partner of WWE for decades,” said WWE President Nick Khan. “We are excited to extend this longstanding relationship by bringing SmackDown to USA Network on Friday nights and look forward to debuting multiple WWE special events annually on NBC.”

“It’s a privilege and thrill to continue NBCU’s decades-long partnership with WWE which has helped cement USA Network’s consistent position as the top-rated cable entertainment network in live viewership” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment. “With Friday nights on USA, primetime specials on NBC, and the WWE hub on Peacock, we’ll continue to use the power of our portfolio to super-serve this passionate fanbase.”

As part of WWE and NBCUniversal’s longstanding relationship, USA Network is currently home to WWE NXT and WWE Monday Night Raw, which is the #2 cable entertainment program in 2023 in the 18-49 demo. Demonstrating the deeply engaged WWE audience on USA, WWE NXT (+27%) and WWE Monday Night Raw (+15%) are up double-digits year-over-year in the target demographic. WWE Monday Night Raw and WWE NXT will continue to air on USA Network through September 2024.

In addition, since 2021, Peacock has been the exclusive home of WWE Network in the U.S. where Peacock subscribers can stream thousands of hours of on-demand programming from WWE including original series, groundbreaking documentaries, fan-favorite shows from the WWE archives, and premium live events like WrestleMania, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, Summer Slam, and more. WWE continues to drive high engagement on the platform, with this April’s WrestleMania 39 livestream delivering a record-breaking weekend for Peacock as its highest weekend usage to-date.

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About WWE

About NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

About TKO

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company that comprises UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and WWE, an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. Together, our organizations reach more than 1 billion TV households in approximately 170 countries, and we organize more than 350 live events year-round, attracting over one million fans. TKO is majority owned by Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global sports and entertainment company.

09.12.2023

Endeavor Announces Close of UFC® And WWE® Transaction to Create TKO Group Holdings, a Premier Sports and Entertainment Company

New Company to Begin Trading Today, September 12, on the New York Stock Exchange Under “TKO” Ticker Symbol

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & STAMFORD, Conn. (September 12, 2023) – Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR) (“Endeavor”) and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (previously NYSE: WWE) (“WWE”) today announced the close of their previously announced agreement and the launch of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) (“TKO”).

TKO brings together UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and WWE, an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment, to create a new premium sports and entertainment company serving more than one billion young and diverse fans1, reaching viewers in 180 countries, and producing more than 350 annual live events. Through this combination, TKO will leverage Endeavor’s expertise in areas including domestic and international media rights, ticket sales and yield optimization, event operations, global partnerships, licensing, and premium hospitality to drive revenue growth.

“The creation of TKO marks an exciting new chapter for UFC and WWE as leaders in global sports and entertainment,” said Ariel Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor and TKO. “Given their continued connectivity to the Endeavor network, we are confident in our ability to accelerate their respective growth and unlock long-term sustainable value for shareholders. With UFC and WWE under one roof, we will provide unrivaled experiences for more than a billion passionate fans worldwide.”

“This is the culmination of a decades-long partnership between Endeavor and WWE across strategic initiatives including talent representation and media rights. Given our collaborative, trusted relationship and Endeavor’s incredible track record of success growing UFC, we believe WWE is optimally positioned for future growth and success as part of TKO,” said Vince McMahon, Executive Chairman of TKO. “Our focus remains on delivering for our fans across the globe as we take the business to the next level alongside UFC and Endeavor.”

TKO will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TKO,” with Endeavor holding a 51% controlling interest in the new company and existing WWE shareholders holding a 49% interest in the new company, on a fully diluted basis.

Leadership Team

As previously announced, TKO is led by:

Ariel Emanuel, Chief Executive Officer, who continues as Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor;

Mark Shapiro, President and Chief Operating Officer, who continues as President and Chief Operating Officer of Endeavor;

Andrew Schleimer, Chief Financial Officer; and

Seth Krauss, Chief Legal Officer, who continues as Chief Legal Officer of Endeavor.

Dana White is now Chief Executive Officer of UFC and Lawrence Epstein remains Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UFC. Nick Khan continues at WWE in the role of President.

The Board of Directors of TKO is led by Vince McMahon as Executive Chairman of the Board and consists of 11 members, including Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Shapiro, and Mr. Khan, in addition to the following directors:

Peter C.B. Bynoe, Senior Advisor at DLA Piper LLP;

Egon P. Durban, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Silver Lake;

Steven R. Koonin, Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta Hawks, LLC;

Jonathan A. Kraft, President of the Kraft Group LLC;

Sonya E. Medina, President and Chief Executive Officer of Reach Resilience;

Nancy R. Tellem, Executive Chairperson and Chief Media Officer of Eko; and

Carrie Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Advisors

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisors to Endeavor, Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal advisor to Endeavor, and Alvarez & Marsal served as integration advisor to Endeavor. The Raine Group served as lead financial advisor to WWE. J.P. Morgan and Moelis & Company LLC served as financial advisors to WWE. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP served as legal advisor to WWE, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to WWE’s controlling stockholder, McMahon.

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About Endeavor

Endeavor (NYSE: EDR) is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; and sports, fashion, events and media company IMG. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation, sports operations & advisory, event & experiences management, media production & distribution, experiential marketing and brand licensing.

About TKO

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company that comprises UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and WWE, an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. Together, our organizations reach more than 1 billion TV households in approximately 180 countries, and we organize more than 350 live events year-round, attracting over one million fans. TKO is majority owned by Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global sports and entertainment company.

About UFC®

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and 228 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world, while broadcasting to over 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok: @UFC.

About WWE®

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), is an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, premium live events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion homes worldwide in 25 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, TNT Sport, Sony India and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all premium live events, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library and is currently available in more than 180 countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network. Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

Pro Wrestling News

Former two-time NXT Champion Karrion Kross was asked who he thought was the GOAT during a recent interview with Chris Van Vilet. Kross explained that it was the Rattlesnake who not only took pro-wrestling to the next level, but saved WWE during its Monday Night War against WCW.

Well, I think to me, the GOAT is the guy that did the most for the business. Not necessarily, had to be the best wrestler. But the guy that did meant the most to our business, and the guy that saved [it] in my eyes, saved the WWE. Steve Austin. Yeah, I mean, what Steve did, and then to be injured and retire at 39. I mean, I keep forgetting this and until people remind me, well, I don’t see Steve as much as I used to. But he quit. He had to quit because of a broken neck at 39. Yeah, he got back in and out. But I mean, think about that. I mean. And he took a couple of swings. They put one label on him, but when he found that niche, him and Vince The Attitude Era, but it was Stone Cold, Shawn, Mike Tyson. And we were arguing about the NWO who’s gonna win a match? And can we go with three minutes instead of 10? I mean, it’s just bullsh*t. But that’s, that’s when all of a sudden where Bischoff didn’t know how to run a company. Then he put himself into it, which made it worse.

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Ric Flair on wrestling, Vince McMahon - Octobere 12, 2023

On Vince McMahon selling WWE:

To be honest with you, I was surprised. I never thought he would ever walk away from it but I think he probably felt the time was there and sold it for, you know, he actually put a price on it that he thought no one would ever pay and then along came somebody and paid the price. And I think he put 3 billion more than anybody ever estimated. And that’s just what I’ve been told and what I’ve read, doesn’t mean it’s true, but I think he thought nobody would ever buy it. And then they came along and bought it. The stock has held high and they continue to forge forward and they continue to be, in my opinion, the most entertaining product. Well, I think wrestling’s more entertaining period than any others for me. I think Tony’s done a great job with AEW too. The fact that Tony’s picking up more programming. The people at Turner aren’t dumb, they realized that the program is important and it’s keeping the ratings up and you know as an example last night, they loaded up the NXT show last night, did you notice? They’re really trying to beat Tony’s Wednesday night show. So that remains to be seen but I don’t think The Undertaker and everyone will be there every Tuesday night but it’s interesting to see the chess match between the two.

Clarifies that he doesn’t want to wrestle again:

No, that was completely taken out of context. No, I have no desire to wrestle again. I said I could, because I feel great. And if I did, I could be better because I would learn from the mistakes I made getting ready last time, which was not hydrating. I weighed 218 and I didn’t drink any water that day, a combination of nerves and everything else. We really had worked out what you would have thought, Mike, as a decent match, not great by any means. But when I mentioned that I didn’t feel good, everybody thought I was having a heart attack and that was a blatant error on my part but no, I feel great. I’m so damn…I’m probably the only guy in the business that doesn’t have a knee replacement or hip replacement or anything. I feel great.”

Pro Wrestling News

Eric Bischoff Points Out Jade Cargill As An 'Interesting' Exception For WWE

Jade Cargill's arrival to WWE has attracted a lot of buzz, which was heightened when the former AEW TBS Champion made a special appearance on the WWE Fastlane pre-show alongside WWE CCO Paul "Triple H" Levesque. While many were expecting the company to change her ring name, WWE's newest signee was introduced with the same moniker she had assumed in AEW — her real name, Jade Cargill.

Speaking on the "83 Weeks" podcast, former WCW President Eric Bischoff pointed out the rarity of a WWE Superstar performing under their real name, especially one that was previously used in a promotion outside of WWE.

"There's no gimmick attorney Mike Dockins, trademark or copyright issues. But [the] point is, typically WWE wants to own that name, they want to merchandise that name," said Cargill. "So, they're basically doing a licensing deal with her as opposed to her showing up and being a talent, and they own the license or they own the trademarks. I think that's very interesting, and it does definitely break the paradigm. That is not what WWE normally does, over the decades. Fascinating to me."

Shortly after her signing was announced, Cargill told "The Ringer Wrestling Show" that keeping the Jade Cargill name was highly important to her when she considered joining WWE. "I built equity into it, and I've done outside PR. I put life into my name, so that's something that I didn't want to let go [of]," Cargill said.

Pro Wrestling News

Paul Heyman Says WWE NXT Star Could One Day Be 'Leading The Industry'

Bruno Sammartino. Hulk Hogan. Bret Hart. Steve Austin. The Rock. John Cena. Roman Reigns. Tiffany Stratton? Could a woman be the next face of WWE? According to Paul Heyman — who boasts a strong track record of forecasting the future stars of the industry — Stratton has every requisite tool to lead the sports entertainment leader into the next generation.

Speaking with Fox Sports, Heyman put Stratton in the same group as some of the other physical specimens who've dominated the WWE's women's division over the past few years, warning some of those main roster stars to brace for the inevitable storm coming their way. "Tiffany Stratton is someone that Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair and the main roster women better keep their eyes on because she's another one who, if she continues on this path, is going to be a significant player in the future of this industry and leading the industry into the future," Heyman said.

While Stratton has been wowing "WWE NXT" audiences for the past 18 months or so, main roster fans only recently got a glimpse of the "Blockbuster Blonde" during her feud with Becky Lynch. Heyman believes the feud with "The Man" — which included a brutal Extreme Rules Match — was a litmus test for Stratton that she passed with flying colors. "Tiffany held her own in a very tense situation with Becky Lynch and looked great doing it," Heyman said. "And it wasn't because Becky Lynch knew how to carry her through the segment. It was because Tiffany knew how to present herself, and she did it quite well – very impressive." Stratton — who began pro wrestling training in August 2021 — has been widely praised for learning the business so quickly, to the point where many believe she's ready for a main roster run.

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Dave Meltzer Explains Primary Difference Between WWE And AEW Press Conferences

During a recent interview with "McGuire on Wrestling," Dave Meltzer was asked to weigh in on the differences between WWE and AEW press conferences.

"It's so different at a WWE press conference compared to an AEW press conference," Meltzer said. "The talent isn't that much different, but the Paul Levesque versus the Tony Khan is so different. Tony Khan, you ask him real business questions. Paul Levesque, you don't. It's just very different. WWE, they don't like to talk about business. When people have asked business questions to Paul Levesque, he tries to joke and whatever."

Meltzer added, "Tony Khan will give you a 20-minute answer. Sometimes he won't answer and still go 20 minutes talking about other things. But you can read a lot into it. With Levesque, I watch his answers to questions and I don't really read anything into it because it's not that serious. Even when Tony's not answering a question, I can read into a lot of his thoughts because he hints around about a lot of stuff without directly answering it."

Khan has been known to give long-winded answers during AEW's post-pay-per-view media scrums over the years. Of course, fans will always remember the All Out 2022 media scrum where CM Punk's comments on Colt Cabana and The Elite preceded a backstage altercation.

As of late, WWE has routinely put on press conferences featuring WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H and several top talent. The most recent one following WWE Fastlane stood out thanks to Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso partaking in celebratory drinks on a bus prior to their scheduled appearance.

Pro Wrestling News

Nick Aldis Explains Balancing Part-Time WWE Producer Role With Indie Commitments

Earlier this year, Nick Aldis finished his latest run with Impact Wrestling and it seemed as though he was bound for WWE. However, rather than appearing as a wrestler, Aldis has started working for the company part-time as a producer. Appearing on the "McGuire On Wrestling" podcast, Aldis opened up about his WWE role and balancing it with wrestling in the independent scene.

"I think it's safe to say I'm working with WWE, yes," Aldis said. "That's the way I look at it — I'm working with them at the moment. At least from my point of view, I feel like it's been very positive, and I've enjoyed it. And it's been rewarding, and I'm very obviously flattered that they would want my input and expertise, ... especially with helping some of the younger talent that are coming up from NXT."

Aldis shared that he's learning from the job just as much as he is passing on his knowledge to others, but his status as a full WWE producer is "still pending." As for his in-ring career, the former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion is still active outside of WWE and has to consider the schedule of his wife, former WWE star Mickie James.

"Fortunately, WWE [has] been very understanding of [my schedule]," Aldis said. "There have been times where I've been unable to make certain shows because of my independent commitments, and also because of Mickie's commitments. ... Fitting it all in is a challenge, but certainly fun. ... Basically, I'm currently attending 'Raw' and 'SmackDown' whenever I can."

Describing the environment backstage at WWE, Aldis said that it's a complicated production with many moving parts. The former Impact star stated that he simply tries to contribute while still learning as much as he can from the experience.

UFC/MMA News

Dana’s stunning Volk reward revealed as Aussie rockets up UFC rich list - October 12, 2023

Alexander Volkanovski’s decision to fight for the UFC lightweight title on 11 days notice has seen him rewarded with a huge new contract deal which, his agent says, now makes him one the highest paid fighters not named Conor McGregor.

Already regarded by many as the No.1 fighter on the UFC roster, Volkanovski has again gone and confirmed his greatness by agreeing to rematch lightweight king Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on Sunday week.

Should the Wollongong fighter win in his second attempt to become a two-division champion, it can be revealed he will continue to fight in the lightweight division, defending that strap ahead of his UFC featherweight crown.

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Speaking with Fox Sports Australia, Volkanovski’s manager Ash Belcastro also revealed the Aussie superstar had this week become one the highest paid fighters in the UFC – having signed off on a bumper new contract after accepting the Abu Dhabi showdown.

The decision also means Australian sports fans have now been gifted one of the biggest fight weeks in the nation’s history – with Volkanovski and undefeated Australian boxer Tim Tszyu set to headline world title blockbusters within days of one another.

Tszyu defends his WBO super welterweight strap against American Brian Mendoza on the Gold Coast this Sunday.

Then just seven days later, Volk will fight for ‘champ champ’ status against Makhachev.

While initially expecting to be out of action until next January, the Aussie superstar has been parachuted in to save UFC 294 as a late replacement for Brazilian Charles Oliveira, who was ruled out after being seriously cut during a sparring session.

UFC president Dana White revealed on Wednesday that Oliveira had split his eyebrow “wide open” during a training mishap and, after being forced to withdraw from the title fight, had been replaced by Volkanovski -- who needed only one phone call to step in.

All of which means the UFC featherweight champ has now been given a second shot at becoming a two-division king, having previously faced Makhachev at UFC 284 in Perth, back in February.

On that occasion, The Great suffered a narrow, and contentious, decision loss.

Yet when called this week, the fighter agreed almost immediately to the rematch, despite having only returned home from a family holiday two days earlier.

Volkanovski is also only recently recovered from elbow surgery, but will now jet out for Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

As a result, UFC boss White has signed the superstar to an exciting new contract that, according to his management team, now puts him up among the highest paid fighters in the company.

Yet just as importantly, a win over Makhachev on such short notice now gives The Great a chance to confirm his legacy, indefinitely.

“Because if Volk gets off the couch and puts Makhachev away,” Belcastro said, “well, you have to ask ‘how good is he?’.”

And as for the new UFC deal earned by his willingness to throw down?

“Alex has been very well compensated,” Belcastro told Fox Sports Australia shortly after the deal was signed off.

“We’ve signed a great new agreement – not just for this fight but beyond -- and Volk is now at the top echelon of UFC athletes (in terms of pay).

“It’s not just money, either. There is a whole lot more around it and he has been given some really good guarantees.

“Typically in fight sports, the heavier you are the more you get paid.

“But with Alex, as a featherweight … he’s doing really well.

“As far as featherweights are concerned, he was already the highest paid fighter ever outside Conor McGregor.

“But this new deal, it puts him in a great position to look after his family and even beyond that.”

Asked what happens if Volkanovski owns both the UFC featherweight and lightweight titles after Sunday week, Belcastro said: “If we fight and win we stay at lightweight”.

When announcing the fight on Wednesday, White heaped praised on not only the fight readiness of Volkanovski but his entire team – which includes the likes of Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker and Kai Kara-France.

“And (staying ready) has been a recipe for success for us as a team,” Belcastro agreed.

“We tell our athletes to stay consistent, always fight.

“With the beast of the UFC and their PR, the momentum they get … athletes have the opportunity to grow with that and build a brand.

“Which is what we’ve done.

“There is no better way to be relevant than stay in the gym and keep fighting.

“Everything else seems to follow consistency.”

Asked about Volkanovski’s decision to fight, his manager continued: “He’s a gamer.

“Straight away, Volk was excited.

“He just loves it.

“And the older he gets, the wiser he is getting about how to train and how to understand the sport.

“I think that’s his point of difference.

“He has a great team around him too but he’s just so grounded and focused on what he wants to achieve.

“He’s the ultimate competitor and that really shines through.

“Obviously though, we still had to sort through some facts around what was being presented to us.

“But as soon as he looked at the opportunity everything instantly clicked into gear.”

Within the hour, the fighter had taken advice from a range of members inside Team Volkanovski, including his manager, coach, dietitian, physiotherapist, and head trainer.

He will now fly out for Abu Dhabi this Sunday.

“Volk will still have to cut weight, but fighting at lightweight definitely makes things easier,” Belcastro said.

“Already, he’s in a good spot physically.

“Of course, he isn’t coming into this after a camp of 12 weeks.

“So we are behind the eight ball there.

“But he’s such an ultimate professional, he really is always fit and ready to go.

“So while he has been away enjoying the school holidays with his family, his idea of being on the couch isn’t like me and you.”

Belcastro also confirmed that, only recently, Volkanovski had verbally agreed to defend his UFC featherweight strap against Ilia Topuira next January.

“Initially, we were wanting to fight again this year, fight November or December,” he said.

“But the earliest date the UFC had was January so we said ‘OK, we’ll take it’.

“So that fight was verbally agreed.

“Volk was going to kick camp off at the end of this month.”

Logan Paul Claims Dillon Danis Fight Still On Despite Bloody Microphone Attack - 13th October 2023

Paul says the Danis fight will go on.

WWE superstar Logan Paul says the boxing match against Dillon Danis will take place as advertised.

Things took quite a turn during the pre-fight press conference for Paul vs. Danis. While the two will co-headline a card that will see KSI and Tommy Fury serve as the main event, there's no doubt that the lion's share of attention is on Paul and Danis. At the end of their time during the press conference, Logan Paul threw an object at the legs of Danis. "El Jefe" responded by hitting his opponent over the head with a microphone, bloodying him in the process.

After the physical encounter, many wondered if Paul would be medically cleared to fight Danis this Saturday (October 14). The question became even more pronounced after Danis and backup fighter Mike Perry went face-to-face for a staredown.

It appears the social media star has answered the question of whether or not the fight against Danis will happen, taking to his X account to claim the following:

Dillon can’t escape me. The fight is very much happening, the stakes just got higher," Paul wrote.

It'll be interesting to see if Logan Paul's words hold true. One of the fears was that if the cut was deep enough to where it required stitches, the fight could be ruled out.

KSI told media members backstage that Paul is still ready to go and he's "very angry." He claimed the injury was just a "little bump." KSI insists it won't be enough to cancel the fight and that Logan Paul will be fine.

MMA News

UFC Announces Partnership With New Drug Testing Provider, Legal Action Against USADA Possible

UFC is moving on from USADA with this new provider.

There's a new anti-doping partner for the UFC.

The relationship between the UFC and USADA has gone sour. On October 11, USADA CEO Travis Tygart issued a statement announcing that effective January 2024, the drug testing agency would no longer be in business with the UFC.

The statement didn't go over too smoothly with the UFC brass, as Tygart said the partnership had become "untenable." Tygart mentioned issues with Conor McGregor re-entering the testing pool and Joe Rogan bashing USADA on his podcast.

During a media scrum, it was announced by the UFC that replacing USADA will be Drug Free Sport International. Hunter Campbell, UFC's Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, told reporters that a legal letter has been sent to USADA, demanding an apology and retraction of its initial statement. Campbell also remarked that what USADA has done to Conor McGregor is "disgusting," and the agency could be legally liable (via Aaron Bronsteter).

UFC Senior Vice President of Athlete Health & Performance, Jeff Novitzky, also chimed in, calling USADA's statement "garbage." He also claimed that fighters were frustrated with the USADA system due to the way its whereabouts policy was handled.

Novitzky promised that the UFC and Drug Free Sport would have "smarter, more efficient, more effective technology" with the new system being implemented. He also said it will be far more convenient for the fighters.

Time will tell how Drug Free Sport International meshes with the UFC and its athletes. As far as USADA is concerned, things have gotten ugly quickly, and it could lead to a battle in court with the UFC's legal team.

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“Roman Reigns, who is now celebrating day number 1,133 as the Undisputed Champion, he hasn’t been around since SummerSlam. And if you look at Paul Heyman, Paul looks like he’s aged 20 years since Roman Reigns hasn’t been around.” - Michael Cole @MichaelCole during WWE @WWE Fastlane broadcast #MichaelCole #quote #WWEFastlane #Fastlane #WWE #RomanReigns #PaulHeyman #TheBloodline #SmackDown #wrestling #prowrestling #entertainment #popculture #combatsports #PLE #PPV #legend #legends #broadcast #broadcaster #broadcasting #buzz #media

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Nikola Tesla

Tesla was a man who came to know the highest highs and the lowest lows.

Tesla was a man ahead of his time, but his further groundbreaking discoveries were not something investors were interested in anymore. They just didn’t share his vision like they used to, which caused plenty of frustration and depressive feelings for the Croatian genius.

The invention of radio communication was attributed to him only post-mortem, which is quite sad considering that he actively fought for the patent throughout his life. Moreover, he was struggling to live a decent life as he ran out of money, while others were getting rich off of his inventions.

Lastly, he was exposed to living for free in Waldorf Astoria and his dream projects were demolished. He stuck with his vision, still writing about his projects till the very end. Tesla spent his days with a white pigeon that followed him everywhere. He also gave some interviews where he predicted future technologies.

His last years weren’t as we would’ve hoped. Modern technology was a disgrace, he said. He was honored during his 75th birthday by Einstein and other Nobel laureates. After his death, his writing was confiscated and never revealed. It is rumored that his discovery would’ve ended the war and that they were too revolutionary.

#NikolaTesla #Tesla #invention #invention #innovation #Genius #future #futurist #history #disruptor #tech #biz #media

“Mind Control is Dependent on Routine” - How 2020 Paved the Way for RFK

Roseanne Barr joins Patrick Bet-David, Adam Sosnick, and Vincent Oshana to discuss RFK running as an Independent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7CUkw0D5Sc&t=102s&ab_channel=Valuetainment

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#Valuetainment #RFK #DonaldTrump #politics #world #worldnews #video #news #media

Boxing News

“It bums me out that 3 weeks ago I DM’d you Nina’s lawsuit details because of your ignorance & your response was “Oh Jesus. Did not know that. Not cool.” … Then you come on here talking about fight club rules like you’re the referee. This twisted ‘promotion’ has gone FAR beyond the fight game & you know that. Plus, I’m not the one suing him" - Logan Paul @LoganPaul

“He picked a fight with an innocent woman who is standing up for herself the only way she can: by holding a predator legally accountable for breaking the law — any person who doesn’t understand that is a delusional twat. The lawsuit is HER choice, and I fully support her. Now I get to break his face in front of millions of people & ruin his entire life. Win win” - Logan Paul

Video

Impaulsive YouTube

Logan & Jake Paul Face Off, Address Steroid Accusations, Expose Dillon Danis - IMPAULSIVE 394

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNTxRuLiJ40&t=223s&ab_channel=IMPAULSIVE

Video

Logan Paul YouTube

My Boxing Return

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwNpwbpszxA&t=7s&ab_channel=LoganPaul

DAZN YouTube

OFFICIAL FIGHT DOCUMENTARY | KSI vs. Tommy Fury & Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymh7ri2O3Mg&ab_channel=DAZNBoxing

#boxing #boxingnews #LoganPaul #DillonDavis #PaulDavis #Misfits #Misfitsboxing #sportsnews #entertainment #popculture #promotion #boxingpromotion #sportspromotion #broadcast #broadcasting #PPV #PayPerView #video #videos #trends #buzz #hype #media

Pro Wrestling

WWE NXT @WWENXT October 10, 2023

Asuka def Roxanne Perez

The Brawling Brutes with Tyler Bate def Gallus - Pub Rules Match

Ilja Dragunov def "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio

Lola Vice def Dani Palmer - NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament

Carmelo Hayes with John Cena def Bron Breakker with Paul Heyman

Introductions/Features included:

Cody Rhodes @CodyRhodes opened the show

John Cena @JohnCena

The Undertaker @undertaker

Jade Cargill @Jade_Cargill with Shawn Michaels @ShawnMichaels

Brian Pillman Jr @FlyinBrianJr is now Lexis King

Baron Corbin @BaronCorbinWWE

The Family talk business with Cody Rhodes

Video Highlights via WWE Official YouTube

Cody Rhodes makes THREE major announcements on NXT: NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64jUV1EPR-I&ab_channel=WWE

The Undertaker, John Cena, Cody Rhodes & more on the biggest NXT ever: NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9LyM9e0DLg&t=168s&ab_channel=WWE

FULL MATCH — Carmelo Hayes with John Cena vs. Bron Breakker with Paul Heyman: NXT, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Yioy7mWrU&ab_channel=WWE

John Cena helps Carmelo Hayes beat Bron Breakker: NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XGYU5TVq_Y&ab_channel=WWE

John Cena imparts wisdom on Bron Breakker: NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOPj2PYpFLs&ab_channel=WWE

Is Bron Breakker a "Paul Heyman Guy?": NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLK6LrMXh2g&t=7s&ab_channel=WWE

A Pillman becomes a King on NXT: NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr1AdSWa0V8&t=6s&ab_channel=WWE

Jade Cargill rolls into NXT with Shawn Michaels: NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv58I5xhZPY&ab_channel=WWE

Cody Rhodes announces the Bada Bing Bada Boom Battle Royal: NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfAFyxcULS0&ab_channel=WWE

Media Man: Says likely the greatest episode of NXT ever. Massive thumbs up.

#WWENXT #WWE #wrestling #prowrestling

#CodyRhodes #JohnCena #PaulHeyman #Asuka #DirtyDom #JudgementDay #IljaDragunov #JadeCargill #ShawnMichaels #Undertaker #LAKnight #BrianPillman #TheFamily #BronBreakker #CarmeloHayes #BaronCorbin #combatsports #entertainment #entertainmentnews #popculture #USANetwork #USA #broadcasting #trends #trending #buzz #hype #ratings #TV #media

Wrestling

"Here is your winner. The Rated R Supestar, Adam Copeland".

"..All you want Christian Cage. You got plenty of trouble coming up on Saturday night on Collision" Tony Schiavone

#AEWDynamite #TitleTuesday

Pro Wrestling

ROH World+NJPW Strong Openweight Titles: Eddie Kingston vs Minoru Suzuki | 10/10/23 Dynamite Buy In

All Elite Wrestling YouTube

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u5H53SpjOc&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Title Tuesday Buy In" - Renee Paquette

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Quotes

"Anybody wants to call me the Triple H of Ring of Honor, I think that's hilarious. I would prefer to call Triple H the CM Punk of the WWE" - CM Punk #CMPunk #quote #wrestling #prowresting #ROH #WWE #TripleH #media

"When people show loyalty to you, you take care of those who are with you. It's how it goes with everything. If you have a small circle of friends, and one of those friends doesn't stay loyal to you, they don't stay your friend for very long" - John Cena @JohnCena #JohnCena #quote #loyalty #friends #life #mindset #world #mbs #media

"You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way" - Johnny Cash #JohnnyCash #quote #limitations #life #music #legend #media

"Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent People Ignore" - Albert Einstein #AlbertEinstein #Einstein #quote #strong #life #mindset #mbs #world #media

"Have more than you show, Speak less than you know" - William Shakespeare #WilliamShakespeare #Shakespeare #quote #know #legend #wisdom #mindset #mbs #media

"The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics" - Galileo Galilei

#GalileoGalilei #Galileo #quote #nature #god #language #Mathematics #world #universe #mbs #media

"Even if the character is something that seems ridiculous on paper, there's a human element to everything. Otherwise, we don't connect with it" -

Cody Rhodes @CodyRhodes , WWE @WWE pro wrestling legend #CodyRhodes #Rhodes #quote #character #human #elment #connect #connection #wrestling #prowrestling #WWE #legend #media

"Obviously, people are going to think what they think, and I've never had any problems proving people wrong. I do what I do" - Chris Jericho @IAmJericho #ChrisJericho #quote #people #wrestling #prowrestling #mindset #mbs #world #legend #media

"There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them" - Friedrich Nietzsche #FriedrichNietzsche #Nietzsche #quote #rocks #road #blocks #stones #mindset #attitude #world #mbs #media

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" - Thomas A. Edison #ThomasEdison #Edison #quote #failed #success #mindset #attitude #mbs #world #media

"Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind" - Leo Burnett #LeoBurnett #Burnett #quote #products #factory #brands #brand #ads #creative #creaticity #mind #mindset #biz #media #mediaman

"When you look across the ring at me, and you look into my eyes, you are not immmortal, you are not an icon; you are just like everybody else. You are an obstacle, and I will run you over. And that is not a threat, that is not a warning; that is just a fact! Because brother, I am THE GAME...and I AM THAT...DAMN...GOOD!" - Triple H @TripleH #TripleH #quote #wrestling #prowrestling #fact #game #thegame #combatsports #entertainment #legend #media

"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution: - Abraham Lincoln #AbrahamLincoln #Lincoln #quote #wethepeople #prople #constitution #USA #media

"The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves" - Niccolo Machiavelli #Machiavelli #quote #lion #traps #fox #wolves #mindset #mbs #world #media

"A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something" - Plato #plato #wise #mindset #mbs #world #media

"There are no excuses in fighting. You can be playing a team sport and have a good game, and you can lose. In fighting, it's all on me. If I go out there and lose, then it's my fault. I like that" - Alexander Volkanovski, UFC @UFC legend #AlexanderVolkanovski #Volk #UFC #MMA

"The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows" - Aristotle Onassis

#AristotleOnassis #Aristotle #quote #secret #business #biz #wisdom #work #world #mbs #media

“Don’t tell me how good you make it; tell me how good it makes me when I use it.” – Leo Burnett #LeoBurnett #quote #good #ad #ads #advertising #creativity #biz #adbiz #media #mediaman

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Pro Wrestling

AEW @AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday

Buy In:

Eddie Kingston def Minoru Suzuki to retain the ROH World & NJPW Strong Openweight Titles

Bryan Danielson def Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana) to become #1 Contender for the TNT Title

Powerhouse Hobbs (w/Don Callis) def Chris Jericho

Orange Cassidy def Rey Fenix (w/Alex Abrahantes) to win the AEW International Title

Wardlow def Matt Sydal

Switchblade Jay White (w/Bullet Club Gold) def Hangman Adam Page

Hikaru Shida def Saraya to win the AEW Women’s Title

Adam Copeland def Luchasaurus (w/Nick Wayne)

Media Man says: Big thumbs up. Happy Birthday Tony Khan.

Video

Rated-R Superstar Adam Copeland makes his in-ring debut against Luchasaurus! | 10/9/23, AEW Dynamite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2A8-uKBmio&t=22s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

What did Christian Cage say before Adam Copeland's AEW in-ring debut? | 10/10/23 AEW Dynamite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvXJ_H5VnCA&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

Former champ Hikaru Shida challenges Saraya for the AEW Women’s World Title! | 10/9/23 AEW Dynamite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriiEbo4ZHY&t=5s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

Bullet Club Gold’s Jay White takes on Hangman Adam Page in a first for AEW! | 10/9/23, AEW Dynamite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO-Wj-ViQAU&t=13s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

Did Chris Jericho feel the power of Don Callis’ new recruit Powerhouse Hobbs? | 10/9/23 AEW Dynamite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=992vksqH7nk&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

For the first time EVER! Danielson vs Strickland for a shot at the TNT Title! | 10/9/23 AEW Dynamite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoV7KNa-A7c&t=22s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

#AEWDynamite #TitleTuesday #AEW #AllEliteWrestling #wrestling #prowrestling #combatsports #entertainment #popculture #legends #TBS #broadcast #trend #trending #buzz #hype #results #broadcast #broadcasting #TV #media

Quotes

"I have certain things that I stand for, certain things that I believe in, and if you don't like it and you tell me to go to hell, I think that's your God-given right as a fan. It's one of those deals where I'm that one guy who is outside of that realm of good guy, bad guy. I'm just me, and it elicits a response both positive and negative" -John Cena @JohnCena #JohnCena #quote #wrestling #prowrestling #wrestlinglegend #legend #goodguy #badguy #positive #life #mindset #world #mbs #media

"The fear of death is far greater than the death itself. But the fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all!" -

The Undertaker @undertaker , WWE @WWE wrestling legend #Undertaker #TheUndertaker #quote #fear #death #unknown #world #legend #media

"We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are souls dressed up in sacred biochemical garments and our bodies are the instruments through which our souls play their music" - Albert Einstein #AlbertEinstein #Einstein #quote #sound #light #waves #frequencies #frequency #cosmos #souls #music #world #universe #mbs #media

“When you first rise in the morning tell yourself: I will encounter busybodies, ingrates, egomaniacs, liars, the jealous and cranks. They are all stricken with these afflictions because they don’t know the difference between good and evil. Because I have understood the beauty of good and the ugliness of evil, I know that these wrong-doers are still akin to me . . . and that none can do me harm, or implicate me in ugliness—nor can I be angry at my relatives or hate them. For we are made for cooperation.” - Marcus Aurelius #MarcusAurelius #quote #morning #life #mindset #beauty #mbs #world #media

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty" - Mahatma Gandhi

#MahatmaGandhi #Gandhi #quote #faith #humanity #ocean #world #universe #life #mbs #media

Pro Wrestling

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