The newly-named Meta APEX will host the year’s first UFC Fight Night event the following Saturday on February 7, and Léo Guimaraes reports that Jailton Almeida is stepping in to face Rizvan Kuniev in Las Vegas following the withdrawal of Ryan Spann.

Alex Berkett oversaw Paramount’s sale of Simon & Schuster and was involved in its recent merger with Skydance.

Paramount Plus’s new TV and movie releases for January 19-25, 2026, include Handsome Devil: The Charming Killer and Canada Shore. Handsome Devil: The Charming Killer makes its way to Paramount Plus on January 20,

The Paramount Plus Essential and Premium plans each went up $1. The ad-supported Essential version increased to $9, and the ad-free Premium version rose to $14. The option to prepay for a year of streaming now costs $90 for Essential and $140 for Premium, up from $60 per year for Essential and $120 per year for Premium.

Still, price remains a top concern for WBD, which has also suggested that it could get more for its cable channels if they were sold separately from its movie studios and HBO Max. A Paramount deal would force WBD to stop working on the spinoff, which could be problematic if the merger fell apart.

In its 30-plus years of existence, the UFC, under Dana White’s leadership, has reportedly reached a $23 billion valuation, leaving its competition far behind. Despite that overwhelming dominance in the MMA world,

The company said Wednesday it would offer live, in-game programmatic buying for select commercial units in what it called “marquee sporting events,” starting January 24 with the debut of UFC matches on Paramount+. The decision marks the first time advertisers can purchase a guaranteed, real-time placement in Paramount’s streamed sports.

Paramount Theatre has announced its 2026-27 Broadway Series lineup, featuring the Chicago-area premiere of MEAN GIRLS, a new adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE,