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REVENUE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
REVENUE [Abstract]  
REVENUE 5. REVENUE

The Company derives its revenue principally from the following sources: (i) media rights and content fees associated with the distribution of content, (ii) ticket sales at live events and site fees, (iii) sponsorship and advertising sales, and (iv) consumer product licensing.

Disaggregated Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by primary revenue sources (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,

2024

2023

Revenue:

UFC Segment:

Media rights and content

$

214,462

$

224,062

Live events

35,277

31,390

Sponsorship

48,603

38,057

Consumer products licensing

14,648

13,221

Total UFC Segment revenue

312,990

306,730

WWE Segment:

Media rights and content

221,107

—

Live events

50,192

—

Sponsorship

13,815

—

Consumer products licensing

31,607

—

Total WWE Segment revenue

316,721

—

Total revenue

$

629,711

$

306,730

Remaining Performance Obligations

The transaction price related to the Company’s future performance obligations does not include any variable consideration related to sales or usage-based royalties. The variability related to these sales or usage-based royalties will be resolved in the periods when the licensee generates sales related to the intellectual property license.

The following table presents the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for contracts greater than one year for their initial term prior to opt-out provisions with unsatisfied or partially satisfied performance obligations as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Remainder of 2024

$

1,541,246

2025

2,141,149

2026

1,222,433

2027

1,156,324

2028

1,108,766

Thereafter

961,283

Total remaining performance obligations

$

8,131,201

Revenue from Prior Period Performance Obligations

The Company did not recognize any significant revenue from performance obligations satisfied in prior periods during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Contract Liabilities (Deferred Revenues)

The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of the Company’s performance. The Company’s deferred revenue balance primarily relates to advance payments received related to its content distribution rights agreements, consumer product licensing agreements and sponsorship arrangements, as well as memberships for the Company’s subscription services. Deferred revenue is included in the current liabilities section and in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The following table presents the Company’s deferred revenue as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

As of

As of

December 31,

Foreign

March 31,

Description

2023

Additions

Deductions

Exchange

2024

Deferred revenue - current

$

118,992

$

356,498

$

(363,728)

$

20

$

111,782

Deferred revenue - non-current

672

—

(168)

—

504