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PBR Pulls Programming From Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Over Payment Dispute; Move Spurs Verbal Spat Between Network & PBR CEO
Just 13 weeks into PBR's (Professional Bull Riders) TV deal with Dr. Phil McGraw's Merit Street Media, the league has severed ties with the network.
Just 13 weeks into PBR ‘s ( Professional Bull Riders) TV deal with Dr. Phil McGraw’s Merit Street Media, the league has severed ties with the upstart network, launched in April with Christian-based Trinity Broadcasting cable network as a main distribution partner. PBR, whose ownership is being transferred from Endeavor to TKO, announced the deal termination on social media earlier this week, claiming Merit Street breached its contract but failing to pay rights fees. We ended up subsidizing a significant chunk of production to bring our fans the Teams Championships that we weren’t getting paid for from anybody, and allowed them to continue on Merit Street.”
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