Superagent and Endeavor & TKO CEO Ari Emanuel has forged a career making big, risky bets on the future of content and distribution. Over the past four decades he has grown his start-up agency into a multi-billion dollar empire that spans the worlds of fashion, TV, live events, sports and the arts. His latest gamble is on live combat sports, bringing together the UFC and WWE to form sports juggernaut TKO. Emily Chang sits down with Emanuel to discuss his journey from mailroom to media mogul, the shifting landscape of TV and Hollywood and what’s next for his company as it prepares to go private.

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