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Mark Taffet

Mark Taffet

Mark Taffet is a former HBO Sports Executive and current President of Mark Taffet Media.

[0]He is based in New York City.

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Early Life and Education

Taffet attended Rutgers University where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1979.

[0]He would attain his MBA in Finance and Marketing at The Wharton School in Finance and Marketing in 1981.

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Career

Taffet joined HBO in 1991 as a Sr VP of Sports Operations and PPV.

[2]He revolutionized boxing with the pay-per-view model and oversaw over 200 events for HBO.

[2]He left at the end of 2015 and would later launch Mark Taffet Media.

In 2018 he became Founder and President of the MMA Pro League.

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References

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Citation Linklinkedin.comMark Taffet on LinkedIn
Jun 1, 2018, 6:33 AM
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Citation Linkespn.comMark Taffet on ESPN
Jun 1, 2018, 6:35 AM
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Citation Linksi.comMark Taffet, pioneer behind HBO PPV, will leave the network at year's end
Jun 1, 2018, 6:57 AM