Chris Nelson over at Bloodyelbow has a good summary piece detailing some of the business ramifications of Dream 11. Last night, DREAM returned to primetime on the Tokyo Broadcasting System for the first time since May. Following the show, event producer Keiichi Sasahara remarked that he was “expecting a good TV rating,” and today it […]
Archives for October 2009
DVR/TIVO Viewership Adds to TUF 10 Ratings
MMAPayout.com has learned that the premier episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10 saw a material benefit to its viewership from DVR/TIVO playback. The episode which debuted on September 16th saw a ratings increase of 9% across all demographics: Ratings with DVR HH average: 4.5 million viewers M18-34: 5.73 rating M18-49: 4.66 rating Ratings without DVR HH average: 4.1 […]
Martial Combat MMA: Singapore, May 2010
Asia’s ESPN Star Sports has announced a new partnership with World Resort Sentosa of Singapore to form a new mixed martial arts organization called Martial Combat, which is set to make its debut in May, 2010. Here’s a snippet of their press release (followed by some Payout Perspective): 5 October 2009, Singapore: Asia’s top sports […]
Strikeforce Signs Global Distribution Deal with Shine International
LOS ANGELES, October 5, 2009 – Shine International has signed a global distribution deal with STRIKEFORCE, one of the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions, to sell its entire library of television programming, including more than 70 hours of content, to international markets. “Mixed martial arts is quickly becoming one of the most dynamic […]
UFC Disclosed Payout Analysis: 2006-2009
Summarized below are the statistical averages tracking the number of fights, disclosed payouts, and disclosed bonus money for most UFC events since 2006. Please keep in mind that disclosed salaries are not always available, nor are they a true representation of the total purse a fighter receives in the UFC. Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 […]