The UFC 203 Prelims drew 1.06 million viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Sports Media Watch. The early prelims drew 665,000 viewers on ESPN. The early prelims started 12 minutes late due to NWSL soccer. It drew 0.26 in the A18-49 category. The two hour early prelims seeped over into the regular prelims. The early […]
WWE NXT (07.02) draws 542,000 viewers
WWE NXT on the USA Network drew 542,000 viewers on Tuesday night per Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 0.15 in the A18-49 demo. WWE NXT was down from last week’s 611,000 viewers. It is a slight departure from its rising ratings this past quarter. The telecast, dubbed “Heatwave” featured a street fight between Jaida Parker and […]
UFC 303 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 303 which highlighted International Fight Week in Las Vegas. Pereira makes claim for top P4P in UFC Alex Pereira used a switch-kick to KO Jiri Prochazka in the beginning moments of Round 2 to retain his UFC Light Heavyweight title. […]
TKO Group invests in EverPass
Deadline reports that the TKO Group has invested in EverPass Media, the company distributes live sports and entertainments to bars and restaurants. The news accompanies the announcement that EverPass acquired UPshow which is an on-premise entertainment and performance marketing platform. The acquisition of both will allow businesses to stream NFL Sunday Ticket for the first […]
Report: Davis-Martin draw 325K-350K buys
Dan Rafael reports that the Tank Davis-Frank Martin fight on June 15 sold between 325K and 350K PPV buys per his sources. According to Rafael, the PPV buys are across all platforms for PBC (i.e., linear and online). The PPV sold for $74.95 in the U.S. The telecast would have grossed $24.3M on the conservative […]