Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reported via Twitter that Saturday night’s HBO Boxing event featuring Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado averaged 1.2 million HBO subscribers. The peak for the event taking place at the Forum in Inglewood, California was 1.3 million. To be exact, Iole reports the fight averaged 1.198 million and the peak […]
An update on Net Neutrality and potential implications for the UFC and WWE
Last week the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to open for public debate new rules to guarantee an open Internet. With the UFC and WWE online networks, both may have an eye as to what may eventually transpire. Net neutrality is the concept that all Internet content should be treated equally. The issue here is […]
WWE in damage control after disappointing TV deal
The WWE conducted a special conference call on Monday in order to mitigate some of the damage that occurred with the announcement of its deal with NBC Universal. Although terms of the deal were not divulged, investors took the news as bad and the stock has tumbled. The conference call did not reveal anything new […]
Fertitta talks expansion, UFC’s continued popularity
Last week Lorenzo Fertitta made an appearance on CNBC’s “Fast Money Halftime Report” where he spoke glowingly about the growth of business overseas including the announcement of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America. Fertitta also touched on other subjects in the brief spot on the program. Among the things Fertitta talked about was the company plans […]
Bellator 120 prelims on Spike TV average 712K
MMA Payout has learned that the prelims leading up to the Bellator PPV received an average rating of 712,000 viewers. In addition, MMA Payout has received the numbers for Bellator shoulder programming which aired on Saturday before the PPV. “Unrivaled: Michael Chandler,” which aired in the 7pm slot on Saturday on Spike received an average […]