The Sports Business Journal (subscription only) reports on the record breaking night for boxing this Saturday night. Aside from Floyd Mayweather’s astronomical guaranteed purse and gate, the article details the money invested and anticipated from the event. CBS, Showtime and other television distributors will spend between $80 to $100 million in promotional value for the […]
Wrestling saved from Olympic extinction
The Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reports that Greco Roman Wrestling will return to the 2020 Olympics. The vote Sunday brought relief to a combat sports community that rallied around the effort to save the sport from virtual extinction. Wrestling received a first round majority of International Olympic Community (IOC) votes (49) beating out baseball/softball […]
Rousey stars in another commercial for Insureon
Ronda Rousey stars in her second commercial for small business insurer Insureon. Rousey plays “The Insureon Protector” in this video series. H/t: MMA Mania As an added bonus, she had a “behind the scenes video” for the first commercial where she talks about her involvement with the company. You can see the first commercial here. Payout Perspective: […]
Fight Master Episode 10 DVR +3: 668,000
The final Fight Master Episode DVR +3 came in at 668,000 which is up from the initial report of 558,000 viewers. The DVR +3 rating brought up the season average to 626,000 viewers. Fight Master Ratings Episode Fightmaster Overnight DVR +3 Date Ep 1 432,000 489,000 6/19/2013 Ep 2 545,000 635,000 6/26/2013 Ep 3 676,000 […]