WWE announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2019 on Thursday. It also noted that it may sell the rights to its WWE Network as subscribers have decreased. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon stated its close to selling its PPV event rights to a “major streaming service.” An announcement could happen as soon […]
LFA sues AXS TV and Anthem Sports & Entertainment for breach of contract
Legacy Fighting Alliance has sued AXS TV and Anthem Sports & Entertainment in Dallas County District Court for alleged breach of contract for killing the promotion’s MMA broadcasts on the network. The network went over a revamp this past September in which the longtime-MMA promotion was yanked from the station. The introduction to the lawsuit […]
UFC 246 draws 1M PPV buys, helps in building ESPN+ subscriber base
The UFC’s relationship with the Walt Disney Company-owned ESPN has been fruitful for both entities. According to Disney’s Fiscal First Quarter 2020 Financial Results, it was revealed that the return of Conor McGregor brought in “about a million pay-per-view purchases and a half a million new subscribers” per CEO Robert Iger. The PPV benchmark would […]
Ticket demand for Jones-Reyes marginal heading into Saturday
The demand for Jon Jones’ next title defense is good although not being in Vegas may hurt the tickets. The good news, is that the get-in price for this Saturday’s UFC PPV event at the Toyota Center in Houston is an affordable $129. According to secondary ticket website, SeatGeek, as of yesterday the average resale […]
PBC on FS1 draws best ratings on network since August
Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 Saturday night drew 324,000 viewers according to Nieslen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which preceded the main card on FS1 drew 205,000 viewers. The main card featured Yordenis Ugas as he defeated Mike Dallas, Jr. with a 7th round stoppage. The prelims featured a fight between Deon Nicholson and Earl […]