MMAPayout.com promised a more detailed explanation of the regression analysis used to derive the linear equation used to predict 398,000 buys for last weekend’s UFC 104 PPV event. We like to keep our promises! Regression Analysis Explained Regression analysis is a statistical technique that allows us to explore the relationships between different sets of numbers (or what the stats community […]
Thirty Second Ad Spot Prices Revealed, 2009-2010
Robert Seidman of TVbytheNumbers reports on the latest estimated costs of 30 second commercials for the 2009-2010 network television that were recently published by Ad Age: Now there are estimates on the rest, but be warned. It seems these estimates were largely gathered from the upfronts (and other sources) and they don’t appear to have been adjusted […]
ProElite Purchased for $2 million
Stratus Media Group, Inc. has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 95% stake in ProElite, Inc. for $2 million. Stratus Media Group, Inc. (OTCBB: SMDI ), a live entertainment company, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 95% interest in ProElite, Inc. (PK: PELE), a sports, entertainment and […]
UFC 104: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week, we’ll be taking at look at UFC 104 held this past Saturday, October 24th from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The card featured a light heavyweight championship bout between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and was co-headlined by Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell. UFC 104 […]
Report: Americans to Spend Less This Holiday Season
The NPD Group, Inc., released its eigth annual retail holiday outlook survey last week, and the poll claims that Americans are planning on spending less this holiday season: U.S. Consumers’ Spending Intentions 2009 vs. 2008 2009 2008 Plan to Spend More 11% 11% Plan to Spend About The Same 59% 63% Plan to Spend […]