The Hollywood Reporter reports that Spike TV will be rebranded as the Paramount Network. A formal announcement will happen on Thursday during Viacom’s quarterly earnings call. Kevin Kay, the SpikeTV head is expected to stay on with the rebranding according to the report. Rebranding could begin as early as 2018. The network’s target demo has […]
Bellator
Ortiz-Sonnen drew 2.2M viewers on Spike TV
Bellator 170 drew 2.2 million viewers for the main event between Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen on Spike TV on Saturday night. The Paul Daley-Brennan Ward fight drew 2 million viewers as well. The entire 3 hour telecast drew 1.5 million viewers in adjusted DVR+3 ratings. Notable DVR+3 main events for Bellator on Spike TV: […]
Bellator 170: 1.374M viewers on Spike TV
Bellator 170 drew 1.374 million viewers on Saturday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. It peaked at 1.85 million viewers during the Chael Sonnen-Tito Ortiz fight per Spike TV. Sports TV Ratings notes that it drew 703,000 in the A18-49 demo. Spike TV notes that the co-main event between Paul Daley and Brennan […]
Light requests to dismiss lawsuit against Bellator
Zachery Light is dismissing his lawsuit against Bellator. Light’s attorney filed a Request for Dismissal on December 20, 2016. The Request was signed by Light’s attorney, William Crosby, and Bellator’s counsel Richard Kendall. The dismissal is “with prejudice” which would end both Light’s lawsuit against Bellator and Bellator’s cross-claim against Light. The details can be found […]
Coker invites Streep to Bellator 170
Jumping on the possibility of receiving mainstream possibility from an off-hand remark made by Meryl Streep during her acceptance speech at The Golden Globes Sunday night, Scott Coker sent out an invitation for her to attend Bellator’s event on January 21st. Streep, making a statement with her speech on immigration, made a flippant remark that […]