Sports Business Journal is reporting that Manny Pacquiao has signed a sponsorship deal with HP. The fighter will be featured in HP’s new promotional campaign for its tablet computer. Via Sports Business Journal (subscription required): Working through agency William Morris, Top Rank submitted Pacquiao to HP when it learned the brand was looking for a […]
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Fight Camp 360 on CBS: 0.3 rating
Television by the Numbers reports that the third and final episode of Fight Camp 360: Pacquiao vs. Mosley airing on CBS on Saturday received a lowly 0.3 rating for the 18-49 adult demographic. The one hour special ended the trilogy of episodes hyping the bout next Saturday night. The first and third episodes ran on […]
Bellator 41 ratings: 132,000 viewers
One week after receiving a nice bump in its ratings, Bellator saw its ratings plummet to 132,000 viewers. MMA Junkie reports that the ratings saw a 39 percent decline from last week’s 218,000 viewers. The lowly ratings were 18,000 viewers short of its prior ratings low of 150,000. The replay of the event scored 107,000 viewers. Payout Perspective: […]
Nick Diaz retiring from MMA to box?
Inside MMA has the scoop with Diaz manager Cesar Gracie who indicates that a fight with Fernando Vargas is signed. Does this mean that the Strikeforce welterweight champ is retiring from MMA? In his post-fight interviews from Saturday, Diaz talked about not getting paid enough, overworked, over-trained and possibly being suspended. The release of Strikeforce […]
Fight Camp 360 receives .5 rating for CBS debut
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reported via twitter that the debut of Fight Camp 360: Pacquiao vs. Mosley scored a .5 rating on CBS this past Saturday morning. The rating was very good considering the show was on network television on a Saturday morning. Payout Perspective: Nice ratings considering it was not the lead-in to […]