Last week, Bellator announced back-to-back shows on September 11 and 12th. According to Ariel Helwani, the 12th will be the last on the Paramount Network as the promotion will head to CBS Sports network. As Helwani noted, Bellator has been a mainstay on the Spike/Paramount network since January 2013. It will be leaving to air […]
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Will PBC turn strategy into media rights deal?
Sports Business Journal (subscription recommended) reports on the current status of Premier Boxing Champions and its strategy of time buys across a broad landscape of networks. The article looks at the ratings over the court of the innovative and risky experiment. The hope was to turn the time buys into a lucrative “rights fees” deal. […]
Titan FC to air events on UFC Fight Pass
MMA Fighting reports that Titan FC has entered into a broadcasting deal with UFC Fight Pass. The organization will air its fight on the online platform. The first Titan FC event will air on UFC Fight Pass on July 18th. The deal was officially announced by Jeff Aronson and Lex McMahon in an interview with […]
Premier Boxing Champions signs deal with CBS Sports and Showtime
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that CBS Sports and Showtime have brokered a deal with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions to be aired on Saturday afternoons. The sides have agreed to an 8 show deal starting April 4th featuring light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson. In addition, shoulder programming will assist in promoting the fight […]
Glory signs TV deal with CBS Sports Network
MMA Fighting reports that Glory kickboxing has brokered a deal with CBS Sports Network to air three shows per year. The deal adds to the organization’s television package as it plans on nine live events per year on SpikeTV. The CBS Sports Network deal will air Glory three times a year and will support the […]