With its launch date Saturday, Fox Sports 1 replaces the Speed Channel and Fox Sports 2 replaces Fuel TV. But, DirecTV, Dish Network (Dish) and Time Warner Cable (TWC) do not have agreements to run FS1 and subscribers wonder if a deal will be done by Saturday. DirecTV, Dish and TWC represent a total of […]
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Alvarez-Bellator settle paving way for Chandler rematch on PPV
MMA Fighting reports that Eddie Alvarez and Bellator have come to an agreement to settle their lawsuit. As a result, Alvarez will fight Michael Chandler on Bellator’s first PPV November 2nd. The settlement between party ends a contentious lawsuit which had both sides arguing over the contractual terms of Alvarez’s Bellator contract and whether or […]
UFC 163: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 163 which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where Jose Aldo defended his Featherweight title against The Korean Zombie, Chan Sun Jung. Zombie’s shoulder pops out leading to Aldo victory It would have added to the lore and nickname […]
What does it all mean? TV Ratings 101
MMA Payout had the opportunity to talk with Sean O’Neill, Vice President of Research at Spike TV to discuss the basics of ratings. While many report on ratings all the time, it’s rare that they are ever explained. Thus, we did a “Ratings 101” with Mr. O’Neill to go over the basics and explain what […]
Rampage-Tito on first Bellator PPV
During Bellator’s live event Wednesday night, it was announced that Rampage Jackson would meet Tito Ortiz on Bellator’s first ever pay per view on November 2nd in Long Beach, California. The announcement was somewhat of a surprise considering most had thought that Jackson would be boxing Roy Jones, Jr. Via Bellator press release: “To have […]