The replay of the Canelo Alvarez- Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. fight drew 769,000 viewers this past Saturday night on HBO per ShowBuzz Daily. Canelo’s May fight against Amir Khan drew 767,000 for the replay on HBO. He drew 459,000 HBO subscribers for his September 2016 fight against Liam Smith. His 2015 fight with Miguel Cotto […]
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Promoters look to curb Facebook and Periscope piracy for Canelo-Chavez fight
The Los Angeles Times reports that promoters are seeking to enforce anti-piracy efforts from this Saturday’s pay-per-view between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Believing that PPV numbers have decreased due to piracy, Golden Boy Promotions and HBO are combating pirates. HBO has hired an anti-piracy company and are looking at live streaming products […]
Joshua-Klitschko produce ratings for Showtime and HBO
The Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko fight on Saturday produced big ratings for both Showtime and HBO. The live event on Showtime drew 659,000 subscribers and 0.24 in the A18-49 demo per ShowBuzz Daily. The pre-event on Showtime drew 308,000 subscribers. The post-fight on Showtime drew 401,000 viewers. The replay main event on HBO drew 738,000 subscribers […]
Joshua-Klitschko to air on Showtime and HBO Saturday
Promoters for heavyweight boxers Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko have come to terms to air the IBF heavyweight title fight on both Showtime and HBO. Showtime will air the live broadcast at 1:15pm PT and HBO will rebroadcast it in prime time at 7:45pm PT. The event takes place at Wembley Stadium in London. Per […]