On Sunday night, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. took on Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition put together by Showtime PPV. Unfortunately for those wishing to pay the $50 for the event, there were hiccups with the stream. As with other PPVs with tech issues, people took their troubles to twitter. Wow @Showtime @SHOsports is down everywhere! […]
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UFC 262 draws 300K PPV buys
UFC 262 took place on May 15th and netted 300,000 PPV buys per Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand. UFC 262 took place in Houston, Texas and saw the crowning of a new lightweight champion as Charles Oliviera earned the title after he stopped Michael Chandler in the 2nd round of the fight. In the semi-main […]
UFC 261 Prelims draw 951K, Early Prelims draw 616K
UFC 261 Prelims drew 951,000 viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew 465,000 in the A18-49 demo. The early Prelims which appeared on ESPN2 drew 616,000 viewers and 290,000 in the A18-49 demo. The UFC 261 Prelims saw Randy Brown submit Alex Oliveira in the very first round of the featured […]
Report: UFC 261 draws 700K buys on ESPN+
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 261 held this past Saturday drew more than 700,000 PPV buys on ESPN+. The event was the first in front of a live arena at the VyStar Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a triple-header of title fights with Kamaru Usman defending his welterweight title […]
Triller purchases FiteTV
TrillerNet, the parent company to Triller has purchased Fite TV. The deal reflects the company’s goal to expand Triller Fight Club. Notably, its next event takes place this Saturday. Per Triller press release: “The deal gives Triller a major foothold in the live-event PPV and streaming space, greatly expanding the reach of Triller’s fast-growing AI-powered […]