The build up to Saturday’s Strikeforce event featuring the HW match-up between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum has had a strong late push. We will explore some of the new ventures Strikeforce and Showtime took to promote this event. Xbox 360 Advertisement: Advertisements for the upcoming June 26 Strikeforce event could be found on the […]
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MMAPayout: Detailed Report From E3 & Strikeforce Los Angeles (Pt. 2)
As 6 PM dawned upon E3 attendees, LA Convention Center workers switched off the power to all gaming platforms and commenced to pry the controllers away from the gamers. Sadly, we all knew it was time to go. Slowly the crowd filed out, eventually making their way towards the Nokia Theater area where Strikeforce conveniently […]
MMAPayout: Detailed Report From E3 & Strikeforce Los Angeles (Pt. 1)
Entering the Los Angeles Convention Center, it was clear to see who the biggest player in the gaming industry was purely based on location and visibility, and that was undoubtedly Electronic Arts. EA’s spacious exhibit, which was located just a few feet from the main entrance, made it nearly impossible to miss them. Second to […]
Strikeforce: Los Angeles Draws Gate of $418,000
The Staff at MMAJunkie.com are reporting that Strikeforce: Los Angeles drew a paid attendance of 5,529 for a gate of $418, 061 last night for an event featuring Renato Sobral vs. Robby Lawler. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced the figure at the post-event press conference while reporting a live gate of $418,061. The available seats […]
Hershman on Showtime Production
Loretta Hunt of Sherdog recently interviewed Ken Hershman, vice-president of Showtime sports and event programming, to discuss Showtime’s relationship with Strikeforce. The entire article is an interesting read, but nothing more so than the following talk about television production. “The business objective there is to sell pay-per-views and they use Spike TV as a vehicle. […]