Mike Chiapetta of FoxSports.com reports that UFC Fight Night 38 will be held on Sunday, March 23 instead of Saturday night. According to Chiappetta, the move to Sundays was not due to a scheduling conflict but a choice by the UFC and Fox. UFC/Fox “wanted to try a Sunday, the most-watched TV night of the […]
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NBC Sports Networks adds more households
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reports that NBC Sports Network will add 7 million households per a tier move spurred mainly by the Dish Network. The move could add $30 million per year in revenue for the sports channel. The essence of these gains is that NBCSN will be more accessible to households as […]
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UFC Fight Night 35 and TUF Nations Ep 1 ratings
The Wrestling Observer (subscription required) reports that UFC Fight Night 35 held Wednesday night on FS1 scored 629,000 viewers. After the live event, The Ultimate Fighter Nations received an average viewership of 371,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night from 7-10pm ET which featured Luke Rockhold KO Costa Philippou was the first Fight Night in the U.S. […]
Titan FC signs with CBS Sports Network
MMA Fighting reports that Titan FC has signed a deal with CBS Sports Network. The organization plans to run at least 8 shows in 2014. The first televised event on CBS Sports Network will be on February 28th. The event’s prelims will take place online. The organization was recently purchased by Jeff Aronson. Previously, Aronson […]