Sports Business Daily reports that a review of the first month of FS1 has shown that its doing well among the second-tier sports networks. Overall, the network ratings are up 29% as compared to a year ago and viewership for males 18-49 is up 49 percent. The article, which was originally in AdWeek, shows that […]
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UFC 165 Prelims: 722,000 viewers
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that the UFC 165 Prelims on FS1 scored only 722,000 viewers. This is a decrease from UFC 164 fo 809,000. UFC PPV Prelims on FS1 UFC 164 Prelims 809,000 viewers UFC 165 Prelims 722,000 viewers UFC Fight Night Prelims on Fox Sports UFC Fight Night 27 Prelims […]
Bellator signs partnership deal with Fox Sports Latin America
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator has brokered a deal with Fox Sports Latin America. The international deal grants the promotion access to 50 million homes in 19 Latin American countries including Brazil. The partnership will begin with Bellator’s first PPV broadcast November 2nd: “Bellator MMA: Rampage vs. Ortiz.” The deal includes 15 live events in […]
Bellator 100: 700,000 viewer average
Bellator 100 which took place this past Friday scored an average of 700,000 viewers. The rating is shows a slight increase from the 660,000 viewers posted last Friday. Bellator 98 – 437,000 viewers Bellator 99 – 660,000 viewers Bellator 100 – 700,000 viewers This past Friday had a 0.51 rating in the male 18-49 demo […]
UFC 165: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the thrilling main event title defense of Jon Jones against Alexsander Gustafsson from the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jones wins unanimous decision over game Gus Jon Jones’ face told the story as he was battered but was able […]