This past Saturday’s Bellator 44 on MTV2 drew the largest audience of its season with 325,000 viewers tuning in. The telecast also delivered the network’s highest M18-49 rating in the time period according to an email sent by MTV2. Bellator 44’s strong showing was up 90% in P18-49, 23% in M18-34 and 77% in overall […]
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Cablevision offers MMA channel
The Sports Business Journal reports that Cablevision is launching a channel focusing on MMA. Fight Now! will be offered on Cablevision’s sports and entertainment tier beginning May 24th. Cablevision’s sports and entertainment tier is currently in 100,000-130,000 homes. The channel will only be offered on Cablevision for its New York audience. A bit of irony […]
Paul Heyman helping Carwin for UFC 131 Countdown show
According to Shane Carwin’s twitter and the Wrestling Observer former pro-wrestling promoter Paul Heyman is producing Spike TV’s UFC 131 Countdown show. Heyman originally was scheduled to assist with Brock Lesnar and now is helping Carwin. According to the Wrestling Observer (subscription required), Heyman was hired by the production company producing the UFC Countdown shows […]
TUF 13 Episode 7: 1 million viewers
HDNet Announces Multi-Year Deal with Kickboxing Promotion “It’s Showtime”
After months of speculation from kickboxing fans, HDNet announced today they have signed a multi-year deal with European Kickboxing promotion, “It’s Showtime”. Today, HDNet announces a long term deal with “It’s Showtime,” Europe’s leading kickboxing promotion provided by Fighting Spirit, the international fight sport programming distributor. “It’s Showtime” will make its HDNet debut with “HDNet […]