MMA Junkie reports that the seventh episode of TUF 13 received the lowest ratings of its season with 1 million viewers. The ratings sent out Friday piggyback the news this week that Brock Lesnar is out of the main event for UFC 131. Via MMA Junkie: “TUF 13” scored a 0.9 rating among men 18-49 […]
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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 […]
Rampage replaces Edgar for the “Moment”
According to a Spike TV release, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will replace Frankie Edgar as the featured athlete in the pre-event preview show, “In the Moment” on Spike TV. The cameras will follow Jackson in his preparation for his now headlining bout against Matt Hamill at UFC 130. Payout Perspective This was a logical alternative to […]
Bellator 43 ratings: 182,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports Bellator 43 ratings decreased in ratings from its prior week to 182,000 viewers. The replay drew 152,000 viewers. Bellator 43 featured the finale of the welterweight tournament with Jay Hieron beating Rick Hawn. Payout Perspective: Not bad considering Bellator went up against the Pacquiao fight. Still, the fight started around midnight so […]
The Sports TV Landscape, Pac-12 Landmark Deal, & Where MMA Fits
The soon to be Pacific 12 conference officially announced last week a blockbuster media rights deal with Fox and ESPN worth $3-billion over the span of 12 years, topping all other current collegiate conference TV deals and quadrupling the worth of their previous TV deal, setting the new standard for sport properties looking forward to […]