Bill Gorman of TVbytheNumbers informs us that DirecTV and Versus have come to an agreement that will put Versus back onto DirecTV and the same packages assignment the network previously enjoyed in August, 2009. DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement to return VERSUS to the DIRECTV programming lineup today. The terms of the deal […]
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UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy Does 1 Million Viewers
MMAPayout.com has learned that last night’s debut episode of UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy was the most watched episode in the history of the series drawing an average audience of 1 million people. Not surprisingly, the program scored well in the male 18-34 and 18-49 demos with a 1.1 and 1.0, respectively. Payout Perspective: If […]
WEC 47 Ratings: 373,000 viewers
The staff at MMAJunkie are reporting that WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz drew an average household audience of 373,000 last Saturday on the Versus Network. This past weekend’s WEC 47 event on Versus scored a 0.46 household rating and 373,000 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed. The ratings were down sharply – 42 percent in all […]
UFC Signs Distribution Agreement with Asia’s ASN HD
Today, the UFC announced via press release the signing of a new television distribution agreement with Asia’s ASN HD sports channel that will put the promotion’s product into markets like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Cambodia. UFC® SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ASIA’S ASN HD SPORTS CHANNEL Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC® today announced […]
MMA’s April Chess Match
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com discusses the latest news regarding a possible UFC on Spike event for April 17th, designed to counter-program the Strikeforce on CBS card on the same day. The UFC is in the process of laying the groundwork for an April 17 show to counter the Strikeforce on CBS offering, MMA Fighting has […]