Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer weighs in on M-1’s decision to partner with Strikeforce in order to build their global brand and the UFC’s choice to stay out of network TV for now: The idea of being able to create a war chest to allow M-1 Global to run a viable worldwide MMA brand […]
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Michael Schiavello Now Calling MMA on HDNet
DALLAS (August 11, 2009) – HDNet is proud to announce internationally renowned broadcaster Michael Schiavello as the new voice of MMA events on HDNet. Schiavello, known as “The Voice,” is one of the world’s leading combat sport broadcasters thanks to his trademark mix of entertaining one-liners and unparalleled understanding of MMA. Schiavello currently serves as […]
The Free-TV Model is Broken, Sports Are “DVR Proof”
The following is an excerpt from Claire Atkinson’s interesting piece over at Broadcasting & Cable that continues the latest television discussion regarding rising production costs and declining ad revenues. Recently minted News Corp. COO Chase Carey didn’t waste any time publicly re-entering the News Corp. fray last week when he identified the industry’s biggest problem: The free-TV model is […]
Spike TV Announces “Best of Pride Fighting Championships”
Spike TV has announced its plans for a new hour-long television series to debut this winter entitled “Best of Pride Fighting Championships.” Check out part of the release and brief commentary below: New York, NY, August 10, 2009 – One of the most popular MMA organizations in the world during its ten years of operation (1997-2007), […]
MMA’s Cost Effectiveness May Lure Network TV
Meg James of the LA Times has written a piece detailing the tremendous decline in television adveritsing sales volume over the last two years; a decline that would seemingly mirror that of the American economy. The decline in sales volume has put significant pressure on the bottom-lines of America’s big television networks (FOX, ABC, NBC, […]