MMA Junkie reports the bonuses for Fox Sports 1 on Saturday night. Chael Sonnen, Travis Browne, Matt Browne, Drew Pickett and Michael McDonald brought home bonuses of $50,000 each. Via MMA Junkie: Fight of the Night: Drew Pickett-Michael McDonald Submission of the Night: Michael McDonald and Chael Sonnen KO of the Night: Travis Browne and […]
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Pricing out PPVs for rest of 2013
FS1 forges agreements with distributors
The LA Times reports that Fox Sports 1 will be seen by subscribers of DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable. The Sports Business Journal also added Bright House Networks as a distributor that will carry Fox Sports 1. Although deals with Bright House Networks, DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable have not been […]
Carriage fees central issue to Fox Sports 1 holdouts
With its launch date Saturday, Fox Sports 1 replaces the Speed Channel and Fox Sports 2 replaces Fuel TV. But, DirecTV, Dish Network (Dish) and Time Warner Cable (TWC) do not have agreements to run FS1 and subscribers wonder if a deal will be done by Saturday. DirecTV, Dish and TWC represent a total of […]
UFC sees future gain in international expansion
The Las Vegas Journal Review reports on Zuffa’s international ambitions. In an interview with Lorenzo Fertitta, he indicated that the company projects to make more money overseas than domestically by 2015. The interview details its global strategy which is based upon outreach to international markets via media agreements to show its content. Notably, its brokered […]