Mixed Martial Arts

Media rights clips from December 17 to January 20

Croatian IPTV platform Iskon has agreed a deal to carry Fight Channel, the European pay-television channel dedicated to martial arts and combat sports.

The Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina has entered into a strategic partnership with mixed martial arts series the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in Denmark for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Commercial broadcaster TV5 has acquired rights in the Philippines for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship last month signed off its first English-language broadcast deal in sub-Saharan Africa, plugging a large gap in its global footprint.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Africa has agreed a rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Yaveo, the Spanish-language over-the-top streaming service from pay-television broadcaster DirecTV, has struck a deal to stream live coverage of the new Combate Americas mixed martial arts series.

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Internet video technology provider NeuLion has expanded its partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series is planning to revamp Fight Pass after hiring former Yahoo! Sports and Rivals.com executive Eric Winter as the new general manager of the online viewing subscription service.

Pay-television channel BTV, owned by Portuguese Primeira Liga club Benfica, this month acquired exclusive rights to three second-tier properties in Portugal.

Interview with Domingos Soares de Oliveira, chief executive of Benfica; Bernardo Faria de Carvalho, director of sales & international expansion at Benfica, on BTV's past, present and future.

Media rights clips from July 9 to 22

Media company CSI Sports, the owner of Fight Sports, has struck carriage deals for the pay-television channel in Finland, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Benfica TV, the pay-television channel operated by Portuguese Primeira Liga football club Benfica, has acquired rights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Media rights clips from April 30 to May 13

Chinese internet firm LeTV has agreed a content partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Media rights clips from April 16 to 29