Mixed Martial Arts
One Fighting Championship secures free-to-air exposure in Malaysia
Asian mixed martial arts organisation One Fighting Championship has agreed a new rights deal with Malaysian free-to-air broadcaster TV9.
Kix snaps up mixed martial arts rights
Asian pay-television entertainment channel Kix has acquired rights for events operated by mixed martial arts promoter Bamma.
UFC secures major platform in MENA
The Abu Dhabi Media Company pay-television and free-to-air broadcaster has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
UFC launches new digital service
The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organisation has launched a new digital subscription service which plans to offer a minimum of 10 exclusive live events per year.
Telefuturo to bring UFC to Paraguay
Paraguayan free-to-air broadcaster Telefuturo has acquired media rights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
Fight Network secures MENA exposure
Pay-television operator OSN has agreed a carriage deal for combat sports pay-television channel Fight Network in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
UFC digital channel to launch by early January
The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event promoter has confirmed plans to launch a new subscription-based digital channel in the US by early January, according to the USA Today news service.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 7-20 November
Media rights clips from 7 to 20 November
MMA promotion Legacy FC pins down rights deal
Mixed martial arts promotion Legacy Fighting Championship has agreed a multi-year rights deal with US cable television channel AXS TV Fights.
BAMMA lands Abu Dhabi TV deal
UK mixed martial arts promotion BAMMA has announced a rights deal with Abu Dhabi TV, which is part of pay-television operator Abu Dhabi Media Company.
World Combat Games offered exposure via smart television
White label smart television portal provider NetRange has agreed a rights deal with the IEC in Sports agency for the 2013 World Combat Games.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 26 to October 9
Media rights clips from 26 September to 9 October
Fight Sports Network appoints Asia Pacific MD
The CSI Sports media company’s Fight Sports Network has announced the appointment of Adam Zecha as its managing director for the Asia Pacific region.
Sportfive connects with MMA’s M-1 Global
The Sportfive International agency has agreed a deal with M-1 Global to distribute the global media rights to the mixed martial arts promoter’s events on an exclusive basis through 2017.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 12 to September 25
Media rights clips from 12 September to 25 September
IMG Media gets slice of MMA action with World Series of Fighting tie-up
The IMG Media agency has signed a three year agreement to globally represent and distribute all media rights for the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) mixed martial arts organisation.
Bellator MMA lands Fox Sports Latin America partnership
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has agreed a multi-year partnership with Bellator MMA that will make Fox Sports the exclusive carrier of the mixed martial arts organisation throughout Latin America.
One Fighting strikes online partnership with Yahoo
Internet company Yahoo has agreed a deal to become the official digital partner of Asian mixed martial arts series the One Fighting Championship.