Comments on: Multichannel News report on ESPN and UFC goes public http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/07/23/multichannel-news-report-on-espn-and-ufc-goes-public/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: <![CDATA[Ryder Die]]> http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/07/23/multichannel-news-report-on-espn-and-ufc-goes-public/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:12:07 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=395#comment-930 thanks for the information. i think that would be great if espn and ufc could reach a deal to televise more. that would help in the marketing and ever growing of this great sport. thanks for the information. i think that would be great if espn and ufc could reach a deal to televise more. that would help in the marketing and ever growing of this great sport.

]]> By: <![CDATA[UFCDaily.com]]> http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/07/23/multichannel-news-report-on-espn-and-ufc-goes-public/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:58:28 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=395#comment-929 The report has been live on the multichannel news website for several days. I blogged about this over the weekend but the text of the article makes me wonder about whether the talks with ESPN are new or if they are simply refering to the talks the companies have publicly acknowledged in the past. I think the most important part of the report is that it seems Spike's new contract with the UFC will allow another cable network (presumably ESPN) to air events. Their previous contract was exclusive and this one, appears, to not be as it will allow some other broadcasts on cable but not on Spike. Once the deal is finalized and a press release is issued it should be clearer but right now it seems like the new deals should really be optimal for allowing the UFC to continue to grow and expand. The report has been live on the multichannel news website for several days. I blogged about this over the weekend but the text of the article makes me wonder about whether the talks with ESPN are new or if they are simply refering to the talks the companies have publicly acknowledged in the past.

I think the most important part of the report is that it seems Spike’s new contract with the UFC will allow another cable network (presumably ESPN) to air events. Their previous contract was exclusive and this one, appears, to not be as it will allow some other broadcasts on cable but not on Spike.

Once the deal is finalized and a press release is issued it should be clearer but right now it seems like the new deals should really be optimal for allowing the UFC to continue to grow and expand.

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