Ratings for PBC on FOX and Showtime 1.4M & 442K

[MasterPlan]

And CBS and Viacom are both owned by National Amusements.

So again, Spike and CBS are part of the same company. Spike got rid of boxing because the channel is being completely overhauled and rebranded.

Bellator is still there tho. Is Bellator leaving too? Bellator has not only MMA but Kickboxing also.

And while both are under NA they (CBS and Viacom) are seperate en****** if that makes any sense.

[Thetruthiserrol]

Hmmm. The FOX ratings aren't that terrible in my view.

If we look at the last 6 UFC on FOX events, they averaged 2.125M viewers. The last 6 PBC on FOX events averaged 1.56M viewers.

Note that UFC are in process of negotiating a TV deal, and are asking for around 450 million dollars per year. They currently get 90-100 million dollars per year. If FOX miss out on UFC, they could definitely fill up their empty slots with more PBC cards imo.

[N/A]

Bellator is still there tho. Is Bellator leaving too? Bellator has not only MMA but Kickboxing also.

no because they own bellator.

but they added boxing to take spike in a sports direction.

then it was decided to revamp as the paramount network and focus on movies to attract female viewers.

which meant reducing the amount of sports.

so of course they got rid of what they didnt own and kept what they did own.

[MasterPlan]

no because they own bellator.

but they added boxing to take spike in a sports direction.

then it was decided to revamp as the paramount network and focus on movies to attract female viewers.

which meant reducing the amount of sports.

so of course they got rid of what they didnt own and kept what they did own.

Who owns Bellator?

[N/A]

Who owns Bellator?

national amusements

[MasterPlan]

national amusements

Viacom own Bellator but CBS-SHO is invested in boxing so why get rid of it over at Spike? Or Paramount Television which is what it will be rebranded as.

[N/A]

Viacom own Bellator but CBS-SHO is invested in boxing so why get rid of it over at Spike? Or Paramount Television which is what it will be rebranded as.

youre not making any sense.

national amusements owns dozens of channels. why would one keep boxing just because another has boxing?

[MasterPlan]

youre not making any sense.

national amusements owns dozens of channels. why would one keep boxing just because another has boxing?

It's makes total sense. Boxing-MMA-kickboxing.

[N/A]

It's makes total sense. Boxing-MMA-kickboxing.

but they dont want to be a male oriented violence driven network anymore.

they want to go after females with scripted dramas and milk their film library to cut costs. the paramount network is going to focus on movies they already own and going after female viewers. they dont want to be a male focused combat sports destination anymore.

the only thing that saved bellator was the fact that they already owned it. the paramount network is for movies they own, the fight league they own, and some of the savings spent on original dramas to go after women.

spike got rid of boxing because spike isnt going to exist anymore.

[MasterPlan]

but they dont want to be a male oriented violence driven network anymore.

they want to go after females with scripted dramas and milk their film library to cut costs. the paramount network is going to focus on movies they already own and going after female viewers. they dont want to be a male focused combat sports destination anymore.

the only thing that saved bellator was the fact that they already owned it. the paramount network is for movies they own, the fight league they own, and some of the savings spent on original dramas to go after women.

spike got rid of boxing because spike isnt going to exist anymore.

I get what you're saying bit if you're gonna keep Bellator around why not boxing
Unless they plan on moving to another Viacom network like MTV