MMA


Viacom launching new Spike channels

Viacom will launch Spike channels in the Netherlands and Hungary next month. The male-skewing cable net is already available in the Netherlands as a five-hour branded block on the Nickelodeon kids service, but will roll out as a full round the clock channel from December 12. It will be carried on the Liberty Global-owned Ziggo […]

Electus strikes Bellator MMA deals

Electus International has secured new deals for the Bellator mixed martial arts championship with international channels. US-based Electus took on distribution of the Bellator MMA rights at the start of the year and has now struck TV rights deals with Network Ten in Australia, RTL9 in France, Discovery in Italy, 15TV in Spain, Fight Channel […]

Oscar De La Hoya launching MMA lifestyle channel

Former world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Oscar De La Hoya is launching a US channel dedicated to mixed martial arts, travel and lifestyle. De La Hoya TV, which was announced by the boxer at the NATPE market in Miami, will target US Hispanic viewers with Spanish-language programming. De La Hoya won ten boxing […]

ATF Buyer Profile: Betty Tsui

Betty Tsui: Vice President, programming, Kix, Thrill Betty Tsui joined Lionsgate, Saban and Saban and Lionsgate joint venture channel operator Celestial Tiger earlier this year from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Having also previously worked at Star, Tsui is a seasoned programming executive and at Celestial is looking after the Kix and Thrill services.   Describe the […]