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I never seen volume like this before on BKMP, the other message boards are going crazy over this today. Major news excepted this week.....
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Quoted from IHUB "Comcast was notified 1 month ago that they are putting TFN on but I dont know the channel yet...I might find out...my wife works for Comcast!"
If this is true this is BIG for us.....
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quote:Originally posted by 1stfidelity: Quoted from IHUB "Comcast was notified 1 month ago that they are putting TFN on but I dont know the channel yet...I might find out...my wife works for Comcast!"
If this is true this is BIG for us.....
Yep I read that also on Sunday. It was a April fools joke.
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What’s happening in the world of mixed martial arts now…
By Loretta Hunt (loretta*thefightnetwork.com)
I’m dedicating this afternoon’s update to one figure – the seemingly omnipotent and veritable Dana White. UFC president White elaborated on more than a few points of interest today in a media conference call for Saturday’s “UFC 69: Shootout.”
• The UFC hopes to hold an event in Mexico by end of 2007 or beginning of 2008.
• “The Ultimate Fighter 5,” debuting this Thursday on Spike TV at 10 PM EST/PST, will offer only one UFC contract to its pool of 16 lightweight hopefuls.
• Though it was announced at last week’s press conference in Japan that the newly-formed PRIDE Worldwide Holdings LLC. would be run separately from the UFC, White conceded he’ll have some say in its direction. “I run everything,” White quipped, explaining the company will keep its Japanese employees and remain Japanese-run, though he would “amp up the American side.”
• White says a UFC-PRIDE showdown event has been discussed. “We’re looking at figuring it out right now. Maybe in a year,” he commented.
• PRIDE Middleweight (Under 205 lbs.) and Welterweight (Under 183 lbs.) Champion Dan Henderson will be considered a Middleweight by U.S. Standards in the under 185-pound division. White described PRIDE’s past inclinations to match the Olympic wrestler against heavier opponents as “stupid” and that the recent acquisition of PRIDE would help the sport get one step closer to deciding number one fighters in each of the divisions worldwide. White identified UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva versus Henderson as potential match-up in that vein, as well as UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell and PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix winner Mauricio “Shogun” Rua as another.
• There is one proposed PRIDE USA event still on the table for 2007. White could not verify if that event will take place via a schedule soon-to-be deposed PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakikabara had previously released for late June in California.
• If Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic wins his UFC 70 bout with Gabriel Gonzaga in Manchester, England on April 21, he will fight UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture as early as late August-early September.
• On his cancelled boxing exhibition bout with former UFC might heavyweight champion and employee Tito Ortiz along with Ortiz’s contention that White pulled the plug, the UFC president said the documentary airing April 12 on Spike TV will shed a lot of light on the situation. “Tito’s saying some stuff now, but it’s all there on the documentary,” White said. “I’m glad it got shot ‘because it’s all in there.”
• On rumored talks with ESPN, White confirmed talks have gone well and “they get it. They’re gonna start covering us like all the other sports and they could be showing events too.” White said it would only be a matter of time.
• On negotiations with specialty channel HBO, White was optimistic. “We’re getting there,” he said. “The commentators haven’t been a sticking point. I’ve built a brand over the last six years and I want make sure its done right. HBO says they want to take it to the next level; so it’s a matter of production issues, but it’s not the commentators. I guess I’m a control freak. “
• White hinted the UFC’s next five to six UK events could also be broadcasted live in the U.S. via Spike TV or otherwise. (Four to five bouts on UFC 70 “Nations Collide” roster will be broadcast on a five-hour delay to the U.S. via Spike TV on April 21. The event will available via pay-per-view in the United Kingdom.)
• White did not rule out at the possibility that the PRIDE brand might benefit from recent talks with HBO and ESPN.
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Over at the IHub Forum, people are saying with this abnormal Volume today, we should get news of major us carrier! Lets hope so.....
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News is right around the corner, I have fingers crossed for major us carrier. Nobody is selling this one right now and on the other message boards everybody is predicting Big news, something is up....
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Those PR's just keep coming, now TV commercials. Man this is going to be huge. ---------------
Cossette Gives Punch to The Fight Network Tuesday April 3, 9:00 am ET
TORONTO--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 3, 2007 -- Blackout Media Corp.'s (Other OTC:BKMP.PK - News) -- The Fight Network, North America's first and only all-combatant sports and entertainment channel, has launched a TV campaign to lure viewers to its network by -- no surprise -- trying to pick a fight.
A series of 30-second TV commercials feature a 'Joe Average' character who hurls insults and taunts at strangers and passers-by in an attempt to provoke a confrontation.
The spots were created by copywriter Stephen Stahl and art director Mike Cook of Cossette Communication-Marketing, Toronto. They revolve around a deftly delivered, dead-pan performance by actor Tal Zimerman, whose random come-ons, appropriately, pull no punches.
Each spot ends with the question: "Looking for a fight?" followed by The Fight Network's logo and tagline.
"Combat sports are more popular than ever, but a lot of people don't know there's a TV network dedicated to them and everything else fight related. We thought it would be funny to show one of these people," says copywriter Stephen Stahl. "But in this guy's case, he's so desperate for some fight action, he's taken matters into his own hands and has started picking fights with total strangers. If only he knew he could be watching The Fight Network," adds art director Mike Cook.
Capitalizing on the surging interest in the fight sports, The Fight Network has been a huge success since its launch in the fall of 2005. Its audience is dominated by young males between the ages of 18 to 34 years. The Fight Network is a cross-platform media company with brand interest in television, pay-per view, radio, mobile and web. All five of these media are integrated to offer fans of combatant sports and related entertainment a true convergence experience. The Fight Network Inc.'s corporate headquarters are located in Toronto, Canada.
About Cossette Communications Group
Cossette Communications Group is the largest marketing communications firm in Canada. One of the top 15 agencies in North America. It numbers among the top 30 agencies worldwide. www.cossette.com
About The Fight Network
The Fight Network is a cross-platform media company with brand interest in television, pay-per view, radio, mobile and web. All five of these media are seamlessly integrated to offer fans of combatant sports and related entertainment a true convergence experience. The Fight Network Inc. corporate headquarters is located in Toronto, Canada. The Fight Network's Website is: www.thefightnetwork.com.
About Blackout Media Corp.:
Blackout Media Corp. is a holding company with an interest in Blackout Communications who is a diversified media and entertainment company conducting operations in digital television, VOD, PPV, radio the Internet and print under the brand name "The Fight Network." The activities of Blackout Media Corp. are conducted principally in Canada and the United States.
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And freakin hilarious. When is this gonna be on TV?? I cant wait to sit at home on the couch with my laptop, drinking corona, and watching this stuff like my idol. BURN!!!!!!!!!!!
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And freakin hilarious. When is this gonna be on TV?? I cant wait to sit at home on the couch with my laptop, drinking corona, and watching this stuff like my idol. BURN!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you even old enough to drink, or dees your daddy sneak you some sips when your sitting on his lap? Make sure your mom isn't looking, or you will have to go back to the basement with no dinner.
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