ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES BLOCKBUSTER DEAL
WITH PHILIPPINE MULTIMEDIA
GIANT ABS-CBN
14 April 2016 – Manila, Philippines: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE
Championship™ (ONE) has just announced a monumental deal with the Philippines'
leading media and entertainment company, ABS-CBN. The multimedia conglomerate,
with a reach that spans the entire nation and millions of homes all around the
globe, will broadcast coverage of live ONE Championship events in Asia to fight
fans across the Philippines on its sports channel ABS-CBN Sports + Action.
ONE
Championship is the largest sports media property in Asian history and the
largest media broadcast in Asia with streams to a potential one billion homes
in over 75 countries. Among the best Asian mixed martial artists and world
champions in ONE Championship are Filipino mixed martial artists who have
exemplified courage and honor inside the ONE Cage, helping make ONE
Championship what it is today.
Apart
from unprecedented coverage of live ONE Championship mixed martial arts (MMA)
events across the region via ABS-CBN Sports + Action, ABS-CBN will also bring
to Filipino fight fans ONE Championship’s events in glorious High Definition
(HD) on ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD on SkyCable Ch166. Morever, regular weekly
programming of ONE Championship's world-class content will also be seen on free
TV on ABS-CBN Sports + Action, bringing Asia’s favorite local and global MMA
superstars closer to Filipino audiences several days a week, all year round.
CEO of
ONE Championship, Victor Cui stated: “ONE Championship is proud to announce its
partnership with television network giant ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN is by far the
largest TV broadcaster in the Philippines with reach that spans the entire
country, as well as internationally to millions of homes across the globe.
We’re excited at the multitude of possibilities this tremendous opportunity
presents to bring our unique brand of world-class mixed martial arts action to
Filipino fight fans all over the world.”
“The
Philippines is fortunate to enjoy such a rich martial arts culture. We are also
proud to have one of the greatest Filipino combat sports athletes in history,
boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Filipino ring icon Manny
‘Pacman’ Pacquiao, as co-owner of ONE Championship. The possibilities are
endless, and it has everyone at ONE Championship buzzing with excitement at
what’s to come,” Cui added.
ABS-CBN
Integrated Sports head Dino Laurena, meanwhile, said the network's partnership
with ONE Championship is another step towards ABS-CBN's goal of promoting
sports development in the nation. "When we said we are committed to
helping develop sports in the country, we knew we would have to give exposure
not just to popular sports like basketball or boxing. ABS-CBN has played a big
role in promoting mixed martial arts in the country for many years, and we hope
to continue leading the way by supporting exciting and quality fight leagues in
MMA or mixed martial arts, such as ONE," he said.
ABS-CBN
Corporation is the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment organization.
Primarily involved in television and radio, the company has since expanded and
now owns the leading cinema and music production/distribution outfits in the
country, and operates the largest cable TV service provider as well. ABS-CBN
also has business interests in merchandising, licensing, mobile and online
multimedia services, publishing, video and audio post production, overseas
telecommunication services, money remittance, cargo forwarding, TV shopping
services, food and restaurant services, theme park development and management,
and property management. These investments are all aimed at making positive
changes in the media landscape and strengthening the fiscal position valued by
stakeholders.
For more
updates on ONE Championship™, please visit www.onefc.com and follow Twitter and Instagram @ONEFCMMA and Facebook atwww.facebook.com/ONEFCMMA. For more information on
ABS-CBN Sports, visit sports.abs-cbn.com and follow ABS-CBN
Sports' official Facebook and Twitter accounts, @abscbnsports.
About ONE Championship™
ONE
Championship is the largest sports media property in Asian history.
Headquartered in Singapore, the world’s most exciting mixed martial arts
organization hosts the best Asian mixed martial artists and world champions,
all signed to exclusive contracts, on the largest media broadcast in Asia. ONE
Championship™ has partnered with FOX and STAR Sports for an unprecedented
10-year cable television deal with a coverage that spans 70+ countries across
the world.
About ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN
Corporation is the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment organization.
The Company is primarily involved in television and radio broadcasting, as well
as in the production of television and radio programming for domestic and
international audiences and other related businesses. ABS-CBN produces a wide
variety of engaging world-class entertainment programs in multiple genres and
balanced, credible news programs that are aired on free-to-air television. The
company is also one of the leading radio broadcasters, operating eighteen radio
stations throughout the key cities of the Philippines. ABS-CBN provides news
and entertainment programming for eight channels on cable TV and operates the
country’s largest cable TV service provider. The Company also owns the leading
cinema and music production and distribution outfits in the country. It brings
its content to worldwide audiences via cable, satellite, online and
mobile. In addition, ABS-CBN has business interests in merchandising and
licensing, mobile and online multimedia services, glossy magazine publishing,
video and audio post production, overseas telecommunication services, money
remittance, cargo forwarding, TV shopping services, theme park development and
management, property management and food and restaurant services, all of which
complement and enhance the Company’s strength in content production and
distribution. The Company is also the first TV network in the country to
broadcast in digital. In 2015, it commercially rolled out its digital TV box,
ABS-CBN TVplus, to prepare for the country’s switch to digital TV.
Regards and Best Wishes,
Tammy
Chan
ONE
Championship
+60193262473 (available on
Whatsapp)
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