The New and Improved Boxing on TV thread!

Donaire-Nishioka been announced on UK TV, yet?

[Black_Rainbows]

Originally Posted by Tom Jones

Donaire-Nishioka been announced on UK TV, yet?

Don't think so. BoxNation say they are trying to get it.

[Black_Rainbows]

Originally Posted by leforge

Don't believe all thats said. So there more subcribers than sky gets in boxing viewing figures lol

F. W.: "The last Prizefighter on Sky, go and look at the ratings-- it got less than 100,000 viewers. That's 50% of our audience at the moment. And it goes up, it went right up for the Chisora fight..."

Tris Dixon: "That indicates that you are around the 200,000 mark."

F. W.: "Well I will leave you to sort the math out, but the fact of the matter is we are really really pleased where we are."

(From about 10:45)

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[Jonsey]

Originally Posted by Black_Rainbows

Obviously.

But it helps if people say where their claims are coming from...

from the private messages that fly around this forum and in general they have been correct.

[I Shot JR]

Originally Posted by Black_Rainbows

F. W.: "The last Prizefighter on Sky, go and look at the ratings-- it got less than 100,000 viewers. That's 50% of our audience at the moment. And it goes up, it went right up for the Chisora fight..."

Tris Dixon: "That indicates that you are around the 200,000 mark."

F. W.: "Well I will leave you to sort the math out, but the fact of the matter is we are really really pleased where we are."

(From about 10:45)

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200k viewers isn't that great- remember that includes licensed premises. I still reckon Boxnation is at around the 50k subscriber mark.

I've heard that BoxNation subscribers are into the many, many billions.

[Black_Rainbows]

Originally Posted by I Shot JR

200k viewers isn't that great

Boxing doesn't cost what Premiership football does. You wouldn't need millions of subscribers to be successful.

BoxNation only have to do 2 or 3 live broadcasts a week, including a Bunce Hour. I can't imagine that the Bunce Hour costs much to do! Some of the boxing they are just using an international broadcast and say Bunce and Lillis in the studio as pundits. Hardly expensive TV either.

Considering what they do, 200,000 would be pretty sweet I imagine.

[I Shot JR]

Originally Posted by Black_Rainbows

Boxing doesn't cost what Premiership football does. You wouldn't need millions of subscribers to be successful.

BoxNation only have to do 2 or 3 live broadcasts a week, including a Bunce Hour. I can't imagine that the Bunce Hour costs much to do! Some of the boxing they are just using an international broadcast and say Bunce and Lillis in the studio as pundits. Hardly expensive TV either.

Considering what they do, 200,000 would be pretty sweet I imagine.

The domestic cards cost more than you think to produce hence why there isn't that many at the current time. 200k for a small show would be great numbers however we have no idea how many on average tune into Boxnation per week.

[rezzer]

It's clear Boxnation have no ability to get Top Rank cards anymore. Whether this is because they are not willing to pay or that Top Rank have the hump because Boxnation have a deal with Goldenboy I don't know. What I do know is that any channel calling itself a dedicated boxing channel must have fights like Donaire/Rios double header.

Is Donaire-Nishioka on UK TV yet?

[redandwhiterob]

Break from the normal post here but one of the specialist subjects tonight on mastermind is 'Boxing world title fights from 2000'

BBC2 8pm tonight for those who might be interested

[Jonsey]

Vasquez vs Quintero (IBF Lightweight)
Dulmore vs Abregu (12x3 Welterweight)
Mayfield vs Herriera (10x3 Light Welterweight)

On Box Nation Sunday 2am

[Smoggy7188]

Couple of boxing programmes on 5live tonight.
-20.30-21.00 is a Manny Steward Tribute
-21.00-22.00 is a programme on life after boxing with mcguigan and costello.

[rezzer]

Wlad Wach live on Espn uk

[Black_Rainbows]

Did Sky have the Bute vs Grachev fight live or on delay?