NEW YORK (Chwefror. 15, 2018) – The million-view mountaintop has been summitted by the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Cyfres, with sights set only higher for what is to come in 2018. The ten month-old, fan-friendly Facebook platform has already featured two outstanding fight cards in the first six weeks of the New Year – and up next: Chwefror. 23-24 back-to-back-to-back Dydd Gwener ac Dydd Sadwrn shows spanning from the casinos of New England to the Boardwalk of Atlantic City.
The interactive series that – among other aspects – prides itself on the real-time conversations held between fight commentators and the viewing audience recorded new high-marks with 5,033 in-show comments and 3,421 total hours viewed in Philadelphia last Saturday. The ultimate result of all of the show-by-show views, the series interactivity and the global reach of the Facebook platform throughout the U.S.A. and also to significant audiences in the U.K., Mexico and South America – FIGHTNIGHT LIVE surpassed a new milestone by reaching its 1,067,435th view in only its 12th show.
“THANK YOU, ymladd cefnogwyr! We’re extremely proud that Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has provided free, action-packed events for more than a million fans in just over nine months, by posting a show-by-show average audience of nearly 90,000,” Dywedodd Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “But beyond the numbers, we’re really pleased with the way the shows have been presented, using multiple promoter-friendly production models. We’ve been able to showcase up-and-coming fighters to fight fans all over the world, and help them expand their bases. And we’ve been able to invite our viewers to be part of the action by fostering real-time interaction between our broadcasters and viewers on the fight activity, the decisions and the knockouts; it’s the next-best thing to having a ringside seat.”
Over the first nine-plus months of programming, the numbers on the 12-show FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of close to 90,000 fight fans tuning in per event and more than one-million fans served.
Y Saith. 9 “Hyrwyddo Fargen Real: Empire State” o Resorts World Casino (225,000), Awst CES “Super Dydd Sadwrn” o Foxwoods (203,000), y Medi. CES “Twin River Twinbill” o Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) pob phen 150,000 safbwyntiau, and collectively the 12-show series saw a total of more than 21,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 1,067,435-plus users across all devices.
Yn ychwanegol at y niferoedd viewership crai, y cwbl ryngweithiol, fan-friendly productions have seen mwy na 142,000 cyd ymrwymiadau ôl-fyw (bron 12,000 per show), including almost 97,000 “hoff bethau” neu “caru,” mwy na 22,000 comments and almost 6,000 shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 dynion y cant, 24 menywod y cant. The top demographic is comprised of males ages 25-34, sy'n cwmpasu tua 30.0 y cant o'r gynulleidfa, ar gyfartaledd.
Y Saith. 9 “Hyrwyddo Fargen Real: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 safbwyntiau ac mae'r Saith. 15-16 DiBella-CES doubleheader carried the series to three-quarters-of-a-million views in just over four months. The Feb. 10 Hard-Hitting Promotions “Philly Fight Night” sioe yn sefyll allan yn unigol gyda 3,421 live hoursof content viewed, tra bod y Saith. 15 DiBella card saw mwy na 40,000 rhyngweithiadau gwyliwr including almost 39,000 “hoff bethau” neu “caru.”
The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 fans and more than 82,000 followers.
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 2017
launch courtesy of series corporate partners like Elite Heat Water,
Montauk Iced Tea (
montaukbev.com),
Mr. Custom Made(
mrcustommade.com) ac
BallWash (
ballwash.com).
Many FIGHTNIGHT LIVE cards are called by world-renowned blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Bocsio, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Networks. Often joining Flores ringside are analysts like Michael Woods of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and Ring TV. Marc Abrams of AWE, NBC Philadelphia Chwaraeon, 15Rounds.com and AbramsBoxing.com and Xavier Porter of BrooklynFights.com and Notorious Boxing are frequent contributors while pro fighters like former IBF and WBA World Champion Paulie Malignaggi and Top Ten world-ranked light heavyweight Mike Lee have provided expert analysis from the broadcast booth. Locally-based ringside reporters with significant social media followings are often employed for weigh-in day “behind the scenes” taped interviews and post-fight reports.
Crëwyd a chynhyrchwyd gan Linacre Media allan o Dinas Efrog Newydd, y gyfres LIVE FIGHTNIGHT nodweddion cyhoeddwyr proffesiynol, onglau camera lluosog, graffeg teledu, y tu ôl i'r llenni mynediad replays a a chyfweliadau. Mae'r sioeau ffrydio ar gael yn fyd-eang lle bynnag Facebook ar gael. Mae'r fenter nid yn unig yn galluogi cefnogwyr o bob cwr o'r byd i wylio, ond hefyd yn rhoi diffoddwyr i fyny-a-dod llwyfan byd-eang i arddangos eu galluoedd, rhoi hyrwyddwyr hygyrch “darlledu” ateb ac yn rhoi'r gallu i gyrraedd cynulleidfa dorfol trwy gynnwys brand noddwyr.
Mwy FIGHTNIGHT BYW Gaeaf / Gwanwyn 2018 Bydd dyddiadau yn cael eu cyhoeddi yn swyddogol yn yr wythnosau nesaf.
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Ar gyfer digwyddiadau Linacre Cyfryngau diweddaraf ac amserlen ddarlledu, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.
