NEW YORK (
Zeven. 19, 2017) –
The first-ever “
doubleheader weekend” voor de
fightnight LEVENDE series saw the four-month old,
fan-friendly Facebook platform attract more than 188,000
views via back-to-back,
Vrijdag en
Zaterdag shows in New England with DiBella Entertainment and CES Boxing.
Bovendien, the interactive series that – onder andere – prides itself on the real-time conversations held between fight commentators and the viewing audience recorded a new high-mark with 40,714 Likes, Loves, Comments and Shares op vrijdag van Foxwoods. 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. and also to significant audiences in the U.K., Mexico and South America – FIGHTNIGHT LIVE surpassed a new milestone by reaching its 750,000th view in only its seventh show.
“We’re extremely proud that Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has provided free, action-packed events for more than three-quarters of a million fans in just over four months, by posting a show-by-show average audience of 108,000,” zei Mark Fratto, Principal en directeur bedrijfsontwikkeling, Linacre Media. “But beyond the numbers, we’re really pleased with the way the shows have been presented and produced. 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 four-plus months of programming, the numbers on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of almost 108,000 fight fans tuning in per event. De sept. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: Empire State” van Resorts World Casino (225,000), het augustus CES “Super Zaterdag” van Foxwoods (203,000), Sept.. CES “Twin River twinbill” van Lincoln, R.I. (157,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), de mei “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun (45,000), juni “Rosemont Rumble” van Chicago (32,000) en de sept. DiBella “Vrijdag Night Foxwoods Fights” (32,000) saw a total of almost 14,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 755,253-plus users across all devices.
In aanvulling op de ruwe kijkers nummers, de volledig interactieve, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 122,819 collectieve live-bericht engagementen (17,700-plus per voorstelling), inclusief bijna 88,000 “sympathieën” of “houdt,” meer dan 13,000 comments and 4,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 procent mannen, 24 procent vrouwen. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, welke omvat ongeveer 30 procent van het publiek, gemiddeld.
De sept. 9 “Real Deal Promotions: Empire State” leg een nieuwe lat met 224,658 views and the Sept. 15-16 DiBella-CES doubleheader bracht de serie naar driekwart miljoen keer bekeken in iets meer dan vier maanden. The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Zaterdag” etaleerstandaards out individueel met 3,336 live hours of content viewed, while the Sept. 15 DiBella card saw more than 40,000 viewer interactions including almost 39,000 “sympathieën” of “houdt.”
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 2017 launch courtesy of series corporate partners like Barbour One 9, Talent Management and Entertainment Production (www.barbourone9.com) and Northeastern Fine Jewelry (www.nefj.com).
Many FIGHTNIGHT LIVE cards are called by world-renowned blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores van Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Boxing, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Networks. Often joining Flores ringside are analysts like Michael Woods of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and Ring TV. 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.
Gemaakt en geproduceerd door Linacre Media van New York City, de fightnight LIVE-serie is voorzien van professionele omroepers, meerdere camerahoeken, televisie graphics, replays en achter de schermen toegang en interviews. De gestreamde programma's zijn wereldwijd beschikbaar waar Facebook is beschikbaar. Het initiatief maakt niet alleen fans van over de hele wereld om af te stemmen, maar geeft ook up-and-coming-strijders een wereldwijd platform om hun vaardigheden te demonstreren, geeft promotors een toegankelijke “uitzending” oplossing en geeft sponsors de mogelijkheid om een groot publiek te bereiken via branded content.
Meer FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 data zal officieel worden aangekondigd in de komende weken.
Fightnight Live is online beschikbaar op: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Volg alle actie via social media op FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE op Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE op Instagram en @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ op Twitter, of door de hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE te gebruiken. Voor de laatste Linacre Media events en uitzendschema, volg @LinacreMedia op alle sociale platforms of gebruik de tags #LinacreMediaEvents of #LinacreMediaOnTV.
