NEW YORK (
Sèt. 1, 2017) –
Before fight fans turned their attention to the desert with knockout PPV numbers last Saturday,
the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Facebook series landed a massive haymaker of its own.
Linacre Media ak
CES Boxing partnered on a pre Mayweather-McGregor card that ran from 6-9:30 p.m. AK live from Foxwoods in Connecticut,
with the tech-forward,
fan-friendly Facebook broadcast platform drawing an audience of 201,935 goumen fanatik,
and counting.
“Fight fans were primed and ready for Samdi night’s mega-event from Las Vegas, and we were pleased to be able to entertain so many with great fights from Foxwoods for the hours leading up to Showtime PPV,” di Mak Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “Of course we had some fans thinking they’d get to see Mayweather-McGregor, but we were quick to point them in the proper direction for that content. The hundreds of thousands that stayed on our platform saw some great action, including a wild ending in the CES main event. Kòm yon kesyon de reyalite, we saw 50,000 more fight fans log-in nan Dimanch to review the closing moments, and as always with our interactive Facebook shows, offer their own opinions and interpretations. We’re pleased to be able to announce that seven or more shows are being added to the calendar from September through November, including one leading into GGG – Canelo.”
Over the first four months of programming, the numbers on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series have showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of more than 85,000 fight fans tuning in per event. The August “Super Samdi” soti nan Foxwoods (202,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), the May “Slugfest at the Sun” from Mohegan Sun (46,000) and the June “Rosemont Rumble” soti nan Chicago (32,000) saw a total of more than 8,000 total hours of Facebook video consumed by 342,000-plus users across all devices.
Anplis de sa nan nimewo yo lodyans anvan tout koreksyon, konplètman-entèaktif nan, fan-friendly productions have seen more than 33,000 kolektif ap viv pòs angajman, ki gen ladan plis pase 3,000 “renmen” oswa “renmen,” plis pase 10,000 comments and 3,000-plus shares.
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 pousan moun, 24 pousan fanm. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, ki englobe apeprè 30 pousan nan odyans lan, an mwayèn.
The Aug. 26 Foxwoods “Super Samdi” montre vle di soti endividyèlman ak 201,935 views across 3,336 live hours of content, ak 8,224 viewer interactions including 1,133 “renmen” oswa “renmen,” 1,570 comments and 1,392 shares.
“For more than 25 ane, CES has delivered boxing excitement to fans all over the world. The tradition continued Samdi night at Foxwoods when we teamed with FIGHTNIGHT LIVE by using cutting edge technology allowing fight fans to view the fights live on Facebook. This historic, record-setting event was the result of a great production team and action-packed, batay konpetitif,” said CES President Jimmy Burchfield, Sr.
Facebook FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has been delivered to fans absolutely free since its May 2017 launch courtesy of corporate partners like Barbour One 9, Talent Management and Entertainment Production (www.barbourone9.com) and Northeastern Fine Jewelry (www.nefj.com).
Kreye epi ki te pwodwi pa Linacre Media soti nan New York City, seri a FIGHTNIGHT LIVE karakteristik anonseur pwofesyonèl, ang kamera miltip, graphics, rple ak dèyè-sèn aksè a yo ak entèvyou. montre yo difuze yo disponib globalman tout kote Facebook se disponib. Inisyativ sa a pa sèlman pèmèt fanatik yo atravè mond la sou ton an, men tou, bay moute-ak-ap vini avyon de gè yon platfòm mondyal yo montre kapasite yo, bay pwomotè yon aksesib “emisyon” solisyon e li bay moun ki ap sipòte kapasite a yo rive jwenn yon odyans mas atravè marque kontni.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be officially announced in the coming weeks.
LIVE FIGHTNIGHT ki disponib sou entènèt la nan: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Pou dènye evènman yo Linacre Medi ak orè emisyon, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or #LinacreMediaOnTV.
