I-NEW YORK (
Isikhombisa. 19, 2017) –
The first-ever “
doubleheader weekend” okwe
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series saw the four-month old,
fan-friendly Facebook platform attract more than 188,000
views via back-to-back,
Friday futhi
Saturday shows in New England with DiBella Entertainment and CES Boxing.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, the interactive series that – among other aspects – 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 ngolwesihlanu kusukela 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,” wathi 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 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. The Sept. 9 “Real Deal Amaphromoshini: Empire State” kusukela Ezokungcebeleka Umhlaba Casino (225,000), August CES “Super Saturday” kusukela Foxwoods (203,000), i-Sept. CES “Twin River Twinbill” kusukela Lincoln, R.I. (157,000), the July Roy Jones Jr. “Desert Showdown” from Phoenix (63,000), the May “Slugfest elangeni” from Mohegan Sun (45,000), the June “Rosemont rumble” kusukela Chicago (32,000) and the Sept. DiBella “Friday 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.
Ngaphezu okuluhlaza ukubukwa izinombolo, ngokugcwele-interactive, Imikhiqizo enobungane enobungane ibone okungaphezulu 122,819 collective bukhoma okuthunyelwe ukubandakanyeka (17,700-plus bonisa nge), including almost 88,000 “ukuthandwa” noma “othanda,” ngaphezu kwe 13,000 comments and 4,200-plus shares. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE broadcasts are viewed by 76 amadoda amaphesenti, 24 amaphesenti abesifazane. The top demographic is comprised of males aged 25-34, okuyinto ihlanganisa cishe 30 amaphesenti izethameli, ngokwesilinganiso.
The Sept. 9 “Real Deal Amaphromoshini: Empire State” set a new bar with 224,658 views and the Sept. 15-16 DiBella-CES doubleheader carried the series to three-quarters-of-a-million views in just over four months. The Aug. 26 Ama-Foxwoods “Super Saturday” umbukiso ivelele ngamunye 3,336 live hours of content viewed, while the Sept. 15 DiBella card saw more than 40,000 viewer interactions including almost 39,000 “ukuthandwa” noma “uthanda.”
I-Facebook Fight Night Night ihanjiswe kubalandeli mahhala ngokuphelele kusukela kwayo 2017 launch courtesy of series corporate partners like Barbour One 9, Ukuphathwa kwamathalente nokukhiqizwa kokuzijabulisa (www.barbourone9.com) Futhi ubucwebe obuhle basenyakatho-mpumalanga (www.nefj.com).
Many FIGHTNIGHT LIVE cards are called by world-renowned blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime Boxing, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Networks. Often joining Flores ringside are analysts like Michael Woods ye-Talkilbox 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.
Wadala futhi ezivezwa Linacre Abezindaba aphume-New York City, uchungechunge FIGHTNIGHT LIVE izici abasakazi lochwepheshe, engele ikhamera amaningi, ihluzo ithelevishini, replays nangemuva-the-izigcawu ukufinyelela futhi izingxoxo. The imibukiso asakazwayo ayatholakala jikelele nomaphi Facebook iyatholakala. Lo mkhankaso hhayi kuphela kwenza abalandeli ezivela emhlabeni wonke bashune, kodwa futhi kunikeza up-futhi-ozayo fighters platform global sikhangise amakhono abo, ukunika abagqugquzeli i kufinyeleleke “broadcast” isixazululo bese unikeza abaxhasi ikhono ukufinyelela izilaleli mass nge okuqukethwe uphawu.
More FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Fall 2017 izinsuku uzobe baziswa ngokomthetho emasontweni ezayo.
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