UFC 80: ‘Rapid Fire’ to air on CBS network … not PPV? |
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McLovin'!!!
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Season: 55-15 (#5)
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Dave Meltzer from WrestlingObserver.com throws out a juicy nugget in the recent print publication of his newsletter:
UFC 80: “Rapid Fire”— not UFC 81 as speculated — could air for FREE on the CBS network rather than pay-per-view (PPV) if a deal can be hammered out in time. It seems that The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is beginning to reduce the television landscape “to a barren wasteland of reruns and infomercials.”
http://mmamania.com/2007/11/30/ufc-80-rapid-fire-to-air-on-cbs-network-not-ppv/
Last edited 1/8/08 2:41PM by dothemmath
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-Evan Michael Tanner 1971-2008
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Post #1 11/30/07 12:50:10PM
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GSP's Blitzkrieg in progress
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Season: 47-23 (#347)
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Hope it will be confirmed !!
i don't know anybody who don't have CBS !!
if they want to have an audience they will have one for sure !
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" La illaha ill Allah, Muhammadur Rasul Allah "
“There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah” ??
Ok here mine " There is no god but GSP and tuvok500 is the messenger of GSP " !!!
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Post #2 11/30/07 12:56:47PM
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The Cowboys Mod
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Good and bad. Good-it airs on "truly free" TV (you still have to pay for cable to get Spike...unless you're like me and someone pays for your cable). Bad-that 10 PM timeslot can be tricky because 10 PM-midnight, depending on your time zone and how your station works, is usually set aside for local news & programs (more the 11 PM hour). But at least airing it that late allows them to be more lenient with what they show because of FCC restrictions.
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“Believe in yourself. Believe in your own potential for greatness. Believe that you can change the world. It is something that is within each of us.”
– Evan Tanner 1971-2008
MMA Playground's Stankie Mod-Keep It Clean Or Else I'll Send Stankie After You! (And Cowboys Mod Until May '09 because the Redskins got "hippysmacked" and I lost my first av bet as a result)
Members getting the Stankie treatment: 15
My new blog
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Post #3 11/30/07 12:57:57PM
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MondayNiteMauser
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Wow if this works out its going to take the sport to a whole different level.
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Post #4 11/30/07 1:01:27PM
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Santa Says: No Stampeding!
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oh, please, please, please....
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Post #5 11/30/07 1:03:45PM
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GlancyMMA
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Season: 39-30 (#2479)
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The WGA have been back at the table in talks with the networks all week and reports so far are that they have a deal in place and are now hammering out the finer details in writing.
The word is that the strike will be over before the holiday season begins.
This along with the fact that the U.S. networks have at least the first 5 episode of most prime time television shows finished and/or in post production (not effected by the strike) means that only an extra week or two or repeats will air this jan/feb.
Thus a deal with the UFC to broadcast PPV's is now out the window....CBS was about to take the risk due to the concern that the Spring 08 schedule would not return. However now with only a two week period to fill the risk is gone and so is the deal.
MMA's (and the ufc's) best bet for primetime network television once again fall to the Mark Burnett reality option...
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/report-mark-burnett-planning-elitexc-mixed-martial-arts-reality-series-5411.php
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Post #6 11/30/07 1:04:04PM
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I'm a LEAD FARMER MOTHA F*CKER
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Season: 39-31 (#2217)
Location: Denver, Colorado Birthplace of the UFC
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Posted by MondayNiteMauser
Wow if this works out its going to take the sport to a whole different level.
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Broncos will go 11-5
4-0 av bets
He's been known to cure narcalepsy by just walking into a room. His orgin donation card list his beard. He is a lover not a fighter but he's also a fighter so don't get any idea's
he is SpiderSilva
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Post #7 12/1/07 8:09:40PM
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