{"id":2436,"date":"2012-03-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/2012\/03\/14\/fic-scores-rights-to-ufc\/"},"modified":"2012-03-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T00:00:00","slug":"fic-scores-rights-to-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fic-scores-rights-to-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"FIC Scores Rights to UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) has secured the multi-year exclusive TV distribution rights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), bringing the sport to its FOX and FOX Movies Premium channels in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">FOX will air season 15 of the U.S. reality series <em>The Ultimate Fighter<\/em> beginning March 17. Every Saturday night, FOX will air the best of UFC programming in a block called UFC Fight Night. The content will now be available in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia on FOX and FOX Movies Premium. The channels will also offer behind-the-scenes specials and fighter profiles. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&ldquo;FIC&rsquo;s partnership with the UFC is breaking new ground by connecting audiences in Asia to the fastest growing sport in the world,&rdquo; said Ward Platt, the president of Asia Pacific and the Middle East at FOX International Channels. &ldquo;We are already the leaders in general entertainment with the best series and movies, so this is a way for us to also bring live event television to our audiences.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&ldquo;There is a rapidly-growing base of die-hard UFC fans in Asia,&rdquo; said Mark Fischer, the managing director of Asia for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. &ldquo;With FIC&rsquo;s great channel brands and leading position, we can&rsquo;t think of better pay-TV network to partner with to reach these fans.&rdquo;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) has secured the multi-year exclusive TV distribution rights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), bringing the sport to its FOX and FOX Movies Premium channels in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. 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