{"id":5827,"date":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/03\/24\/espn-player-releases-mma-focused-channel-for-europe\/"},"modified":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","slug":"espn-player-releases-mma-focused-channel-for-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/03\/24\/espn-player-releases-mma-focused-channel-for-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Player Releases MMA-Focused Channel for Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLONDON: ESPN Player has launched a new channel dedicated to the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) in Europe, providing live coverage of the mixed martial arts organization.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs part of ESPN&rsquo;s live streaming service, the channel will be broadcast in the U.K., Eire, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. There will be a three-event promotion for fight fans across Europe, including a South Africa match on April 4 between Irish welterweights Peter &ldquo;The Showstopper&rdquo; Queally and local favorite Martin &ldquo;The Punisher&rdquo; van Staden.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;We are delighted to bring fans across Europe one of the leading franchises from one of the fastest growing sports in the world,&rdquo; said Charly Classen, the VP of ESPN EMEA. &ldquo;EFC is a great addition to the ever-growing portfolio of content on our live streaming service&mdash;fight fanatics can watch every round of the next three events live on ESPN Player.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCairo Howarth, the president of EFC, added: &ldquo;EFC is renowned for exciting bouts and high production quality, and European fans can look forward to watching on a world-class platform with ESPN Player. We are excited to offer European EFC fans a high-quality live broadcast of events, as well as reach a new fan base through ESPN Europe&rsquo;s network.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: ESPN Player has launched a new channel dedicated to the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) in Europe, providing live coverage of the mixed martial arts organization. As part of ESPN&rsquo;s live streaming service, the channel will be broadcast in the U.K., Eire, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. 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