Awful Announcing
The Athletic projects MLS' total media revenues (including sublicensing) to approach $300 million a year, but production costs to approach $60 million a year, maybe more with start-up costs in the first couple of years. Still, that's a large boost over what the league was making.
"This announcement underscores Univision’s commitment to Hispanic MMA and we could not be more excited to further strengthen our successful partnership with them."
Both U.S. Spanish-language coverage and Canadian English-language coverage of the Euro 2020 final pulled in big numbers.
This comes 10 days after Colombia was pulled as a co-host.
Selected Liga MX matches will now come with 360-degree viewing options.
"Combate is a fast-ascending property and we are committed to delivering more events from the premier Hispanic MMA franchise to fight fans than ever before."
The Univision ownership change is now complete.
Spanish-language coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final Sunday averaged 2.05 million viewers on Univision and TUDN, a 41 percent jump over their coverage last year.
Univision will broadcast all of the remaining 2019-20 UEFA Champions League matches across their broadcast and cable channels.
Univision will overlay footage from fans' home video setups on the empty lower bowls of Liga MX stadiums.
The UEFA Champions League will remain on TUDN for three more years.
Univision changed hands for $13.7 billion in 2007, but seems set to go for $10 billion or less this time around.
The average audience of 411,000 viewers for Combate Americas beat broadcasts from Bellator, ONE Championship, and the PFL.
