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Digicel inks distro for Fight Sports in Caribbean
Gabriel Miramar-Garcia
| 10 June 2016
CSI Sports has signed a multi-year carriage agreement with the Digicel Play platform throughout the Caribbean.
fight sportsDigicel will carry the 24/7 Fight Sports network, which showcases live events, world championship bouts, reality shows, documentaries and other original programming. Particular highlights include live World Title Championship Boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, as well as exclusive original series such as MMA:30 and Wide World Fights, and a top shelf selection of Mega Fights, featuring the sport’s legends and current stars including Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Tyson, and Canelo Alvarez.
“After years of syndicating our content in the region, we now look forward to establishing a comprehensive destination for our current and future Fight Sports fans!” said co-CEO Craig Miele. “We are encouraged to see the growing interest in our business around the world. From Europe to Asia and now throughout the Caribbean, our distribution continues to grow at an amazing pace with even more announcements to come.”
John Suranyi, CEO of Digicel Play Caribbean and Central America, added: “We are single-minded in our determination to bring the best of the best to our customers. When it comes to TV content, Digicel Play is second to none. Fight Sports adds another exciting dimension to our already compelling sports line-up and we know our customers are going to get a real kick out of it.”
Digicel Play also recently expanded its partnership with CBS Studios International (CBS) to bring more content to its subscribers across the Caribbean. The pay-TV provider will deliver, among other titles, Emmy award-winning talk show Dr Phil, The Late Show with Steven Colbert and CBS’ most successful television broadcast, 60 Minutes.
Gabriel Miramar-Garcia
| 10 June 2016
CSI Sports has signed a multi-year carriage agreement with the Digicel Play platform throughout the Caribbean.
fight sportsDigicel will carry the 24/7 Fight Sports network, which showcases live events, world championship bouts, reality shows, documentaries and other original programming. Particular highlights include live World Title Championship Boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, as well as exclusive original series such as MMA:30 and Wide World Fights, and a top shelf selection of Mega Fights, featuring the sport’s legends and current stars including Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Tyson, and Canelo Alvarez.
“After years of syndicating our content in the region, we now look forward to establishing a comprehensive destination for our current and future Fight Sports fans!” said co-CEO Craig Miele. “We are encouraged to see the growing interest in our business around the world. From Europe to Asia and now throughout the Caribbean, our distribution continues to grow at an amazing pace with even more announcements to come.”
John Suranyi, CEO of Digicel Play Caribbean and Central America, added: “We are single-minded in our determination to bring the best of the best to our customers. When it comes to TV content, Digicel Play is second to none. Fight Sports adds another exciting dimension to our already compelling sports line-up and we know our customers are going to get a real kick out of it.”
Digicel Play also recently expanded its partnership with CBS Studios International (CBS) to bring more content to its subscribers across the Caribbean. The pay-TV provider will deliver, among other titles, Emmy award-winning talk show Dr Phil, The Late Show with Steven Colbert and CBS’ most successful television broadcast, 60 Minutes.
