Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has signed multi-market, pan-Asian deal with Electus International to air the mixed martial arts franchise Bellator MMA.
With this deal between VIML and Electus, the later bags the broadcast rights for the mixed martial arts championship event and Paramount Channel will be the exclusive new home to Bellator starting in January 2018.
Subscribers spanning Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Pacific Islands will have access to the exclusive linear broadcast transmission of Bellator’s world championship events from venues around the world.
Owned and operated by Viacom, Bellator MMA is available to nearly 1 billion people in more than 160 countries.There is also the potential for further collaboration with Bellator to stage fight events in Asia in the future.
“The introduction of Bellator MMA on Paramount Channel is significant as we are amplifying Paramount’s focus on distinctive high-quality programming, offering viewers exclusive fight sports entertainment in addition to movies of various genres,” said Paras Sharma, the Senior VP and General Manager for Southeast Asia at VIMN.“More importantly, with the flourishing MMA scene and appetite for fight content in Southeast Asia, this addition can’t be more timely as we bring the pure adrenaline of Bellator to many MMA fans in the region.”
