Sports MMA Crossfire – ONE FC finalizes Rise to Power PPV lineup, signs broadcasting deal

May 9, 2013

Singapore-based ONE FC announced this week the addition of three additional undercard bouts to their May 31st ONE FC: Rise to Power pay-per-view event.

Also announced was an exclusive partnership agreement with Viva Entertainment and Filipino-based media company Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC).

IBC is one of the leading media companies in the Philippines, with their flagship channel IBC-13 as The Kapinoy Network consisting of news and current affairs, high-qulity children's programming, entertainment from classic IBC hit shows and tokusatsu-anime fans along with Viva-TV primetime programming block on sports shows ranging from basketball, billiards, boxing, wrestling and mixed-martial arts as well as its homegrown Filipino viewers from movies, dramas, comedies, animes, game shows and reality shows, the soap-opera fare in teleserye, telenovelas and asianovelas on primetime TV fare.

Under the deal, The Kapinoy Network will broadcast one hour of ONE FC programming every Saturday at 11pm while ONE FC will increase its viewership TV ratings, for making IBC-13, the undisputed number 3 TV station.

“On behalf of ONE Fighting Championship, I will like to warmly welcome back Viva-TV on IBC as a broadcast partner and thank their EVP and COO Rey Sanchez for being such a strong supporter,” said Victor Cui, ONE FC CEO. “Viva-TV on IBC is a fantastic free-to-air broadcaster in the Philippines and ONE FC is excited at the opportunity to showcase our fighters every week to millions of homes throughout the country.”

“We are excited to have ONE Fighting Championship on Viva-TV,” added Sanchez. “Viva-TV on IBC-13 is proud to broadcast the best sporting in both the Philippines and the region and ONE FC puts on world-class entertainment that our viewers will enjoy. Kapinoy viewers now also get the chance to watch the best Filipino fighters such as Eduard Folayang and Honorio Banario in action.”