Turner Sports Reaches Multi-Year Agreement with ONE Championship Beginning in January 2019

Turner Sports Reaches Multi-Year Agreement with ONE Championship Beginning in January 2019 Turner's B/R Live to Distribute ONE Championship Live Events Starting Saturday, Jan. 19; TNT to Televise One Championship Content Throughout the Year

December 13, 2018

Turner Sports has reached a three-year partnership with ONE Championship (ONE), the world's largest martial arts organization and the biggest global sports media property in Asian history, to distribute its live event coverage in the United States. Per terms of the agreement, B/R Live - Turner's live sports streaming service - will be the primary destination for ONE Championship live events each year. B/R Live will present its first live One Championship event on Saturday, Jan. 19, with 24 overall events scheduled in 2019.

B/R Live will also distribute shoulder programming surrounding the live event experience. Additionally, Turner's TNT will televise at least 12 one-hour, taped re-airs featuring ONE Championship events per year.

ONE Championship is one of the most popular mixed martial arts organizations in the world, with a high concentration of passionate, millennial fans that make it a perfect fit for B/R Live and TNT, said Lenny Daniels, President, Turner Sports. We will leverage every opportunity within our portfolio to partner with ONE Championship and help further expand its footprint in the U.S.

We are thrilled to partner with Turner Sports, a truly iconic industry leader of premium sports content, to bring authentic, world-class martial arts action to American fans, said Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship. As the Home of Martial Arts, ONE Championship has a simple formula of values, heroes, and stories that has resonated deeply across the globe. We look forward to showcasing the greatest martial artists in the world.

Additional scheduling and distribution information, including pricing, will be shared at a later date.

ONE Championship is an organization that hosts bouts across all styles of martial arts including Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate, Kung Fu, Silat, Sanda, Lethwei, Mixed Martial Arts, Tae Kwon Do, Submission Grappling and more.

ONE Championship recently made headlines when it expanded its roster with high-profile U.S. talent signings Eddie The Underground King Alvarez and Demetrious Mighty Mouse Johnson last October, followed by Super Sage Northcutt in November. The mixed martial arts standouts are set to join ONE Championship existing stars such as Singapore's Unstoppable Angela Lee, the Philippines' Eduard Landslide Folayang and Myanmar's The Burmese Python Aung La N Sang.

This distribution agreement was reached in collaboration between Turner and ONE Championship, in association with Evolution Media.

For more updates on ONE Championship, visit www.onefc.com, follow on Twitter and Instagram @ONEChampionship, and Facebook visit https://www.facebook.com/ONEChampionship.

About Turner Sports

Turner Sports, a division of Turner, is an industry leader in the delivery of premium sports content across all multimedia screens. Turner Sports' television coverage includes the NBA, Major League Baseball, NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, ELEAGUE and professional golf, along with the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The company also manages some of the most popular sports destinations across digital and social platforms including Bleacher Report and its top-rated app, NCAA.com and the critically-acclaimed NCAA March Madness Live suite of products, PGA.com and the Sports Emmy Award-winning PGA Championship LIVE, as well as an accompanying collection of mobile sites and connected device apps. Turner Sports and the NBA jointly manage NBA Digital, a robust collection of offerings including NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA League Pass, the NBA App and NBAGLEAGUE.com. Turner Sports recently launched B/R Live, a premium live streaming sports platform that serves as the central hub for both the discovery and consumption of live sports content. The new streaming service allows fans to find and watch their favorite sports content anywhere, anytime and on the screen of their choice.

About ONE Championship

ONE Championship (ONE) is the largest global sports media property in Asian history, and the largest producer of millennial live sports content in Asia. Headquartered in Singapore, ONE is the Home of Martial Arts, and is the worlds largest martial arts organization, hosting bouts across all styles of martial arts such as Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate, Kung Fu, Silat, Sanda, Lethwei, Mixed Martial Arts, Tae Kwon Do, Submission Grappling, and more. ONE hosts the biggest sports entertainment events across Asia, featuring some of the worlds best martial artists and world champions on the largest global media broadcast in Asia. ONE eSports, a subsidiary of ONE Championship, runs Asias largest global eSports Championship Series with some of the biggest blockbuster game titles in the world. In addition to its digital platforms, ONE Championship broadcasts to over 1.7 billion potential viewers across 138 countries with some of the largest global broadcasters, including Fox Sports, ABS-CBN, Astro, ClaroSports, Bandsports, Startimes, Premier Sports, Thairath TV, Skynet, Mediacorp, OSN, and more.

LINK:	https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2018/12/13/tu...
	See more stories from timewarner

Most recent headlines