Bryan Johnston Parts Ways With UFC

UFC CMO Bryan Johnston has left the company "to pursue other opportunities," the MMA promoter confirmed today. Johnston could not be reached for comment. The UFC has not announced a replacement. The UFC hired Johnston as its first CMO in June '09. Previously, he headed global marketing for Burton ...

Top Rank Promotes Bout With Times Square Videos

Commuters and tourists making their way through Times Square this week can expect a blitz of boxing, as promoter Top Rank puts the massive screens of the NASDAQ and Reuters buildings to work touting the upcoming Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV. The video promotions will climax with an unprece ...

Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Boxing

Top Rank Promoting Pacquiao-Marquez IV

Commuters and tourists making their way through Times Square this week can expect a blitz of boxing, as promoter Top Rank puts the massive screens of the NASDAQ and Reuters buildings to work touting the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez PPV. The effort will culminate with an unprec ...

UFC Signs Deal With Ticketmaster

The UFC has signed on as the latest sports property to make Ticketmaster its preferred ticket resale outlet, joining the NFL and NBA. The deal, expected to be announced today, will allow those who purchased their initial tickets through Ticketmaster to resell them by cancelling and reissuing bar cod ...

Telemundo Lands U.S. Rights To León

Comcast-owned Spanish-language network Telemundo followed through on a promise to remain a player for Mexican league soccer this afternoon, landing multi-platform U.S. rights to Club León, a historically popular team that was promoted to the first division for '12-13. The acquisition comes si ...

UFC To Expand Fighters' Health Insurace

The UFC will expand the health insurance it extended to its fighters last year to include pre-existing injuries and conditions, a decision that the company says will increase premiums it pays for the  approximately 400 fighters it employs globally by about 60%. UFC Chair & CEO Lorenzo ...

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UFC To Expand Health Insurance Coverage

The UFC will expand the health insurance it extended to its fighters last year to include pre-existing injuries and conditions, a decision that the company says will increase premiums it pays for the approximately 400 fighters it employs globally by about 60%. UFC Chair Lorenzo Fertitta and Presid ...

Agassi Cutting Ribbon On New Charter School

Former tennis great Andre Agassi is in Philadelphia this morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the first charter school opened through a for-profit investment fund he created last year in partnership with L.A.-based Canyon Capital Realty Advisors. KIPP Philadelphia Elementary Academy opened in ...

UFC Hires Two TV Production Execs

The UFC will announce a pair of hires today as it continues to build out its television production side to meet increased programming commitments that came as part of its deal with the Fox Sports networks. Kieren Portley joins the UFC as VP/Studio & Spanish Production. Zach Candito signs on ...

Ken Hershman Begins HBO Tenure Today

Ken Hershman begins his tenure as the new president of HBO Sports today with boxing promoters wondering how he will settle the fate of a proposed series that was tabled last year. The series, which was to air monthly on HBO2, would have divided 12 dates between at least three promoters -- Golden Boy ...

Tags: Media, HBO