– ONE 164: Pacio vs Brooks will be first live
event this Saturday –
– Official partnership kicks off January 20 with weekly content –
NEW
YORK, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONE
Championship (ONE), the largest martial arts organization in the
world, and FanDuel, the premier online gaming company in
North America, have inked a new
deal that will bring ONE Championship's action-packed martial arts
events to the newly launched FanDuel TV network.
The partnership, featuring weekly Asia primetime events officially kicks off on
Friday, January 20. To give viewers
an early preview of the content to come, FanDuel TV will also air
ONE 164: Pacio vs. Brooks this Saturday,
December 3.
This partnership with ONE will mark the first time that martial
arts events are available on FanDuel TV, providing fans and viewers
with a new avenue to connect with the sport through viewership and
wagering.
"We're eager to continue expanding the variety of content we're
offering at FanDuel TV to introduce our audience to emerging
sports," said Mike Raffensperger,
Chief Commercial Officer, FanDuel. "We've long respected the
content the ONE Championship team is producing and are looking
forward to bringing their action to our audience through FanDuel TV
and FanDuel+."
"We are thrilled to join the FanDuel TV lineup and give our
passionate U.S. audience yet another way to engage with ONE
Championship," said Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO,
ONE Championship. "Having a quality
partner in FanDuel will help raise the profile of our company in
the region and provide their viewers with action-packed martial
arts events like they have never seen before."
This new content offering joins an already robust lineup of
original shows on the network including Kay
Adams' morning show Up & Adams; the recently
launched NBA-centric show Run It Back with Michelle Beadle, Chandler Parsons and Shams Charania; More
Ways To Win with Lisa Kerney; as
well as FanDuel's signature horse racing coverage and syndicated
content from Pat McAfee and The
Ringer. In continued efforts to diversify content, FanDuel TV and
FanDuel+ are also airing more than 3,000 hours of live sports
including international basketball league action from the National
Basketball League (NBL) Australia's professional league, the Chinese
Basketball League, as well as the French and German pro leagues as
part of a licensing agreement with Sportradar.
FanDuel TV is broadly distributed on linear television through
leading cable and satellite distributors including Comcast Xfinity,
Spectrum, Verizon FIOS, DirectTV, DISH, Cox Communications,
YouTubeTV, and Hulu.
FanDuel+ can be downloaded on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV
connected devices and is free to watch using a FanDuel account
number.
ONE Championship is a top-five global sports property for
digital viewership and engagement, according to Nielsen. ONE events
represent the full spectrum of martial arts, with world-class
athletes representing more than 80 countries competing across MMA,
Muay Thai, kickboxing, submission
grappling and more.
ONE Championship was supported by the Talisman Agency in
negotiations with FanDuel TV.
About FanDuel TV &
FanDuel+
FanDuel Group launched FanDuel TV and its new OTT platform
FanDuel+ in September 2022 as a
broadly distributed linear cable network and OTT channel. FanDuel
TV has quickly established itself as a destination for live sports
and complementary sports programming including award winning horse
racing coverage, professional basketball and exclusive shows
including "Up and Adams" hosted by Kay
Adams, "More Ways to Win" hosted by Lisa Kerney and "Run it Back" co-hosted by
Michelle Beadle and Chandler Parsons and syndicated content from
Bill Simmons The Ringer network. Both FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are
the first linear/digital networks dedicated to sports wagering
content and delivering more live sports programming than any other
network in America. FanDuel+ is free to download for existing
FanDuel customers with accounts on any of its sportsbook, casino,
horse racing or daily fantasy platforms.
About FanDuel Group
FanDuel Group is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company
that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite
sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in
the United States, FanDuel Group
consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports
betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and
TV/media. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states with
approximately 17 million customers and nearly 30 retail locations.
The company is based in New York
with offices in California, New
Jersey, Florida, Oregon, Georgia,
Portugal, Romania and Scotland. It's network FanDuel TV
and FanDuel+ are broadly distributed on linear cable television and
through its relationships with leading direct-to-consumer OTT
platforms. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment
plc, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a
portfolio of globally recognized brands and a constituent of the
FTSE 100 index of the London Stock Exchange.
About ONE
Championship™
ONE is the world's largest mixed martial arts organization,
ranking among the world's top five sports properties for viewership
and engagement with a cumulative reach of over 400 million fans,
according to Nielsen. ONE produces and distributes world-class
events across more than 150 countries, featuring martial artists
and World Champions from over 80 nations and all styles of martial
arts including MMA, Muay Thai,
kickboxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and more. ONE can be viewed on
many of the largest global free-to-air and digital broadcasters,
including Prime Video Sports, ELEVEN Sports, Star Sports, Beijing TV, iQIYI, One Sports, Abema, IB, NET TV, Vidio, Startimes,
Mediapro, Thairath TV, VieOn, Skynet, Mediacorp, Spark Sport, Match
TV, Dubai Sports, beIN SPORTS, Globo and more.
CONTACT: press@fanduel.com
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