Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The “fight of the century” generated record revenue for pay television – Reuters Spain

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The “combat the century “between boxing stars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao records a revenue estimate of $ 500 million (445 million euros) worldwide, a record on purchases of pay-per-view, said Tuesday TV networks Showtime and HBO for payment.

The fight May 2 in which Mayweather won by unanimous Pacquiao generated over 4.4 million buys pay-per-view for the event, priced at $ 99, reaching $ 400 million in revenue this EEUU.Si to ticket sales, the distribution of global television rights and other income sources are added, it is estimated that the event generated $ 500 million worldwide, the companies said TV cable.

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