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Vice TV Secures Exclusive U.S. Rights to PFL MENA and Africa Events Starting in December

The agreement puts PFL’s regional championships on U.S. television with on-demand access through Vice platforms.

Overview

  • Vice TV will be the exclusive U.S. linear broadcaster for 10 PFL MENA and PFL Africa events, beginning with the MENA Championships on December 5 in Saudi Arabia and the Africa Championships on December 20 in Benin.
  • The deal includes 50 hours of PFL MENA and PFL Africa library fights available on demand to Vice TV distributors and their subscribers.
  • A PFL official confirmed that the events airing on Vice TV will also stream on the PFL app for U.S. viewers.
  • PFL CEO John Martin said the league is ending its season tournament format in favor of single, undisputed divisional champions to simplify the product for fans.
  • Vice TV continues to build its live sports slate, reporting roughly 200 hours of annual live event programming and carriage in more than 40 million U.S. homes.