aubtin
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Post by aubtin on Sept 21, 2015 9:41:10 GMT 1
 efight.jp/news-20150921_209706Details of K-1's return to Japanese terrestrial TV were announced at a press conference earlier today. A 30 minute TV show named "New K-1 Legends" will be broadcast on TV Tokyo every Thursday night from 1:35 - 2:05am. The first show will be broadcast on 8 October and the weekly shows will broadcast fights from last year's 65kg WGP up until present events. Also in addition to the fights themselves there will also be documentary elements following fighters, such as those from Krush and the K-1 Challenge shows etc, trying to break into K-1. K-1 producer Kensaku Maeda said that they are aiming to move to a prime time TV slot in the future. |
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Post by K1power on Sept 21, 2015 10:40:35 GMT 1
I hope this will be a succes.
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aubtin
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Post by aubtin on Sept 21, 2015 11:17:05 GMT 1
Me too.
Fight sports have gradually been creeping their way back on to TV in Japan of late. There was Ganryujima on Fuji TV NEXT, Pancrase have been showing digest shows at like 2am on Tokyo TV, the weekly Road to UFC Japan (Japanese TUF) again on TV Tokyo, and this Saturday & Sunday TBS Channel 2 will be broadcasting last months "Girls S-Cup" and "30th Anniversary Caesar Time" events from Shoot Boxing.
And with the new NYE event featuring Fedor rumoured to be on Fuji TV it seems momentums building.
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Post by K1power on Sept 21, 2015 11:25:11 GMT 1
Fuji TV willing to work with Sakakibara after his Yakuza involvement?
I fully agree with you though.
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aubtin
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Post by aubtin on Sept 21, 2015 11:38:47 GMT 1
Fuji TV willing to work with Sakakibara after his Yakuza involvement? Exactly. Who know's what'll happen. TV's a very fickle business though, and enough time's past so... |
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Post by fartsmeller on Sept 21, 2015 12:59:31 GMT 1
Stretching right back to Sengoku, have any of the orgs who've bought time on TV Tokyo managed to parlay it into anything at all?
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Post by rictor on Sept 21, 2015 14:40:59 GMT 1
Nah. But the situation was much different back then compared to nowadays. FEG was still having deals with both Fuji and TBS and they wouldn't let WVR to just go and get a timeslot on either so they didn't have much choice if they wanted to air their content. TV Tokyo is always willing to sell some late night slots. Can't expect to get big ratings with 25-30 minute programming but the aim now is probably to get some people to look more kindly at kakutougi events, maybe get some bigger sponsors or make some TV execs aware and maybe sparkle some interest, compared to gaining some TV foothold to try and best your competition. Let's see what comes of it.
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Post by Kenshin (Banned) on Sept 21, 2015 17:58:17 GMT 1
Nice. That's good to hear.
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Post by aubtin on Sept 22, 2015 6:25:38 GMT 1
Can't expect to get big ratings with 25-30 minute programming but the aim now is probably to get some people to look more kindly at kakutougi events, maybe get some bigger sponsors or make some TV execs aware and maybe sparkle some interest, compared to gaining some TV foothold to try and best your competition. Let's see what comes of it. I think it'll be really interesting to see what kind of sponsors they can attract. If they're well into the run and the only sponsors they have are their own event and a supplement company, a la UFC, then alarm bells may start ringing. |
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