ESPN viewers who thrill to mixed-marital arts fights are about to get something that offers a different view of the sport.
Professional Fighters League, the Mma league that appears on ESPN under typical circumstances, has launched Pfl Studios, a unit aimed at producing new kinds of content for TV as well as digital and mobile venues. ESPN has agreed to air four original series in 2020, including a six-episode docuseries on Mma legend and current Pfl broadcaster Randy Couture.
“We have established our live-event presentation, so now we are focused on expanding our storytelling with original content stories about Mma, about the Pfl, and of course, about our fighters,” says Peter Murray, the league’s CEO, in an interview. “We believe it’s the right time to do it. Mma has experienced explosive growth over the past two years, and it has yet to reach its peak.”
The Pfl has scuttled its 2020 season,...
Professional Fighters League, the Mma league that appears on ESPN under typical circumstances, has launched Pfl Studios, a unit aimed at producing new kinds of content for TV as well as digital and mobile venues. ESPN has agreed to air four original series in 2020, including a six-episode docuseries on Mma legend and current Pfl broadcaster Randy Couture.
“We have established our live-event presentation, so now we are focused on expanding our storytelling with original content stories about Mma, about the Pfl, and of course, about our fighters,” says Peter Murray, the league’s CEO, in an interview. “We believe it’s the right time to do it. Mma has experienced explosive growth over the past two years, and it has yet to reach its peak.”
The Pfl has scuttled its 2020 season,...
- 6/8/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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