Combat Sports fans can experience live Combat Sports (MMA, Wrestling, and
Boxing) on their favorite TV sets now that GFL is launching live programming on
the GFL Roku Channel. The first event is on April 1th & 2nd, 2011 at 8:00pm
EST when Ring of Honor’s “Honor Takes Center Stage” broadcast’s live from
Atlanta, Georgia. In case you’re not familiar with the Roku Box (initially
developed by Netflix); they are market leader in entertainment streaming devices
for the TV. It’s a little box that allows you to instantly stream video on your
TV set so you can watch wherever and whenever you want.
To watch GFL
fights on Roku go to http://www.gfl.tv/Rokuinfo and follow the 5 easy steps.
“This is a historical occasion for Combat Sports and for GFL. The demand
for the wide variety of local and regional Combat Sporting events GFL is known
for has grown enormously in recent years. We’ve been getting request from event
promoters and fans to get our content into the living room…And here it is. This
is just the beginning, look for GFL to expand across all new media’s. GFL’s
proven brand of highly desirable Combat Sports content can now better meet the
demands of a growing global audience ” says, Keith Evans, VP of Operations for
GFL.
As a broadcast partner, GFL offers a sophisticated internet
delivery system in over 190 countries. GFL has set its course to be the leader
in Combat Sports content delivery and in February made tech news by introducing
their proprietary ant-piracy software. GFL will continue to expand its internal
technology to safely delivery and monetize Combat Sports content via IPTV, HDTV
and Wireless.
- The UFC offered an enhanced pay-per-view broadcast at
UFC.tv, and White believes the format is the wave of the future. "It is (the
future), I'm telling you," White told MMAjunkie.com. "I've been saying it for 10
years. Everything is going Internet. I believe that everybody is going to be
watching TV and be on the Internet." (Source: MMAJUNKIE.com UFC President, Dana
White)
- “The inexpensive little box (Roku) is currently one of the
simplest, most effective ways to get Internet video onto an HDTV, and I’ve never
met anyone who owned one who wasn’t a fan” (Source: PC WORLD, By Harry
McCracken)
- GFL is especially proud to have served greater than 1.8
million public viewers last year with more than 200 broadcasts. GFL combat
sports genres currently include Boxing, MMA and Professional Wrestling with
plans to add more fight categories in 2011. GFL has expanded its programming to
include: Daily News & Radio Shows with feature interviews and industry
updates along with Great Fight Photos, Fighter Videos and a robust Calendar of
Upcoming Fight Events.
If Combat Sports is your game…Go Fight - Every
Night with GFL Combat Sports Network
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