Showtime(R) Enlists Artists Tristan Eaton and BossLogic, The Killers, Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg for Digital Content Ahead of Showtime PPV(R) Boxing Match Mayweather vs. McGregor

Showtime(R) Enlists Artists Tristan Eaton and BossLogic, The Killers, Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg for Digital Content Ahead of Showtime PPV(R) Boxing Match Mayweather vs. McGregor
Mayweather vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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[via press release from Showtime] SHOWTIME(R) ENLISTS ARTISTS TRISTAN EATON AND BOSSLOGIC, THE KILLERS, SEAN COMBS AND MARK WAHLBERG FOR DIGITAL CONTENT AHEAD OF SHOWTIME PPV(R) BOXING MATCH MAYWEATHER VS. McGREGOR

SHOWTIME Sports Also Offers Exclusive Fight Videos On Snapchat And Twitter
NEW YORK - August 24, 2017 - SHOWTIME Sports is putting digital at the forefront of the upcoming August 26 SHOWTIME PPV match between pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd "Money" Mayweather and UFC champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor, highlighting artists and exclusive video content specific to top social media platforms. Enlisting artists Tristan Eaton and BossLogic, and debuting exclusive video content on Snapchat and Twitter, SHOWTIME Sports is maximizing fight week by reaching fans across the worlds of sports and entertainment.

For Instagram, SHOWTIME Sports has commissioned renowned artist BossLogic to create six custom art pieces in his unique superhero and comic style. The art outlines three themes: origin, rise to stardom and victory. SHOWTIME Sports also enlisted screen printing artist Tristan Eaton to create a unique Mayweather vs. McGregor fight poster, which was unveiled on Facebook Live. Thirty fans will have the opportunity to win a print of the finalized poster through trivia. The network will debut custom and exclusive video content surrounding the event on Twitter via @SHOsports.
Following the success of its Emmy(R) Award-winning series All Access, SHOWTIME Sports is taking a unique, cutting-edge approach to the upcoming SHOWTIME PPV Mayweather vs. McGregor mega-fight, by producing a new Show exclusively for Snapchat, as a series of fast-paced, high energy episodes. The series provides viewers with an intimate portrait of two of the most compelling personalities in professional sports, Mayweather and McGregor.

SHOWTIME Sports will also produce live streams for a number of the events throughout fight week including undercard and main event press conferences, weigh-ins and the post-fight press conferences. Streams will be available on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. This week, the network also released two custom videos, including a music video with rock band The Killers featuring their hit song "The Man," as well as The Bet - Part Two between superstars Combs and Wahlberg, where they go double-or-nothing on their previous wager from the Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is a 12-round, super welterweight matchup that pits the legendary boxer Mayweather against the all-time MMA great McGregor in the main event of an unprecedented four-fight pay-per-view boxing card. Mayweather vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event is produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV and promoted by Mayweather Promotions. The telecast also will be available in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).
For more information visit www.SHO.com/Sports and www.mgmgrand.com, follow on Twitter @FloydMayweather, @TheNotoriousMMA, @MayweatherPromo, @UFC, @ShowtimeBoxing, @SHOSports, and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions, www.Facebook.com/SHOSports and www.Facebook.com/UFC.

Video: Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg Double Down on Mayweather vs McGregor Showtime PPV(R) Event

Video: Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg Double Down on Mayweather vs McGregor Showtime PPV(R) Event
The pay channel has released a new video where superstars Combs and Wahlberg are following up on their previous Mayweather vs. Pacquiao wager.

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[via press release from Showtime] SEAN COMBS AND MARK WAHLBERG DOUBLE DOWN ON MAYWEATHER VS McGREGOR SHOWTIME PPV(R) EVENT

Grammy(R) Nominated and Multi-Platinum Global Artist Demi Lovato To Sing The National Anthem

NEW YORK - August 22, 2017 - Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg are doubling down on the upcoming SHOWTIME PPV matchup between pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd "Money" Mayweather and UFC champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor. SHOWTIME Sports(R) has released a new video where superstars Combs and Wahlberg are following up on their previous Mayweather vs. Pacquiao wager. This time they are going double-or-nothing, with Combs betting again on Mayweather and Wahlberg putting his money down on McGregor.

Today, SHOWTIME(R) also announced that singer-songwriter Demi Lovato has signed on to sing the National Anthem during the main event. Lovato is a Grammy nominated artist with over six billion global single streams and nine platinum and multi-platinum singles to her name. She recently released Sorry Not Sorry, which has quickly become one of 2017's biggest hits.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is a 12-round, super welterweight matchup that pits the legendary boxer Mayweather against the all-time MMA great McGregor in the main event of an unprecedented four-fight pay-per-view boxing card. Mayweather vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event is produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV and promoted by Mayweather Promotions. The telecast also will be available in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).

For clip: News outlets are cleared to use the Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg clip on broadcast and digital platforms. Broadcast outlets must reference MAYWEATHER vs. MCGREGOR and SHOWTIME PPV verbally. Digital outlets must reference MAYWEATHER vs. MCGREGOR and SHOWTIME PPV in the accompanying copy or graphically over the footage.

For more information visit www.SHO.com/Sports and www.mgmgrand.com, follow on Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @SHOSports, @diddy, @mark_wahlberg @FloydMayweather, @TheNotoriousMMA, @MayweatherPromo, @UFC, and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebok.com/SHOSports, www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions, and www.Facebook.com/UFC. You can also follow the storyline @puffdaddy on Snapchat. 

Showtime Offers Direct-to-Consumer Purchase for Mayweather vs. McGregor

Showtime Offers Direct-to-Consumer Purchase for Mayweather vs. McGregor
The fight will be available for purchase on the Showtime PPV website and through the Showtime PPV app in the Apple App store in the coming days.

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[via press release from Showtime] SHOWTIME PPV(R) BOXING MATCH MAYWEATHER VS. McGREGOR STANDS TO BE THE MOST WIDELY DISTRIBUTED PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT OF ALL TIME
SHOWTIME(R) Offers Direct-To-Consumer Purchase Of SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View Event Through The New SHOWTIME PPV App

Floyd Mayweather Vs. Conor McGregor Airs Live On Saturday, August 26 From T-MOBILE ARENA In Las Vegas

NEW YORK - Monday, August 7, 2017 - The unprecedented SHOWTIME PPV boxing match in which pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather returns to the ring to battle UFC champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor is expected to be the most widely distributed pay-per-view event of all time. The once-in-a-lifetime Mayweather vs. McGregor showdown will be available for purchase through cable, DBS, telco and streaming providers nationwide, as well as UFC.tv. The fight will also be available through Fathom Events in movie theaters and at select bars and restaurants nationwide. For the first time, SHOWTIME will also make the boxing event available directly to consumers on ShowtimePPV.com and through the SHOWTIME PPV application available on Apple mobile and Apple TV (4th Generation) devices. The fight will be available for purchase on the SHOWTIME PPV website and through the SHOWTIME PPV app in the Apple App store in the coming days. Produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV, Mayweather Vs. McGregor will take place on Saturday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In addition, consumers on the SHOWTIME PPV website and application will have access to a special free trial for the SHOWTIME standalone streaming service and CBS All Access. SHOWTIME will offer additional content on the app and website for free, including exciting fight content leading up to the main event.

A 12-time world champion in five weight classes, the 40-year-old Mayweather retired undefeated in September 2015 as one of the greatest to ever set foot in the ring, buoyed by the box-office success that saw him shatter nearly all of the revenue records in the sport's history. Now, he returns to challenge the bold, powerful and popular McGregor, whose elite striking skills put him in the record books as the first athlete to hold two UFC titles simultaneously, all while soaring to the mantle of the sport's No. 1 PPV attraction at age 28.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is a 12-round super welterweight matchup that pits the legendary boxer Mayweather against the all-time MMA great McGregor in the main event of an unprecedented four-fight pay-per-view boxing event. Mayweather vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event is produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV and promoted by Mayweather Promotions. The telecast also will be available in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).

For more information visit www.SHO.com/Sports and www.mgmgrand.com, follow on Twitter @FloydMayweather, @TheNotoriousMMA, @MayweatherPromo, @UFC, @ShowtimeBoxing, @SHOSports, and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions, www.Facebook.com/SHOSports and www.Facebook.com/UFC.

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME(R), THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM) and FLIX(R), and also offers SHOWTIME ON DEMAND(R), THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM) ON DEMAND and FLIX ON DEMAND(R), and the network's authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME(R). Showtime Digital Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNI, operates the stand-alone streaming service SHOWTIME(R). SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS and telco providers, and as a stand-alone streaming service through Apple(R), Roku(R), Amazon, Google, Xbox One and Samsung. Consumers can also subscribe to SHOWTIME via Hulu, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation(TM) Vue and Amazon Channels. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks(TM), a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel(TM), and offers Smithsonian Earth(TM) through SN Digital LLC. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV. For more information, go to www.SHO.com. 

Rock Icon Dave Navarro to Perform National Anthem for Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva

Rock Icon Dave Navarro to Perform National Anthem for Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva airs live on pay-per-view beginning at 10pm ET/7pm PT.

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[via press release from Spike TV]

   

ROCK ICON DAVE NAVARRO TO PERFORM NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR BELLATOR NYC: SONNEN VS SILVA

World-renowned musician, artist and filmmaker Dave Navarro will perform the national anthem prior to the main event for Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, June 24.

Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva, the biggest event in Bellator history, features the long-awaited bout between two of the most popular fighters in mixed martial arts history, as Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) and Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) finally square off in an impending grudge match. This blockbuster event includes a heavyweight bought between MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko and hard-hitting Matt Mitrione, along with two championship bouts, including Douglas Lima (28-6) defending his 170-pound strap against Lorenz Larkin (18-5, 1 NC) and current lightweight champion Michael Chandler (16-3) putting his world title on the line against the undefeated Brent Primus (7-0).
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva airs LIVE on pay-per-view beginning at 10pm ET/7pm PT. Prior to the pay-per-view event, SPIKE will air Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader LIVE and FREE on both coasts, beginning at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Additionally, Bellator 180 prelims will air exclusively on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App at 6pm ET/ 3pm PT.

Navarro, a founding member of Jane's Addiction, currently serves as host of Spike's hit series, "Ink Master." Enclosed is a recent clip of him performing the national anthem in a Spike promo.