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Sengoku & TV Tokyo
By Zach Arnold | September 13, 2008
Nikkan Sports has a report claiming that World Victory Road (the parent company of Sengoku) has signed a deal with TV-Tokyo, the smallest of the free-to-air broadcast TV networks in Japan. This network has recently aired All Japan, ZERO-ONE MAX, Cage Force, and Hustle TV shows.
(Personal thought: If past history is any indication, the deal between Sengoku and TV-Tokyo could be either a pay-for-play (i.e. bring the sponsors, then do a revenue split) or barter scenario.)
Details of the TV Tokyo deal with Sengoku… the network will air a one-hour special show on the 27th, the day before the company’s 9/28 Yoyogi event. The promotion will have a weekly 25-minute show every Midnight (Sundays) from 12:35 AM to 1 AM called “Sengoku G (gold).” According to the Nikkan Sports report, the network is interested in airing a 2-hour “New Year Event” special on January 4th.
TV-Tokyo used to air highlight-version UFC shows a few years ago.
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That’s good news I guess. I’ll be in Tokyo for the next Sengoku and will make sure to catch the TV special on the 27th.
I spoke to a known Japanese MMA character a couple of days ago and he was saying that the current scene reminds him of the early days of Pride (before all the success, sold out arenas and hype). Hopefully the upcoming Dream and Sengoku events generate more interest than the previous editions.
Hey, maybe WVR won’t die a slow and painful death quite yet…