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Ultimate Fighting Championship Comes to MTS TV
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April 18, 2008

Ultimate Fighting Championship Comes to MTS TV

By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributing Editor


MTS TV, the digital television service offered by MTS Allstream (News - Alert), will now provide its customers pay-per-view events for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

 
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is a professional mixed martial arts organization and offers the premier series of MMA sports events.

Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC produces over twelve live pay-per-view events annually that are distributed residentially through North American cable and satellite providers and via the Internet worldwide on Yahoo! Sports, and commercially through Joe Hand Promotions.

In addition to its North American distribution, UFC programming is distributed in over 100 countries and territories throughout the world.

The first UFC live event on MTS TV Pay-Per-View will be UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 from Montreal, Quebec. UFC 83 is the first UFC event to be held in Canada with tickets selling out in 24 hours - the all-time record for the fastest sellout in UFC history.

"We are excited to bring UFC events to MTS TV customers," Stan Kurtas, Vice-President Marketing, Consumer Markets division, MTS Allstream said.

"With the increased popularity of UFC, MTS TV customers now have the opportunity to see all of the best mixed martial arts action."

MTS TV Pay-Per-View also provides live events from WWE, HBO, TNA Wrestling, and Oilers and Flames hockey.

MTS Allstream is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services and is one of Canada's leading national communication solutions providers, delivering innovative products and services through the Enterprise Solutions and Consumer Markets divisions.

The Enterprise Solutions division, which operates under the Allstream brand nationally and under the MTS Allstream brand in Manitoba, offers customers a portfolio of solutions tailored to the needs of medium and large businesses looking for success in a world of rapidly evolving technology - IP connectivity, unified communications, IT consulting and security services, and voice and data connectivity services.
 
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.
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