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Warner Bros. Discovery Secures Exclusive U.S. Rights To Professional Fighters League's New Bellator Champions Series

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Professional Fighters League (PFL) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced an exclusive U.S. media rights agreement today for the new Bellator Champion Series, a highly anticipated mixed martial arts (MMA) championship, debuting this Friday, March 22. This new series will stream exclusively on Max and be available on all plans. The series includes eight mega events staged in cities across the globe, featuring world-ranked fighters and two title fights during each event.

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  • Discovery (WBD) announced an exclusive U.S. media rights agreement today for the new Bellator Champion Series, a highly anticipated mixed martial arts (MMA) championship, debuting this Friday, March 22.
  • The full slate of 2024 Bellator Champions Series events are as follows (timing will be announced closer to event dates):
    Friday, March 22, 1pm E.T.
  • - Bellator Champions Series Belfast - The SSE Arena, Belfast
    Additionally, TNT Sports will televise a robust slate of Bellator content throughout the year on the "TNT Sports on truTV" programming block.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Professional Fighters League to introduce a new live sport to the U.S. Warner Bros.

8th Annual Asian World Film Festival Closing Night To Present Festival Awards at Gala Event, Friday, Nov. 18

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The eighth annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) today announced that Oscar®-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy (The Godfather, Million Dollar Baby) will be feted with this year's Snow Leopard Lifetime Achievement Award and Cannes award-winning writer, director, producer Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave, The Handmaiden) will be given the Snow Leopard Outstanding Cinematic Achievement Award. In addition, actor, writer, producer Desmond Chiam ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," "With Love") will be feted with the Snow Leopard Rising Star Award and Hong Kong Film Award-winning actor, martial artist, director, and producer Daniel Wu ("Westworld," Caught in Time), the Bruce Lee Award. The quartet, along with competition winners and philanthropic and benefactor honorees, will be celebrated at the Closing Night Gala awards ceremony and reception on November 18 at Saban Theater, Beverly Hills. Red carpet begins at 5:00 PM. For Press Credentials: AWFF Closing Night Gala.

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  • The quartet, along with competition winners and philanthropic and benefactor honorees, will be celebrated at the Closing Night Gala awards ceremony and reception on November 18 at Saban Theater, Beverly Hills.
  • Red carpet begins at 5:00 PM.For Press Credentials: AWFF Closing Night Gala .
  • "This is our night to award the great filmmaking talent emerging from Asian nations and Asian filmmakers living around the world," said Georges Chamchoum, AWFF executive director.
  • The company has supported Asian filmmakers and talent, developed Asian content, and helped open Hollywood doors for Asian actors.