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http://www.ifl.tv/Press-07Dec17-HBO-Latin-America.html

FL, Alfred Haber Distribution Announce Addition of HBO Latin America as First Spanish Language Broadcast Partner
12/17/2007


IFL Programming To Reach Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean in 2008

HBO-LANEW YORK, December 17, 2007 – The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) and Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) today announced that HBO Latin America, one of the fastest growing entertainment channels in Latin America will begin showing IFL content beginning in 2008. It is the IFL’s first Spanish Language partnership, and will cover Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean.

“Serving one of the fastest growing demos for Mixed Martial Arts, the Hispanic market both in the United States and abroad, is a major priority for the IFL in 2008,” said IFL CEO Jay Larkin. “We are very pleased to be able to start that progress with one of the hallmark brands in all of broadcasting, HBO, and its Latin American arm.”

HBO Latin America joins an ever-growing international TV lineup for IFL programming, which includes MyNetworkTV, HDNet and FSN in the United States, MBC in the Middle East and parts of Africa, Star TV in Asia, CanWest Global and Fox Sports Canada in Canada, EGO in Israel, ITV in the United Kingdom, TV4 in Sweden and Armed Forces Television worldwide.

Just completing its first full season of operation, IFL programming will now be seen in over 300 million homes worldwide.

[Clint]

lol HBO (latin america only or not) turned down the UFC in order to go with the IFL?

I wonder if this is enough to keep the IFL above water