Fight+ was a British and European combat sports TV channel founded by David McConachie and Steffen Tangstad.

Fight+
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
Ownership
OwnerFight+ Limited
History
Launched31 January 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-31)
1 March 2006 (2006-03-01) (in Scandinavia)
Closed11 December 2006 (2006-12-11)
Links
WebsiteOfficial Site

Fight+ showed movies, documentaries, classic and exclusive matches, training and educational programming and news. The channel was launched at the end of January 2006 on a British Sky satellite provider.[1] The plan was for Fight+ to become available all over Europe as fast as possible. The channel started broadcasting in Scandinavia on 1 March 2006.[2]

Fight+ closed down on 11 December 2006, according to Canal Digital website.[3] According to the same website the channel is closing because there hasn't been enough interest from customers of Canal Digital, and they've also had problems finding new investors.

Programming

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The channel broadcast programming on amateur and professional wrestling; boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Mixed martial arts, Kung-Fu, judo and karate; cagefighting, bodybuilding, and strength athletics.

References

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  1. ^ "Fight channel launches on Sky". www.broadcastnow.co.uk. Broadcast. 21 July 2005. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Ny TV-kanal med kampsport". News Powered by Cision (in Norwegian Bokmål). 1 March 2006.
  3. ^ "Kampsportskanalen Fight+ lukker pr. 11. december (Canal Digital)". Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
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