OATV EXPANDS WITH EFC PARTNERSHIP

Millions in Namibia to watch the best MMA

Windhoek, Namibia – OATV, Namibia’s most popular sport and entertainment channel, has partnered with world-renowned Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organisation EFC.

 

This partnership will see the best MMA content being aired on OATV to everyone in Namibia. EFC content is broadcast weekly on TV in over 120 countries, captivating fans around the world, and now Namibia is part of the action.

 

“One Africa is proud to partner with EFC and looks forward to entertaining Namibian television lovers with the captivating EFC rounds and inspiring back stories of the different contenders,” said OATV’s Content Manager, Taleni Shimhopileni.

 

“It is awesome to partner with OATV, Namibia’s premier broadcaster,” stated EFC President Cairo Howarth. “Millions of new viewers in Namibia will now be able to watch EFC weekly on OATV.”

 

“Inverleigh Media are passionate about growing EFC’s footprint in Africa, and this deal in Namibia is a significant step forward,” says DK Aghaji of Inverleigh – a sports marketing agency that brokered the agreement and are working with EFC on its expansion in Africa.

 

The partnership will see hours of dedicated EFC programming broadcast weekly on the Namibian media powerhouse, as well as 10 live primetime events per year.

 

Notable highlights of the OATV partnership include the following:

 

  • 10 x EFC events per annum will be broadcast every Saturday from 21:00 – 00:00 CAT. Each is a 3-hour broadcast that includes 5 commercial breaks.

 

  • EFC Countdown shows will be broadcasted on Tuesdays between 23:00 – 23:30, 1 week prior to each of the live 10 EFC events.

 

  • EFC premium fights episodes will be broadcasted weekly every Saturday between 22:00 – 23:00.

 

  • The hit reality series, The Fighter Season 2 (TF2), which debuted in April, will be broadcast weekly on Saturdays at 20h00 and repeats on Thursdays at 23:00. The live finale taking place on 29 June 2019

 

 

 

 

All eyes now turn to EFC 80, Soldierboy vs Lesar, #TF2 Finale presented by Constantia Insurance which takes place on Saturday 29 June live from Carnival City, Johannesburg. Tickets are on sale now at www.computicket.com. Full broadcast details available at www.efcworldwide.com.