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''Premier Boxing Champions'' (PBC) is a boxing promotion organized by Al Haymon. The promotion seeks primarily to bring renewed mainstream exposure to the sport of boxing, emphasizing a modern "concert"-like atmosphere, "high-quality" cards, television broadcasts through major networks and cable channels as opposed to pay television and pay-per-view events, and the use of technology to provide enhanced insight to the bouts. The first ''Premier Boxing Champions'' card was broadcast by NBC on March 7, 2015; the promotion has reached deals with an array of broadcasters, with cards scheduled across all four of the United States' major television networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) and their affiliated sports-oriented cable networks (ESPN, CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports 1, and NBC Sports Network, respectively), as well as Spike and Bounce TV. ''Premier Boxing Champions'' has proven controversial from a business perspective; both Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank filed lawsuits against Haymon and the investors of ''PBC'', arguing that through ''PBC'' and other internal intricacies, Haymon was serving as both a manager and promoter—actions which are forbidden under the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. Additionally, the two promoters claimed violations of antitrust law, with Top Rank in particular claiming that Haymon was trying to effectively monopolize professional boxing in the United States by consolidating boxers, venue bookings, the events themselves, and broadcast rights under his ownership. == Production == ''Premier Boxing Champions'' is part of an effort by Al Haymon—best known as the representative of Floyd Mayweather, Jr.—to bring mainstream prominence back to the sport of boxing.〔〔 In the United States, although popular among a niche audience, most major boxing events are relegated to premium television channels such as HBO and Showtime, or pay-per-view, limiting their mainstream exposure to those who are willing to pay. The mainstream popularity of mixed martial arts has also had an impact on the popularity of boxing within the young adult demographic; the UFC's broadcast rights contract with Fox Sports allows some of its cards to air on the main Fox network—which have proved successful in overall viewership. In a survey conducted by Haymon, only 2% of the 35% of viewers who identified themselves as fans of boxing had watched it.〔〔 ''PBC''s chief operations officer Ryan Caldwell acknowledged that when broadly distributed, major sporting events can attract a large number of live viewers as event television, and in turn, advertisers: he explained that they were "whacking our key demographic with a lot of fees on premium cable and pay-per-view. Broader distribution is key. When you look across other sports, there's a reason they aren't pay-per-view distributed." Caldwell also noted the success of WWE Network, which similarly subverted the professional wrestling promotion's traditionally PPV-oriented business model by offering its premium events and other archive programs as part of an over-the-top subscription service.〔 ''PBC''s vice president of operations Lamont Jones explained that the goal of the promotion was to build loyalty, believing that "the () way the customer goes to the grocery store and sees USDA on the steak and wants to buy it, we want the boxing fan to see to PBC on the telecast and know they can expect high-quality, competitive match-ups."〔〔 ''PBC'' is distinguished from other promotions by its overall presentation and atmosphere; executive producer Michael Marto felt that the in-arena experience of boxing events had been compromised by the focus on their television broadcasts, leading to a lack of "entertainment" for those attending in person. As such, the environment of ''PBC'' events is designed to improve the experience for both in-arena and television audiences.〔 ''PBC'' events feature a concert-style stage setup known as the "Ring of Honor"; inspired by the Colosseum and the stage setup of U2's ''360° Tour'', its centerpiece is a Jumbotron-like rig above the ring with an ultra high definition scoreboard screen and a circular marquee display. The screens can be used as a scoreboard, and to play instant replays and other features. At the end of the arena is the "Wall of Thunder", which features a stairway and ramps that fighters use to enter the arena on their way towards the ring. The wall consists of two displays at in height, which flank a central display that is in height. There are three different variations of the stage components, which are optimized for different venue sizes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/news/premier-boxing-champions-debut-eye-popping-ring-honor-1 )〕 Film composer Hans Zimmer was commissioned to create theme and soundtrack music for the events.〔 New technologies were also developed for use during ''PBC'' events to provide improved insight and second screen experiences to viewers; Aqueti developed camera technology for use during the events, such as a headband-mounted camera for the referee, "Round-a-Bout"—a circular frame with 36 cameras that can be used to provide a 360-degree view of the ring below and "bullet time" effects, and 250-megapixel "microcameras" consisting of multiple digital camera processors linked together. Gloves and shorts are equipped with sensors for measuring the force of punches and other medical data respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3042958/nbc-primetime-boxing-connected-gloves-high-tech-cameras )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Premier Boxing Champions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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