DATE Friday, August 11, 2023
LIVE START TIME 10pm ET
PROMOTION MAIN EVENT Bellator 298 Storley vs Ward
COMMERCIAL HD VIEWER CHANNEL HD channel 9537 in the U.S. (HD channel 668 in Puerto Rico)
HD PRE-EVENTS SLIDE (AIR TIMES) 6pm ET - 10pm ET on Friday
PRIMARY AUDIO English
SECONDARY/SPANISH/ALTERNATE AUDIO

No - Spanish/Secondary audio is not expected to be provided on the Showtime broadcast per Showtime (via JHP).

SAP will not be enabled in the DIRECTV program guide. 
SECONDARY/SPANISH/ALTERNATE AUDIO Yes - CC is required on the Showtime broadcast.
SHOWTIME BROADCAST RUN TIME Up to 4 hours

 

A live Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward Commercial only and HD only broadcast is scheduled on Friday (8/11/23) at 10pm ET.

Main event fighters are subject to change.

The Showtime East HD network turnaround source will be scheduled for this live Showtime HD only Bellator broadcast offered to DIRECTV Commercial subscribers. 

A generic pre-event HD slide will be scheduled for Showtime Bellator MMA Series Commercial only/HD only broadcasts (similar to “Showtime Boxing Series” Commercial only/HD only broadcasts). 

It’s BAU for commercial customers/establishments. 

Regarding visual/on-screen cues…

If Commercial subscribers don’t see the pre-event slide on Friday prior to the live Bellator MMA broadcast at 10pm ET (and they encounter a black screen), then they haven’t purchased/aren’t authorized for the event…or it’s possible issues may be taking place specific to a commercial account or commercial location such as faulty equipment, a dormant receiver, configuration, or other reason. 

If HD channel 9537 isn’t present in the program guide at a particular establishment then perhaps the program guide isn’t correctly enabled to view HD channels or a customer isn’t properly set-up and locked-in to a satellite signal.

Commercial establishments should be able to confirm HD channel 9537 is available in the program guide in advance of Friday’s live Bellator MMA broadcast. 

The recommendation is for Commercial establishments to proactively confirm they are authorized/purchased events as soon as they possibly can.