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Lewis-Tyson Boosts 2Q PPV Revenues

By Multi Channel News Staff -- Multichannel News, 8/2/2002 1:05:00 PM

Paced by the Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson fight, second-quarter pay-per-view event revenues jumped significantly compared with last year.

Showtime Event Television reported that event revenue for the period of April 1 through June 30 reached the $176.5 million mark, a 62 percent increase from the $108 million generated during the corresponding period in 2001.

The June 8 Lewis-Tyson event accounted for the majority of the quarter's revenue, earning $106.8 million -- an all-time revenue record.

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