{"id":14536,"date":"2016-03-29T10:35:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T15:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14536"},"modified":"2016-03-29T11:41:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T16:41:45","slug":"tna-fight-network-announce-expanded-distribution-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/29\/tna-fight-network-announce-expanded-distribution-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA and Fight Network announce expanded distribution agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3387025148\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>TNA and the Fight Network announced Tuesday a distribution agreement to place TNA content on the Fight Network&#8217;s over-the-top App.<\/p>\n<p>Fight Network currently airs TNA programming, including Impact, in Canada. The expanded distribution agreement will kick in during the second quarter of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fight Network and TNA Wrestling will collaborate to produce digital content and will also partner on cross-promotion and joint sales efforts in global markets, as well as in the U.S. and Canada,&#8221; TNA announced in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>Fight Network is pushing a new OTT app that they say is available on\u00a0Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Verizon Go90, Layer 3, and KlowdTV systems. TNA programming will be available globally through the app.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur global OTT service now available on several platforms will be immeasurably strengthened by this partnership and we see this as just the first step in building global fight themed destination channel together,&#8221; said Leonard Asper, the CEO of Fight Network&#8217;s parent company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur enhanced partnership with Fight Network to deliver new and archived content through linear and over-the-top platforms, as well as to bring TNA programming to new and emerging markets around the world, is a significant step in the execution of TNA\u2019s strategic plan,\u201d said TNA president Dixie Carter.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement,\u00a0Fight Network will air TNA archive programming on its linear channels in select U.S. markets and in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East where Fight Network currently broadcasts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1667992050\"><div id=\"pwtor-1796404215\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>TNA and the Fight Network announced Tuesday a distribution agreement to place TNA content on the Fight Network&#8217;s over-the-top App. Fight Network currently airs TNA programming, including Impact, in Canada. 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