Note on TNA Impact in Great Britain, Ticketmaster auction, RDA TV note
On Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 4:38 PM EST PWInsider is reporting that the Bravo Network in Great Britain is working on picking up the complete two hour expansion of TNA Impact when the show goes to two hours starting October 4.
The following was issued on TNAwrestling.com:
SPECIAL TICKETMASTER AUCTION FOR BOUND FOR GLORY
Starting Saturday, September 15 and running until Friday, October 5, TNA and Tickemaster will host a “Bound For Glory" ticket auction for the ultimate fan experience at “Bound For Glory" October 14 at The Arena at Gwinnett Center.
Up for auction are four of the “Bound For Glory Ultimate Experience" packages, including two front row seats each as well as:
- The entire 2006 TNA DVD collection
- Personalized autographed photo of your favorite TNA star.
- A Bound For Glory T Shirt
- Preshow private meet & greet and backstage tour.
- Photograph with Mike Tenay and Don West.
- Guest Appearance on TNA Today
- $250 Shop TNA gift Certificate
Bidding will be done in increments of $10 via the Ticketmaster.com website and the starting bid is $500 per ticket or package. The packages will be sold in pairs so, in essence, the starting bid is $1,000.
The following press release was issued internationally today:
DA TV to handle TNA Entertainment's worldwide TV distribution
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) has appointed London-based media rights agency, RDA TV, to exclusively distribute its television rights on a global basis in a three year agreement, excluding the US.
The Nashville-headquartered TNA Entertainment has a six-sided ring and high-flying action. In India viewers can catch TNA action on Star Sports. RDA will be marketing TNA at Mipcom.
TNA has stars like Kurt Angle, Sting and Christian Cage, as well as hot new talent like A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe and “Black Machismo" Jay Lethal. TNA’s weekly flagship programme, TNA Impact, airs on Spike TV in the US with TNA also producing a monthly PPV event and associated programming.
RDA TV, whose clients include Real Madrid Television and Traffic Sports Marketing (Copa America, Brazil World Cup Qualifiers), has a strong track record in identifying and maximizing the potential of ‘next generation’ media rights.
RDA has worked with Ultimate Fighting Championship since 2001, during which time UFC has emerged as a major powerhouse in sports programming and PPV. RDA was responsible securing UFC distribution deals in UK (Sky Sports, Bravo, Setanta Sports), Australia (Fox Sports), Sweden (TV4), New Zealand (Sky) and Italy (FX).
TNA Entertainment president Dixie Carter says, “We are thrilled to continue our relationship with RDA as we work together to bring the most exciting professional wrestling in the world today to fans across the globe. RDA will in crease our presence with broadcasters on a global basis."
RDA TV MD Richard Dennis said, “TNA already has a strong cult following in US, UK and in parts of Asia, and this brand has tremendous potential for worldwide growth. Consumer interest in MMA and wrestling programming has grown massively in the last decade, and we strongly feel that TNA appeals directly to a new generation of wrestling fans that will prove very successful for broadcasters."
RDA’s first successful distribution agreements for TNA in the UK have been an 18 month agreement with Bravo for PAY-tv rights, and VOD deal with BT Vision. TNA’s existing distribution agreements include ESPN Star Sports and Star World (Asia), Fox Sports Middle East, SuperSport (Africa), Sky (New Zealand) and Main Event (Australia).