F4Wonline.com has confirmed that TNA offered a new home on a new network that wasn't as big as Spike TV. According to Raj Giri of WrestlingINC, Discovery Network's VELOCITY channel has offered TNA a timeslot. VELOCITY is only in 48 million homes and is available in HD only.
The biggest issue with this deal would be the rights fee, which is less than a quarter of what TNA is currently getting from Spike TV. The deal may not be worth it if TNA can't find an additional revenue stream.
If they take the deal, TNA would have to cut so far back on production and talent that the TNA as we know it would be no more.
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August 26, 2014
TNA Receives Offer From Another TV Network
August 22, 2014
TNA Impact Wrestling Viewership Drops On New Night
The first Wednesday edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV drew 852,000 viewers which is down on the 1,126,000 viewers it did for the Thursday edition in the week previous.
TNA and Spike would have expected the drop but will hope to make up the loss in the weeks to come.
July 29, 2014
July 28, 2014
TNA Still Negotiationing With Spike TV?, Comments From Viacom And TNA Executive
Spike TV parent company Viacom issued the following in response to a request from PWInsider for comment on Spike and TNA:
"Per Viacom company policy - we don't comment on ongoing negotiations."
This seems to confirm that they are still in talks, as Dixie Carter noted on her Twitter earlier.
TNA executive Bob Ryder also tweeted:
"Reports are not true. Negotiations with @SpikeTV are ongoing."
TMZ Reports Spike TV Will Not Be Renewing TNA's Impact Wrestling Contract
From TMZ.com:
TNA Wrestling's flagship show "Impact Wrestling" could soon be without a home -- Spike TV quietly let the league know it's not renewing their TV contract … TMZ has learned.
Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the deal ... tell us Spike execs contacted TNA President Dixie Carter late last week to break the news -- and the following day Carter informed members of her inner circle.
TNA's current deal with Spike reportedly runs through October. It's unclear at this point when "Impact Wrestling" will stop airing on Spike.
We're told there's no bad blood, and Spike gave TNA such advance notice so it would have time to shop for a new TV deal.
TNA's show debuted on Spike TV in October 2005 -- and helped the league rise to #2 on the wrestling scene … behind the WWE.
We've called TNA and Spike for comment ... so far, no word back.
June 19, 2014
June 8, 2014
June 7, 2014
TNA Event at Minor League Baseball Stadium Draws Less Than 300 Fans
We've heard anywhere between 100 and 300 fans attended Friday night's TNA live event in Bowie, Maryland at Prince George's Stadium. One fan noted that Bowie's local minor league baseball team, the Bowie Baysox, drew 3,141 fans at their most recent home game.
March 2, 2014
TNA Rating Slip Thanks To NXT
Thursday's episode of TNA Impact Wrestling, which went up against the WWE NXT Arrival show on the WWE Network, did not rank in the top 100 cable TV shows for adults 25-54 for the entire day.
source: wrestlinginc.com
February 20, 2014
WWE Going Against TNA on Thursdays, LGBT Training at the WWE Performance Center
Patrick Burke of the You Can Play Team, which aims to end homophobia in sports, noted on Twitter that they will be giving a presentation on LGBT issues in sports to the NXT stars at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando this week.
The bigger news coming out of the WWE Network programming lineup announcement on Wednesday is WWE going head-to-head with TNA's Impact Wrestling on Thursday nights. The Network will have a three hour block of programming on Thursday nights - Legends House at 8pm (beginning April 10th), NXT TV at 9pm (beginning March 6th) and Superstars at 10pm (beginning February 27th).
January 25, 2014
TNA Announces Return to Universal Studios For Post-Lockdown TV Tapings, PPV Event Added
TNA has announced that it will be returning to Universal Studios in Florida for TV tapings after the Lockdown PPV in March. The calendar of tapings includes a PPV event, however it's unknown which PPV it will be, although it appears as if it might be a live event as the night before a One Night Only event is being taped, and April 27th is a Sunday night.
TNA has also said it wlll be releasing more news regarding its relationship with Universal Studios in the near future.
Below is the schedule:
MARCH 13 – IMPACT LIVE
MARCH 14 – IMPACT Taping
MARCH 15 – IMPACT Taping
APRIL 10 – IMPACT LIVE
APRIL 11 – IMPACT Taping
APRIL 12 – IMPACT Taping
APRIL 26 – One Night Only Taping
APRIL 27 – TNA Pay-Per-View Event
APRIL 28 – IMPACT Taping
APRIL 29 – IMPACT Taping
MAY 7 – IMPACT Taping
MAY 8 – IMPACT Taping
MAY 9 – IMPACT Taping
January 10, 2014
Live NXT Going Head-To-Head with TNA
The live WWE NXT special on the WWE Network on February 27th will be airing in primetime, head-to-head with TNA's taped episode of Impact Wrestling that night.
January 3, 2014
December 7, 2013
Universal Orlando CityWalk Announcement December 12th 2013
Universal will be making a major announcement next Thursday rumored to be about CityWalk’s future. If you have been following this situation closely you can clearly see they are preparing for a full blown revamp. You will soon notice some of your favorite stores and restaurants either closing or being relocated. So one can only wonder what may be around the corner.
It has long been rumored that the WWE Hall of Fame will eventually make its presence felt at Universal City Walk. The only road block in the way is that rival wrestling organization TNA; TNA tapes shows on site at the “Impact Wrestling Zone” located at soundstage 19. Keep in mind early in 2013, TNA Wrestling officially terminated its lease with Universal Studios to tour nationally. When TNA found its way back to Universal a couple of months ago rather going back to the original Impact Zone, they went to Soundstage 19 which holds smaller crowds. Rumors are if the WWE (Formally World Wrestling Federation) want to be the exclusive GIANT in town, they will have to shoot shows on location. We will see if TNA terminating the building lease with Universal in the past will make it easier for the WWE to negotiate a deal. Universal has been very loyal to TNA over the years, so I guess only time will tell.
source: trips2florida.com
November 8, 2013
November 1, 2013
October 25, 2013
TNA IMPACT Will Have Competition When It Returns to Florida
WWE NXT announced that their next taping will be Thursday 11/21, which will also be the return of Impact Wrestling to Orlando, Florida. The NXT taping takes place in Winter Park, which is a 12-15 minute drive from downtown Orlando. So, we will have dueling tapings for TNA's return to the market.
October 24, 2013
TNA Wrestling Announces New Creative Direction, Taking Impact Off The Road, & Training Facility
TNA Wrestling published an article on their official website where they announced several key elements for them going forward for the rest of the year and beyond like their new “Where action never ends” creative direction to filming Impact Wrestling at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida! The article also states that they will have a training facility where they will develop new talent in “an ongoing basis”. Below is the full announcement:
TNA LAUNCHES UNPRECEDENTED “WHERE ACTION NEVER ENDS” 24/7 CROSS-PLATFORM PROGRAMMING
TNA BRINGS FANS CLOSER THAN EVER BEFORE TO THE REAL LIVES OF WRESTLING SUPERSTARS
Coming off the heels of one of TNA’s highest-attended “Bound For Glory” Pay-Per-View events to date, TNA Wrestling announces a 24/7 cross-platform programming initiative, “Where Action Never Ends,” beginning today. Marking an evolution in the way fans experience professional wrestling, through this initiative, cameras will be rolling on the TNA superstars at live events, on the road and in their homes, giving viewers the chance to experience IMPACT Wrestling 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
How this will work: Fans will see compelling, “cameras everywhere” content infused into IMPACT Live on Spike TV every Thursday from 9-11 p.m. ET. For the remaining 166 hours of the week until the next show, they will also have the chance to see many of the wrestlers they love and storylines they follow unfold as this exclusive content filmed during the week will be presented online at www.impactwrestling.com, on social channels including YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, as well as a variety of new distribution channels in the coming months.
A longtime valued partner, Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla, will serve as the hub for TNA’s revolutionized programming strategy with shows primarily taping at their location, along with some IMPACT shows that will be filmed on the road from different markets. The first IMPACT show scheduled from Orlando will air live on November 21.
“The way that people view television has dramatically shifted, and it is incumbent upon us to deliver a modern, revolutionized way of watching professional wrestling to our fans,” said President Dixie Carter. “Our reality is that we only have 82 minutes of programming each week and a large roster of talented professionals that deserve more exposure. With our new ‘Where Action Never Ends’ creative direction, we will deliver just that for both them and the fans.”
October 19, 2013
TNA Impact in Baltimore Cancelled
TNA has pulled the 11/21 Baltimore, Maryland taping from their schedule, so there should be an announcement about refunds for those of you who purchased tickets anytime.
TNA is expected to tape a number of episodes at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida the week of 11/21 instead. The final "on the road" taping before the Orlando tapings will be 11/7 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
