TNA has sent out the following press release, which gives detail about its new television contract with NTV in Japan. Not only will Impact Wrestling be shown, but its quarterly pay-per-views alongside the One Night Only shows will also be broadcast in the deal.

TNA SIGNS MULTI-YEAR TELEVISION DEAL IN JAPAN AS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH CONTINUES

Tokyo (Monday November 25, 2013): TNA IMPACT WRESTLING has continued its recent global expansion by signing a new multi-year agreement with Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) in Japan.

NTV channel G+ will continue to air TNA IMPACT WRESTLING every Saturday night at 10pm, as well as broadcasting TNA’s monthly PPV and One Night Only events.

Other sports shown on the station include NFL, NASCAR, MotoGP and international soccer. It also broadcasts baseball games featuring Japan’s most famous team, Yomiuri Giants.

G+ started showing TNA IMPACT WRESTLING in January 2013, bringing the most innovative experience in Professional wrestling to Japan for the first time ever.

TNA Executive Vice President, Andy Barton, said: “TNA IMPACT WRESTLING has enjoyed phenomenal success during our first year of broadcast on Japanese  television and we are very excited about this new multiple-year commitment with Nippon Television’s G+.”

“It’s another example of the success we are enjoying around the world, which also includes new deals in France and Portugal and a very successful launch on Sony SIX in India.”

G+ can be found on the satellite platform Sky PerfecTV! and various cable networks across Japan.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is currently the No1 rated weekly wrestling programme in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The show also airs in more than 120 other countries around the world.
TNA CONTACT DETAILS
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International Press:

Simon Rothstein

TNA Entertainment

+44 7740 647 764

[email protected]

 

US Press:

Beth Gebhard

TNA Entertainment

+1 615 336 0194

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ABOUT TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held sports entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee that specializes in events, products, numerous TV properties, merchandise and music, as well as, the management and promotion of professional wrestlers.

The roster features such greats as Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Sting, Magnus, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and many more through its highly successful TNA IMPACT WRESTLING weekly broadcasts on SPIKE TV.

In addition, TNA produces monthly PPV events and more than 100 live shows a year.  The product is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling and is broadcast in more than 120 countries.  For more information, please visit www.impactwrestling.com.

 

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