TNA Adds New Regional Distribution Of Replay Rights In Multiple Areas For Flagship TNA iMPACT! Show, Details + More
So far, 2025 is off to a great start. The last 2 weeks of 2024, TNA confirmed the Bodyslam report that they would be partnering with Sportsnet in Canada for an exclusive, multi-year deal to air their weekly TNA iMPACT programming.
Over the course of the last few days, TNA fans have come out with information about how to catch the weekly show on replay as second-run content in certain areas that do not carry their main first-run channel, AXSTV.
On Friday, Bodyslam covered the original report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider that TNA would be airing on the New England Sports Network starting this Saturday (yesterday) afternoons from 12-2pm Eastern time, as well as 12-2am Eastern time on Sunday mornings. This deal just started yesterday.
Yesterday, Wrestling financial news & analysis co-host of The Business of the Business podcast, Lavie Margolin, posted a tweet asking TNA fans if they knew of any other regional airing of TNA iMPACT! Replays, prompting someone to tag RightNow TV. NESN is available to over 5 million viewers on the National feed.
So TNA has been airing on Sportsnet Pittsburgh at least the last 8 months. Wondering how much regional distribution there is? #tnawrestling army: What other stations in the U.S. outside of AXS and NESN have you seen it listed?
Lavie mentioned TNA airing on SportsNet Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania (the home of the NHL Penguins and MLB Pirates) that has been airing replays of TNA iMPACT for eight months already on Thursday nights at 10pm Eastern, which is immediately after the first-|run on AXSTV ends.
RightNow TV Network disclosed that TNA will air on Tuesdays **from 9-11pm Eastern (by their own admission).** This deal came together two days ago and has not officially been announced by either company yet. Right Now TV network is available in 63 different markets to over 100 million people.
In June, Anthem Sports – the parent company of TNA Wrestling – hired former WWE executive Rob Kligman as their Chief Revenue Officer. Kligman quickly made his intentions known, stating that they want to maximize distribution for TNA across both broadcast and streaming platforms.
Just about one month ago, Anthem also hired Carlos Silva to oversee Anthem Sports Group – which includes TNA Wrestling, Invicta FC, and Fight Network – who stated that his near-team focus is to find the best distribution available and sponsorships.
Matt Hardy has repeatedly stated that Anthem/TNA is “actively working on that”, referring to finding TNA a bigger and better platform in 2025.
Recently, Tommy Dreamer spoke about the ambitious goals of TNA in 2025, which includes “a larger television platform.”
The company also announced via Sports Illustrated on New Years Eve that AJ Francis had signed a new contract with the company.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
So far these new regional distribution deals are all for replays of the flagship TNA iMPACT episodes, and not the first-run content – which bodes well for TNA continuing to look for a bigger and better platform for the first-run content.
Make sure you watch all the stars of TNA WRESTLING EVERY Thursday!
–TNA+ App. Sign up here. (Watch weekly iMPACT! episode simulcasted at the same time as AXSTV – 8pm Eastern /7pm Central)
–AXSTV in USA
–SportsNet 360 in CANADA
–AYOZAT TV (Sky 179) in UK
Catch the REPLAYS of TNA iMPACT:
–Fight Network (13 day delay)/ TNA + app(14 day delay) – Canada
–Right Now TV Network – multiple markets in the US (Tuesdays & Thursdays from the previous week at 9pm Eastern)
–SportsNet Pittsburgh– Pittsburgh, PA (Thursdays 10pm Eastern)
–New England Sports Network National Feed – 6 different states in the Northeast (Saturday 12-2pm Eastern, Sundays 12-2 am Eastern)
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