TORONTO | LONDON – Anthem Sports & בידור קורפ. announced today a new broadcast deal for היאבקות IMPACT to be televised exclusively on Spike UK, making its flagship weekly show available throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
From Spring 2017, היאבקות IMPACT, TNA pay-per-views, לְהָבִיא One Night Only specials will be available on Spike UK, and TNA אפלוסיון exclusive to My5, which is part of the Channel 5 stable available on Sky TV (160), צפייה חופשית (31), Freesat (141), Virgin Media (154) and other DTT platforms.
פרקים חדשים של היאבקות IMPACT will premiere on Friday nights, quenching the appetite of U.K. fans to view היאבקות IMPACT within hours of the US premiere broadcast.
“Since our acquisition of IMPACT Wrestling, growing the brand in the UK has been one of our most important initiatives,אמר אד נורדהולם, נשיא IMPACT היאבקות. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Spike UK to fill this important spot in their programme schedule and look forward to rebuilding our presence in the UK market. As one of the hottest wrestling scenes in the world right now, we look forward to taking an active role in the market, both on television and with live events.”
Anna-Belen Dunlop and Kris Graham, Acquisitions and Channel Managers of Spike UK, הוסיף: “We are excited that Spike will be the new exclusive home of IMPACT Wrestling in the UK With Anthem’s new leadership and founder Jeff Jarrett back, this is a watershed moment for the franchise, which is a perfect fit for our Spike audience.”
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לפרטים נוספים:
ספורט הימנון & בידור קורפ.
אריאל Shnerer
מנהל, תכנות & תקשורת
ashnerer@anthemse.com
About Anthem Sports & בידור קורפ.
ספורט הימנון & בידור קורפ. is a global sports media company and a leader in operating targeted specialty video channels on linear, digital and mobile platforms with offices and studios in New York, טורונטו, and Los Angeles. Anthem’s portfolio includes רשת להילחם, the world’s premier combat sports channel now broadcasting in the U.S., קנדה ועל 30 other countries, פנטזיה ספורט רשת (נמלים), בעולם של ערוץ ייעודי הראשון ויחידת ספורט פנטזיה, GameTV, a Canadian specialty channel available in over 9 מיליון בתים, RotoExperts.com, a leader in fantasy sports news and analysis, DailyRoto.com, the most comprehensive and far-reaching daily fantasy sports website and Edge Sport, an extreme and action sports network recently launched in Canada in partnership with IMG. Anthem also has a significant ownership interest in ערוץ מרדף, one of the top outdoor channels in the U.S. available in over 40 מיליון בתים, and it owns SportsGrid.com, a leader in general sports entertainment commentary.
About IMPACT Wrestling
IMPACT Wrestling specializes in television properties, אירועים, products, merchandise and music, as well as the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. The roster features such greats as EC3, בובי לאשלי, Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards, James Storm, the high-flying X-Division, Gail Kim and the lovely and lethal Knockouts. Its highly successful flagship, IMPACT WRESTLING, broadcasts in more than 120 מדינות ברחבי העולם, including Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Pop, a joint venture of CBS Corporation and Lionsgate, in the United States and on Fight Network in Canada.
About Spike UK
Spike UK is a general entertainment channel from the Channel 5 stable which launched in the UK in 2015. Spike is available on main digital TV platforms in the UK, including Sky TV (160), Freesat (141) צפייה חופשית, TalkTalk and BT (31) and Virgin Media (154). Spike UK offers a mix of original commissions, smash hit acquired drama (The Transporter series, From Dusk Till Dawn, Powers, Wynonna Earp) blockbuster films, factual library content and adrenalin-fuelled sports blended with a range of reality series from Spike in the US, which is consistently amongst the highest rating basic cable networks. Both Spike in the US and Channel 5 are owned and operated by Viacom International Media Networks, a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.
