TNA ANNOUNCES NEW AUSTRALIAN TV DEAL

[Ben]

http://www.pwinsider.com/article/57680/tna-announces-new-australian-tv-deal.html?p=1# issued the following: Total Nonstop Action (TNA) [FONT=inherit ! important][/FONT]"TNA iMPACT!" comes to FUEL TV next month, after Australia’s only dedicated 24-hour http://www.pwinsider.com/article/57680/tna-announces-new-australian-tv-deal.html?p=1# channel acquired the broadcast rights to "iMPACT!"
Previously broadcast on Fox 8, " will premiere on Saturday 11 June at 8.30pm AEST on FUEL TV.
TNA iMPACT! features the most innovative and exciting brand of professional wrestling in the world today, joining Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and "The Icon" Sting with the http://www.pwinsider.com/article/57680/tna-announces-new-australian-tv-deal.html?p=1# of tomorrow; Rob Van Dam, Ken Anderson, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and many more. TNA Wrestling also features the lovely and lethal TNA Knockouts, and the no-limits, high-flying X-Division.
Adam Howarth, Fuel TV Australia Channel Manager, said TNA iMPACT! is a welcome addition to the channel’s ever-expanding action sports . “We’re absolutely wrapt to be bringing iMPACT! to FUEL TV and building on our TNA wrestling offering for its legion of fans across the country,” said Howarth. <
“Since April 2010 we’ve screened the classics series, TNA Epics, and now we’ve secured TNA’s most popular television series which is a massive win for fans. Now they’ll be able to tune into FUEL TV to get their total TNA fix,” he said.
"We're glad to partner with FUEL to provide Australian wrestling fans with the best professional wrestling in the world today. Bringing "iMPACT!" to FUEL will allow TNA's Australian fans a one-stop destination for programming," TNA Executive Vice President Andy Barton said.
“Each of TNA iMPACT! will go to air on FUEL TV less than 48 hours after they debut in the U.S., so the turnaround on broadcasts will be fast and Australian fans will be able to keep pace with the series in America.”
Howarth said FUEL TV’s coverage of TNA iMPACT! will supplement FOXTEL and AUSTAR’s coverage of Pay-Per-View TNA events on the Main Event channel.
“If you are a fan of TNA then FOXTEL and AUSTAR are the only place you will be able to see TNA iMPACT! and the Pay-Per-View events.”
TNA iMPACT! EXCLUSIVE TO FUEL TV PREMIERES SATURDAY 11 JUNE, 2011 8.30PM AEST

Think they where doing solid numbers there before similar to what they where doing in the UK, so it's nice to see them get something in place so the show can still be on the air.

 

[Defiant]

FUEL TV is a good choice. It's basically an "extreme sports" channel with stuff like the X-Games, The Ultimate Fighter, etc. Still don't knwo if i'd go out of my way to watch TNA though, only if i was home 8:30 on a Saturday night flipping through channels with nothing else on TV.