ESS Renews TNA Wrestling Partnership

SINGAPORE, August 14: A
new-long term contract has secured ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) as the exclusive
broadcaster of TNA Wrestling content across the Indian subcontinent, covering
TV, mobile and Internet platforms.

Beginning in September,
ESS will showcase a lineup of programming from TNA iMPACT! and TNA
Xplosion each week, along with
special monthly events, to viewers across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives. ESS will also air a range of TNA Wrestling
original programming custom-produced for the subcontinent.

ESS
and TNA have plans to launch promotional tours across the region, with special
consumer contests where winners will be flown to Universal Studios in Orlando,
Florida, to watch the wrestling action live.

Manu Sawhney, the managing
director of ESPN STAR Sports, said: “We are delighted to further extend our
partnership with TNA Wrestling. Through our entertaining programming and
innovative promotional efforts we continue to build TNA Wrestling in the Indian
subcontinent and with this new contract we are bringing in many more
interactive and engaging opportunities for wrestling fans in South Asia. We are
confident that fans will fully enjoy this unique experience.”

Dixie Carter, the
president of TNA, added: “Outside the United States, India is arguably the most
important country in the world for televised wrestling, and we are extremely
excited to continue bringing TNA’s unique form of entertainment to our fans
throughout the Indian subcontinent. With ESPN STAR Sports, TNA has a great
partner and we are determined to build the biggest wrestling brand in India.
TNA committed to growing the brand worldwide and this agreement is an important
step forward for TNA within the international marketplace.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski