TNA Signs Major TV Distribution Deals In Spain & Portugal

TNA issued the following press release this morning:

TNA WRESTLING SIGNS MAJOR TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

TNA Wrestling, the world’s fastest growing producer of televised wrestling
programming, today announced agreements with one of Spain’s leading
terrestrial broadcasters, Antena 3, and Portugal’s leading sports
broadcaster, Sport TV, to exclusively licence its programming in Spain
and Portugal respectively. This will substantially contribute to TNA’s
rapidly expanding European presence, which includes recently signed
agreements in UK (Bravo) and Germany (Premiere). RDA TV is TNA’s
exclusive worldwide television rights agency and negotiated these
agreements.

Antena 3 has acquired TNA programming in a landmark
deal that will see TNA iMPACT – TNA’s weekly flagship programme – air
on terrestrial television in Spain on Saturdays and Sundays starting
21st June. Antena 3 is Spain’s 2nd largest commercial network. Neox,
owned by Antena 3 and Spain’s leading digital channel, will air TNA
PPVs and TNA’s library of classic PPVs and iMPACTs.

TNA’s
television and merchandising rights in Spain were acquired earlier in
2008 by Luk International, the Barcelona-based media rights agency. Luk
will be supporting the launch of TNA on Antena 3 with a substantial
marketing campaign in a bid to make TNA the premier wrestling brand in
the country, including a dedicated Spanish-language TNA web site at
www.tnawrestling.es. Luk will also shortly launch a range of TNA
merchandise.

Sport TV, Portugal’s leading pay-tv sports
broadcaster, reaching 570,000 subscribers, has acquired over 200 hours
of TNA programming in an agreement through 2008 and 2009, and will mark
the first occasion TNA programming has aired in Portugal. TNA iMPACT!
will air on Friday nights at 10pm on Sport TV3, beginning on Friday 6th
June 2008. Sport TV3 will also exclusively air TNA’s monthly
pay-per-views, just three days after their live recording, beginning
with Slammiversary on Wednesday 11th June.

Dixie Carter,
President, TNA Wrestling, commented, “In the next 12 months, TNA will
emerge as the dominant wrestling brand in Spain and Portugal. We are
delighted to be working with two of the leading broadcasters in Europe,
and thrilled to bring our unique form of entertainment to our Spanish
and Portuguese fans.”

TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.