Anonymous
7/9/2025, 5:05:09 PM No.18192719
>TNA Wrestling has some lofty goals for a potentially huge television deal for iMPACT.
>Anthem Sports President Carlos Silva recently spoke with JohnWallStreet. While discussing the current partnership between TNA and WWE, Silva revealed that Anthem is looking for a new television deal for TNA iMPACT that would see the brand go live 52 weeks a year.
>“We are [regularly] being featured on every major WWE and NXT platform. PLEs as well as weekly programming on The CW and their other [broadcast] outlets like Peacock,” Carlos Silva said. “This [has resulted in] a huge [television] audience lift for [us], along with all the social media support we get from [them].
>“A new media rights deal will help us build a more consistent fan base with larger reach. It will also provide us the opportunity to go live 52 weeks a year, and in today's world live matters [in terms of fan interest and revenues].”
>Silva would go on to reveal that the company is currently looking for a deal within the $10 million a year range for iMPACT.
>“Something in the $10mm/year range is where we [and CAA] think we should be,” Carlos Silva said. “We're talking to [all the established] linear guys and a couple of newer platforms that need a foundational [programming] centerpiece. There are a couple of networks that look like Spike [TV] in today’s world, we could be a good fit for, the same way [UFC and TNA were for that network a decade or two ago].”
>Finally, Silva stated that they are confident that iMPACT have a new distribution deal in place in the next two months. This would be a huge step up for the company as a majority of homes in the United States don’t get AXS TV.
>Anthem Sports President Carlos Silva recently spoke with JohnWallStreet. While discussing the current partnership between TNA and WWE, Silva revealed that Anthem is looking for a new television deal for TNA iMPACT that would see the brand go live 52 weeks a year.
>“We are [regularly] being featured on every major WWE and NXT platform. PLEs as well as weekly programming on The CW and their other [broadcast] outlets like Peacock,” Carlos Silva said. “This [has resulted in] a huge [television] audience lift for [us], along with all the social media support we get from [them].
>“A new media rights deal will help us build a more consistent fan base with larger reach. It will also provide us the opportunity to go live 52 weeks a year, and in today's world live matters [in terms of fan interest and revenues].”
>Silva would go on to reveal that the company is currently looking for a deal within the $10 million a year range for iMPACT.
>“Something in the $10mm/year range is where we [and CAA] think we should be,” Carlos Silva said. “We're talking to [all the established] linear guys and a couple of newer platforms that need a foundational [programming] centerpiece. There are a couple of networks that look like Spike [TV] in today’s world, we could be a good fit for, the same way [UFC and TNA were for that network a decade or two ago].”
>Finally, Silva stated that they are confident that iMPACT have a new distribution deal in place in the next two months. This would be a huge step up for the company as a majority of homes in the United States don’t get AXS TV.
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