TNA Announces TV Deal In Africa, Dixie Comments
- TNA announced the following:
MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH SUPERSPORT IN AFRICA GIVES TNA IMPACT WRESTLING FANS ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING THROUGH 2019
JOHANNESBURG (August 21, 2014): TNA IMPACT WRESTLING will continue to be broadcast throughout Sub-Saharan Africa until 2019, thanks to an agreement between TNA and the continent's leading sports broadcaster SuperSport.
The deal means that fans in Africa will continue to enjoy the most innovative experience in professional wrestling every week on SuperSport, featuring international stars such as TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, James Storm and MVP.
TNA IMPACT WRESTLING broadcasts every Monday at 18:00 on SuperSport, with TNA's flagship PPV and ONE NIGHT ONLY events also airing each month. Fans in Africa should check local listings for further details and repeat times.
SuperSport brings the stars of TNA into the homes of fans in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of South Africa, Reunion, Rwanda, St Helena and Ascension, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Socotra, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, Zimbabwe and adjacent islands.
TNA President Dixie Carter said: "TNA's international distribution continues to expand, reaching more fans than ever before."
"We have had a wonderful relationship with SuperSport since first airing on the channel in 2011 and we look forward to attracting more fans to our entertaining programming. This multi-year deal with SuperSport is one more example of TNA's remarkable international growth as we continue executing our global brand and programming strategies."
Brandon Foot, Acting Chief Executive of SuperSport, added: "SuperSport is delighted with this agreement. TNA has proven to be a valuable staple on our platforms and we look forward to more good shows."
"The offering resonates with a large number of our viewers across the African continent, so this extension is a very encouraging development."