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Post by Nickybojelais on Nov 1, 2016 7:07:41 GMT -5
So Challenge have announced they are dropping TNA programming from January in a tweet. linkAnd TNA's facebook have commented that SO what next for TNA on television in the UK?
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Post by xCompackx on Nov 1, 2016 7:15:06 GMT -5
I doubt anyone else picks them up unless it's an extremely low-tier network like Pop in the US.
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Post by disorganisedchaos v:2 on Nov 1, 2016 7:15:49 GMT -5
Given the current shenanigans, there's probably a spot waiting for them on True Crime.
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Post by Nickybojelais on Nov 1, 2016 7:29:21 GMT -5
Yeah, or maybe the Horror Channel or Comedy Central would be appropriate!
Seriously though, I cant see many viable options for them apart from maybe Quest (who have dabbled with sport in the past showing football) or Dave (who have shown boxing and cricket).
TNA's announcement looks to be spinning it as if they are looking for a better deal for the UK audience, but I guarantee this axing is coming 100% from Challenge.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 1, 2016 7:34:29 GMT -5
Karma is coming to collect motherf***ers. Hope Sony Six pulls out too, specially after TNA failed to produce the tour.
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Post by docwallace on Nov 1, 2016 7:38:00 GMT -5
Alex Shane has a deal with various hyper local TV stations (really small reaches individually) to show British Wrestling Weekly - the same show he touts to the Fight Network. Maybe that's their next market?
Also, LOL at the spinning that it's Challenge's fault for not giving them a timeslot close to original airdate for a TAPED show.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2016 7:51:21 GMT -5
Yeah, or maybe the Horror Channel or Comedy Central would be appropriate! Seriously though, I cant see many viable options for them apart from maybe Quest (who have dabbled with sport in the past showing football) or Dave (who have shown boxing and cricket). TNA's announcement looks to be spinning it as if they are looking for a better deal for the UK audience, but I guarantee this axing is coming 100% from Challenge. There's a network named Dave?
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Post by sternrogers01 on Nov 1, 2016 8:00:13 GMT -5
Yeah, they named it after the character Dave Lister from Red Dwarf, and the channel is where you can find new episodes of that
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Post by Nickybojelais on Nov 1, 2016 8:01:02 GMT -5
Yeah, or maybe the Horror Channel or Comedy Central would be appropriate! Seriously though, I cant see many viable options for them apart from maybe Quest (who have dabbled with sport in the past showing football) or Dave (who have shown boxing and cricket). TNA's announcement looks to be spinning it as if they are looking for a better deal for the UK audience, but I guarantee this axing is coming 100% from Challenge. There's a network named Dave? Indeed it is. It was named Dave because the channels owners said "everyone knows a bloke called Dave". It's one of the biggest non-mainstream channels in the UK and primarily shows comedy (its the channel which is behind the new series of Red Dwarf)
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Post by sternrogers01 on Nov 1, 2016 8:02:22 GMT -5
...Damn, I thought they named it after Lister. Shows I should'nt rely on Red Dwarf meta-commentary for accuracy.
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Post by docwallace on Nov 1, 2016 8:06:08 GMT -5
For the record, Quest is owned by Eurosport/Discovery Networks, so no chance of TNA there following the whole destination America debacle.
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Post by 67 more on Nov 1, 2016 8:47:38 GMT -5
Alex Shane has a deal with various hyper local TV stations (really small reaches individually) to show British Wrestling Weekly - the same show he touts to the Fight Network. Maybe that's their next market? Also, LOL at the spinning that it's Challenge's fault for not giving them a timeslot close to original airdate for a TAPED show. A taped show that keeps changing days in America and has a "live" show every 2 months or so. How the hell was Challenge ever meant to show it any closer without ruining their own schedule?
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Post by Nickybojelais on Nov 1, 2016 9:09:02 GMT -5
...Damn, I thought they named it after Lister. Shows I should'nt rely on Red Dwarf meta-commentary for accuracy. I much prefer to believe the Dave Lister version of the story
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Post by corndog on Nov 1, 2016 9:12:48 GMT -5
Good, TNA will die but it's going to be slow and painful.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Nov 1, 2016 9:18:04 GMT -5
Yeah, or maybe the Horror Channel or Comedy Central would be appropriate! Seriously though, I cant see many viable options for them apart from maybe Quest (who have dabbled with sport in the past showing football) or Dave (who have shown boxing and cricket). TNA's announcement looks to be spinning it as if they are looking for a better deal for the UK audience, but I guarantee this axing is coming 100% from Challenge. Don't forget Dave's Soap Box Derby coverage.
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Post by 67 more on Nov 1, 2016 9:34:00 GMT -5
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Nov 1, 2016 9:45:55 GMT -5
Well, they're dead.
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Post by corndog on Nov 1, 2016 9:58:28 GMT -5
TNA has been future endeavoured.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 1, 2016 10:08:51 GMT -5
I believe this describes TNA's current situation:
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Nov 1, 2016 10:09:05 GMT -5
Considering Challenge's free-to-air model was the reason as to why the UK was such a solid market for TNA, it's going to be really interesting as to how they replace it.
Hard to believe it's gone.
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