TNA Wrestling, WBD owned Eurosport India sign new TV rights deal
TNA Wrestling and WBD owned premium sports channel Eurosport India announced a new multiyear TV rights deal on Wednesday.
The deal, which is a continuation of their existing one, begins in July 2027 and will see viewers in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan get access to “hundreds of hours of TNA’s first-run original content.”
From the language in the release, the new contract is a consolidation of prior arrangements into “a single exclusive partnership.” Both sides have been working together since the first quarter of January 2020.
It includes Thursday Night Impact, a Hindi-language localized show called Pehlwani Patakha which is a highlights and history offering, access to TNA monthly specials and pay-per-views, plus select archive content.
It’s the latest positive business news in a week that included increased numbers for Impact on AMC domestically and a new partnership with iHeartMedia that includes branding, promotion, and both radio and podcast opportunities.
TNA’s next big event is next Friday’s Sacrifice from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.