– TNAWrestling.com have released the following statement regarding the Online availability of TNA iMPACT!, this statement comes after many TNA fans had trouble downloading iMPACT! last week.
iMPACT! TO STREAM ONLINE STARTING THIS FRIDAY – iMPACT! ALSO TO BE AVIALABLE IN SELECT MARKETS
(Nashville, TN) June 29, 2005 – TNA Entertainment, LLC announced today a deal with Real Broadcast Network to stream “iMPACT!” online. The first broadcast will debut this Friday, July 1, 2005 at 4pm ET.
The online broadcasts will be available free to TNA Wrestling fans in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
On Friday afternoon beginning at 4pm ET, fans who visit the TNAwrestling.com website will be provided a link to click on to watch “iMPACT!” in streaming format, much like watching it on television. The “RealPlayer” will be required to view “iMPACT!”. All online broadcasts will be archived for fans to watch at their convenience.
TNA also announced that “iMPACT!” would be available in the following markets:
Sun Sports in Florida: Friday at Midnight
Time Warner Cable of New York City: Tuesday 8PM on channel 94
Augusta, GA: WBEK Saturday 8PM and Tuesday 9PM
Cedar Rapids, IA: KWWF Friday 8PM and Sunday 7PM
Urban America TV: Tuesday 10PM and Saturday 1AM
The complete lineup for this week’s “iMPACT!” is as follows:
Sean Waltman vs. Sonjay Dutt, Lance Hoyt vs. Team Canada’s Eric Young, Abyss vs. Sonny Siaki, America’s Most Wanted vs. Simon Diamond and Trytan, The Phenomenal AJ Styles vs. Alex Shelley, plus, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Raven and TNA X Division Champion The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels. More matches for “No Surrender” on pay-per-view will also be announced!
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– Bill Banks also mentions last week in his column on TNAWrestling.com that TNA are in the process of getting a DVD distribution deal that will see TNA DVDs in many major retailers in the USA.
– Also mentioned was that fact the TNA will have news on a TV deal that will see TNA get even more coverage in Europe.