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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 20:25:55 GMT -4
 BALTIMORE, MD (May 27, 2015) - Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) (the “Company”) announced that it has signed a national broadcast deal with Destination America, part of Discovery Communications, for the Company’s professional wrestling promotion, Ring of Honor (“ROH”). ROH will premiere on Destination America for 26 weeks beginning Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 8pm EST/7pm CST. The announcement was made by Joe Koff, Chief Operating Officer - Ring of Honor Wresting. “We are very excited to be partnering with Destination America for the broader distribution of the ROH programming,” commented Joe Koff, Chief Operating Officer - Ring of Honor Wrestling. “ROH will now reach an additional 57 million households including those in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and other large cities where Ring of Honor is not currently airing. ROH has a loyal fan base and is one of the fastest growing major wrestling franchises in the country. With this great partnership with Destination America, we can continue to expand our footprint and reach while producing entertaining, original content and continuing to provide wrestling fans some of the best wrestling content available.” “With the electric and intense matches that Ring of Honor provides, Destination America is the network for fans to get an entire evening of jaw-dropping entertainment on Wednesday nights,” said Marc Etkind, General Manager of Destination America. “Ring of Honor showcases tenacity, athleticism and passion and it serves as the place where America’s favorite wrestling stars are born.” About Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ring of Honor Wrestling is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., the largest and one of the most diversified television broadcasting companies with affiliations across all the major networks. Ring of Honor is a professional wresting company which produces weekly, original 1-hour television wrestling programs and is the only wresting promotion in the United States with a major, multi-market presence on broadcast TV. Ring of Honor is also syndicated on select TV stations and regional Cable Systems. For further information on Ring of Honor visit www.rohwrestling.com. From the Observer update: The debut will feature the Briscoe Brothers vs. the House Of Truth, Moose vs. BJ Whitmer, and 'athletes from New Japan Pro Wrestling' against ROH talent which will be matches from the recent Global Wars Night 2 TV taping in Toronto, Canada. |
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Post by maddog1981 on May 27, 2015 21:40:50 GMT -4
I find a second hour to be interesting. I wonder how they'll utilize it.
Interesting side note. TNA got cancelled because Dixie sent some rant about Destination America out and accidentally CCed the head of Discovery.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 22:10:18 GMT -4
It's just the SBG show from the previous weekend on Wednesday night.
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Post by maddog1981 on May 28, 2015 7:59:27 GMT -4
Well that's dumb. I guess more eyes and all that but I was hoping for extra content from this.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 9:23:39 GMT -4
It gets them into key markets they were pretty much locked out of like Chicago and New York. That's not dumb at all.
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Post by tax on May 28, 2015 10:30:31 GMT -4
It is nice for a lot of markets who wouldn't see the show otherwise. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to watch it finally.
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Post by Weltschmerz on May 28, 2015 21:50:45 GMT -4
Interesting side note. TNA got cancelled because Dixie sent some rant about Destination America out and accidentally CCed the head of Discovery. Source? |
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Post by maddog1981 on May 28, 2015 22:51:04 GMT -4
I saw several people discussing it. I don't know the specific news site.
I disagree. It does get them into new markets which is huge. But having a second hour for new content is huge as well. You would get stronger ratings with new content. And I want a second hour of new shit God damn it.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2015 0:43:07 GMT -4
Interesting side note. TNA got cancelled because Dixie sent some rant about Destination America out and accidentally CCed the head of Discovery. Source? That's not why they got canceled but it was reported by Voices of Wrestling that she CC'd the head of Destination America in an email where she called them dummies. I disagree. It does get them into new markets which is huge. But having a second hour for new content is huge as well. You would get stronger ratings with new content. And I want a second hour of new shit God damn it. To the majority of the people who are going to have access to the DA airings of ROH, it IS new content. People in those markets haven't been able to watch ROH on TV since the SBG buyout. The point of this deal is to expand the existing show into markets that wouldn't get it on television without this deal. Adding a second show doesn't accomplish the goal of expanding their main show to the big markets they needed to be in. They need to grow the audience before adding more content. |
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