Pop TV President Brad Schwartz recently spoke with Jim Varsallone of MiamiHerald.com to discuss how they became the official cable television home of TNA Impact Wrestling. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On how Pop TV became the new cable television home for TNA Impact Wrestling:
“Dixie and the Impact team were looking for a new home for their series. They had huge success on Spike. Millions of viewers watching every week, and they really enjoyed that success. In switching to another network [Destination America] which didn’t have the distribution that Spike had, they obviously noticed a little bit of a hit to the success that they had.”
On how their deal came about:
“So [TNA was] actively looking for a new television partner, and I think made the rounds and met with a lot of cable networks to see where a home might be. We were on their list of calls, and they came in [about a couple of months ago], and we had our entire team meet with them and listen to the pitch and listen to what they wanted to do — where they saw the company going, where they saw [pro wrestling] going. That’s how it came to our attention.”
