– According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there are continued rumors that Sinclair Broadcasting (the ROH parent company) will be re-branding the Tennis Channel as the American Sports Network. If they make the move, they will be expanding college football coverage and the feeling is that wrestling (Ring of Honor) will fit in with the sports package. The Tennis Channel has approximately cleared 40-50 million homes, and ROH COO Joe Koff has noted that there have been internal discussions about ROH TV going to two hours.

The Newsletter adds that they would need to fill time on the network, which wrestling would do. On Observer Radio, Meltzer noted that Sinclair Broadcasting has shown interest in TNA. When discussing the TNA situation in the Newsletter, he states that a key in regards to TNA’s assets is the value and size of the tape library; a broadcaster looking for time filling programming could be very interested. Also, the international (UK and India) TV deals are said to be the company’s best asset.

Pwtorch also reports that Sinclair has renewed interest in investing in TNA, and are a key player in the mix.