OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE ON TNA'S NEW DEAL WITH SPIKETV

TNA and SpikeTV issued the following announcement today:

SPIKE TV AND TNA ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR EXTENSION TO ITS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

The Highly-Rated â€œImpact Wrestlingâ€ Maintains Its Home On Spike TV On Thursday Nights

New York, NY â€“ April 5, 2012 â€“ Spike TV and TNA Entertainment have agreed upon a multi-year extension on their strategic partnership, maintaining Spike TV as the exclusive U.S. television home of the emerging sports-entertainment property.

The deal was announced today jointly by Kevin Kay, Spike TV President and Dixie Carter, TNA Entertainment President. TNA wrestling debuted on Spike TV in July, 2005. Over the last seven years, the ratings for TNAâ€™s â€œIMPACT Wrestlingâ€ have grown from an average of 700,000 viewers at launch to nearly two million today.

â€œDixie Carter and her team at TNA have done a phenomenal job in developing stars for an exciting, high-action brand that resonates with Spikeâ€™s audience,â€ said Kay. â€œWe are excited to further our partnership and will continue to build and invigorate the franchise together.â€

â€œWe are thrilled that Spike TV will be IMPACT Wrestling's home for years to come,â€ said Carter. â€œThe dedication that Kevin Kay and the network have shown us in building our brand is what makes this announcement even more meaningful for me. And look for some exciting things to happen on IMPACT in the near future."

TNAâ€™s flagship series, â€œIMPACT Wrestling,â€ airs weekly on Spike TV and is one of the networkâ€™s top-rated series. The show has evolved into must-see-tv on Thursdays with young men and currently ranks among the top shows on cable in its timeslot with Men 18-34.

The roster features many of the biggest names in wrestling including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Booby Roode, Sting, James Storm, Rob Van Dam the lovely and lethal Knockouts.

About Spike TV:

Spike TV is available in 99.8 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at http://www.spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.

About TNA Entertainment:

TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held sports entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee that specializes in events, products, numerous TV properties, merchandise and music, as well as, the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. In addition, TNA produces monthly PPV events and over 100 live shows a year. The product is the worldâ€™s most innovative experience in professional wrestling and is broadcast in over 120 countries. For more information, please visit www.impactwrestling.com.

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