Impact Plus

Impact Plus (stylized as IMPACT! +Plus) is a video streaming service owned and operated by Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, the parent company of professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling. The platform replaced the Global Wrestling Network and features services not previously available on GWN, notably live monthly premium events.[1] The platform utilized the technology and ecosystem of Brightcove.

Impact Plus
Broadcast areaWorldwide (with exceptions)
HeadquartersToronto, Canada
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture formatHDTV (1080i 16:9)
Ownership
OwnerAnthem Wrestling Exhibitions, LLC
History
LaunchedMay 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)
ReplacedGlobal Wrestling Network
Links
Websiteimpactplus.tv

The service costs $7.99 per month or $71.99 for a full year. In addition purchase of any pay-per-view includes a free 3 months of service.

History

The first service to stream Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) content on-demand happened in 2009, when the company launched its own 'TNA Video Vault'.[2] The service changed its name to 'TNA On Demand' in 2010 and ran up until around early 2013. The company also launched the 'TNA Wrestling Plus' YouTube channel - where users could rent pay-per-views and documentaries previously released on DVD.[3] In early 2017, Anthem launched the 'Total Access TNA' (later renamed 'Total Access Impact') originally for UK users after Challenge TV's TNA broadcasting contract had expired.[4]

On October 10, 2017 Impact Wrestling launched Global Wrestling Network with 1,000 hours of content from the Impact Wrestling library. The service also includes content from the Fight Network, Border City Wrestling, Wrestling at the Chase and other sources.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

On August 14, 2018 Jeff Jarrett and his company Global Force Entertainment announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Impact Wrestling's parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment in the District Court of Tennessee for copyright infringement over the GFW rights, as Jarrett owned all Global Force Wrestling properties since its creation in 2014. If the lawsuit by Jarrett is successful, Impact would need to immediately suspend the operations of GWN.[12][13]

On April 28, 2019, during its Rebellion pay-per-view, Impact announced the launching of Impact Plus which replaced Global Wrestling Network.[14]

On August 30, 2019, Impact announced that the Impact Plus subscription package would be available on FITE TV.[15]

Programming

TNA/Impact

Source:[16]

Classic wrestling
  • Pro Wrestling Superstars[17]

Indy wrestling

Source:[18]

References
  1. "NoDQ.com - Official details on Impact Plus streaming service". nodq.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  2. IMPACT Wrestling (2009-05-27), TNA Video Vault - TNA On Demand, retrieved 2018-05-13
  3. "TNAwrestlingPLUS". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. IMPACT Wrestling (2016-12-22), TNA Total Access Coming Soon to UK and Ireland, retrieved 2018-05-13
  5. Meltzer, Dave (October 10, 2017). "Anthem Launches Global Wrestling Network On-Demand Service". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  6. Varsallone, Jim (October 10, 2017). "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  7. Johnson, Mike (October 10, 2017). "Anthem's Global Wrestling Network officially launches, complete details". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  8. Powell, John (October 10, 2017). "Global Wrestling Network launched". Canoe.com. Slam! Wrestling. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  9. Martin, Adam (October 10, 2017). "Anthem and Impact Wrestling launch the Global Wrestling Network". WrestleView. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  10. Keller, Wade (October 10, 2017). "Global Wrestling Network streaming service launched today with 30 day free trial including TNA PPV archives and Impact weekly series access". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  11. Powell, Jason (October 10, 2017). "Anthem/Impact Wrestling launches Global Wrestling Network". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  12. Johnson, Mike (August 14, 2018). "JEFF JARRETT & GFW SUE IMPACT WRESTLING PARENT COMPANY". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  13. "Jeff Jarrett And Global Force Sue Impact Wrestling And Anthem - Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  14. "IMPACT Wrestling Announces Launch Of "IMPACT Plus" Streaming Service | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  15. GmbH, finanzen net. "IMPACT Plus Subscription Now Available on FITE TV Streaming Platform | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  16. "All IMPACT". IMPACT Plus. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  17. Classic Wrestling | IMPACT Plus, retrieved 2019-05-01
  18. "Indie Wrestling". IMPACT Plus. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
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