ROH Announces New TV Deal

BostonBob

4 Ever The Greatest
Jan 26, 2004
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ROH sent out the following e-mail today:


Ring of Honor (“ROHâ€) is proud to announce that beginning December 2nd, ROH will air its weekly television program nationally on the COMET television channel. Fans will be able to #WatchROH every Wednesday night at midnight for the latest Ring of Honor action.

“Ring of Honor has been enjoying tremendous growth and expansion across the broadcast space, including new local TV deals in strategic markets, and even internationally with L'Equipe 21 in France,†said Ring of Honor COO, Joe Koff. “As we continue to push for greater domestic and international distribution, Ring of Honor truly showcases itself as world-class wrestling. Having Ring of Honor on COMET, in addition to the availability in Sinclair markets and independent agreements, means fans across the United States can continue to enjoy ROH television weekly.â€

Ring of Honor’s weekly episodes recently enjoyed great success on Destination America, peaking at 227,000 viewers on a single television airing. ROH’s 26-week deal signed in May 2015 with Destination America is set to expire, which will see ROH’s final episode air on the channel on November 25th, 2015.

Sinclair Television Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) (“Sinclairâ€), and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (“MGMâ€), recently announced that COMET, the first-ever 24 hour/7 day per week science fiction multi-channel network, which will feature more than 1,500 hours of premium MGM content, would premiere in over 60% of the country and over 65 million homes on October 31st of this year. The network will debut in all top markets including New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; St. Louis, MO; San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; Washington D.C.; Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA and Houston, TX. In addition to the Sinclair owned television stations, COMET will also launch on a number of Tribune and Titan stations.

Fans can also watch Ring of Honor content on http://rohwrestling.com. To find out where Ring of Honor Wrestling airs in your area click here. Fans can also follow Ring of Honor’s social media channels for even more content and news, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

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I'm wondering if I'll still be able to watch ROH after the switch on November 25th. Right now it airs locally on the Seattle ABC affiliate late Friday nights and on the Rochester FOX affiliate on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
 

GarbageGoal

Courage
Dec 1, 2005
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RI
I don't think it will effect it's syndicated package, because it says in the second paragraph it's been expanding thru local markets. So basically it's the same deal as Destination America where they just air the weekly local show on this network.

Wrestling on a SCI-FI network??? Heard that before!

Honestly, I don't think DirectTV has COMET.

Edit: They still have their local listings up, that's still going to be a big part of their push. http://rohwrestling.com/content/ROHTVListings
 
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AfroThunder396

[citation needed]
Jan 8, 2006
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I'd like to see some increased production value on their shows. Yes, I know the dark gymnasium presentation and grainy cameras gives it that authentic indy show vibe, but it's just downright painful to watch at times.

It certainly rivals NXT in terms of in-ring quality of work and the amount of talent on the roster (quite a few of their guys wouldn't be out of place in WWE). I just wish they could carry themselves like a legitimate promotion instead of having the cult/indy vibe. I know, that's what makes it different, but still. Get some new cameras for crying out loud.
 

Karma

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Feb 21, 2012
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Sucks they keep having to move around. Started on Destination America from 8-9pm and then for whatever reason they got moved to 11pm-midnight. Now they're on this network at midnight.

Don't even think I get COMET. I've never even heard of it before this announcement. I also can't watch it via a local market either. I guess it's back to watching it online on Thursdays.
 

PolishBingo

King Pierogie IV
Jan 9, 2006
5,685
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Was hoping for a better tv deal. ROH is the best promotion in the business as far as I am concerned.
 

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