Triller TV
{{short description|Combat sports streaming service}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Triller TV
| logo = Triller_TV_Logo.svg
| logo_caption =
| launch_date = {{Start date|2016|2|09}}
| owner = Flipps Media, Inc.{{Cite web |title=▷ Terms and Conditions |url=https://www.fite.tv/p/terms-of-service/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=FITE |language=en-US}}
| parent = Triller, Inc
| language = English
| area = Worldwide
| headquarters = Sofia, Bulgaria
Uniondale, New York, U.S.
| former_names = FITE
| website = {{URL|www.triller.tv}}
}}
Triller TV (stylized as TrillerTV, formerly known as FITE, and currently marketed as TrillerTV powered by FITE) is a Bulgarian-based{{cite web|url=https://kinsights.capital.bg/business/2021/05/13/4208960_us-based_trillernet_acquires_bulgarian_streaming/|title=US-based TrillerNet acquires Bulgarian streaming platform Fite|date=May 13, 2021|accessdate=December 22, 2023|work=Kapital Insights|author=Penkova, Sirma}} American digital video streaming service.
Owned by Flipps Media, Inc. and operated by its parent company Triller, Inc, TrillerTV is dedicated to combat sports-related programming (including boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling, and submission grappling). The service distributes free-to-air content, pay-per-view events, and SVOD packages.[https://www.fite.tv/p/about/ About FITE Digital Combat Sports Network - FITE] As of December 2023, the service has over 8 million registered users worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.fite.tv/article/sports-streaming-leader-fite-renamed-trillertv/|title=Sports Streaming Leader FITE Renamed TrillerTV|work=TrillerTV|date=December 11, 2023|accessdate=December 13, 2023}}
Notable wrestling content available on TrillerTV has included NWA All Access from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA),[https://web.archive.org/web/20210312200519/https://www.nationalwrestlingalliance.com/news We're Back — NWA][https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/03/nwa-power-returning-soon-more-on-the-nwa-relaunch-on-fite-and-back-for-the-attack-ppv/ NWA Powerrr Returning Soon, More On The NWA Relaunch On FITE] AEW Plus from All Elite Wrestling (AEW),{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/fite-tv-announces-aew-plus-international-tv-viewers-293276|title=Fite TV Announces AEW Plus for International TV Viewers|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|first=Bryan|last=Rose|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=October 4, 2019}} and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'s own streaming service TNA+ (then known as Impact Plus), among other subscription packages.{{cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/impact-plus-subscription-now-available-on-fite-tv-streaming-platform-1028488839|title=Impact Plus Subscription Now Available on Fite TV Streaming Platform|work=Business Insider|date=August 30, 2019|access-date=October 4, 2019}}
History
=As FITE=
Founded in 2012, Flipps Media and their namesake app focused on online streaming content, including entertainment and sporting events. On January 4, 2015, Flipps streamed Global Force Wrestling's presentation of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 9 event.{{cite web|title=Global Force Wrestling, Jeff Jarrett present New Japan Pro Wrestling's 'Wrestle Kingdom 9' available via Flipps app |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article4129700.html |work=The Miami Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705133743/http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article4129700.html |date=November 24, 2014 |archive-date=July 5, 2015 |access-date=May 9, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
On February 9, 2016, Flipps Media launched FITE (also known as FITE TV{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flipps-media-launches-fite-tv-with-jim-ross-as-spokesperson-300216898.html|title=Flipps Media Launches FITE TV with Jim Ross as Spokesperson|date=February 9, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2023}}), a dedicated combat sports-oriented streaming platform.{{cite press release|url=https://www.fite.tv/article/flipps-media-launches-fite-tv-with-jim-ross-as-spokesperson/|title=Flipps Media Launches FITE with Jim Ross as Spokesperson|date=February 9, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2023}}
In April 2019, FITE officially provided international streaming for the professional wrestling company All Elite Wrestling (AEW), including its weekly televised shows and pay-per-view events.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} By September of that year, AEW announced a new subscription package on FITE called "AEW Plus" for viewers outside the U.S. that allows them access to AEW's library for $5USD a month.
In April 2020, a new monthly subscription option called FITE+ was launched, including access to live pay-per-view events and back catalogues of various combat sports promotions.{{cite web|url=https://mmasucka.com/2020/04/08/fite-announces-launch-of-fite-subscription-service/|title=FITE Announces Launch of FITE+ Subscription Service|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=January 13, 2023}}
In October 2020, FITE began adding coverage of soccer events, acquiring rights to CONMEBOL qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[https://worldsoccertalk.com/2020/10/02/conmebol-world-cup-qualifiers-available-on-fanatiz-fite-and-pay-per-view-in-new-u-s-deal/ CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers available on Fanatiz, FITE and pay-per-view in new U.S. deal]{{Cite web|title=Fite Announces Global Expansion with VIDAA|url=https://www.fite.tv/article/fite-announces-global-expansion-with-vidaa/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=Fite|language=en-US}}
On April 14, 2021, Triller, Inc acquired the service for an undisclosed amount, ahead of the first Triller Fight Club event, featuring the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren boxing match.{{Cite web|title=Triller owner gets a new CEO with acquisition of Amplify.AI; also acquires live streaming service FITE TV|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/14/triller-owner-gets-a-new-ceo-with-acquisition-of-amplify-ai-also-acquires-live-streaming-service-fite-tv/|access-date=2021-04-14|website=TechCrunch|date=14 April 2021 |language=en-US}}
In 2021, FITE began streaming professional grappling events after Third Coast Grappling moved to the platform from FloGrappling.{{cite web | url=https://jitsmagazine.com/third-coast-grappling-leaves-flograppling-for-fite-tv/ | title=Third Coast Grappling Leaves FloGrappling for FITE TV | date=31 January 2021 }} In January 2023, it was announced that the North American-based professional grappling promotion Fight 2 Win was leaving FloGrappling and had signed an exclusive two-year deal with FITE.{{cite web | url=https://jitsmagazine.com/fight-2-win-leaves-flograppling-signs-two-year-deal-with-fite-tv/ | title=Fight 2 Win Leaves FloGrappling, Signs Two-Year Deal with FITE TV | date=6 January 2023 }}
In 2022, FITE aired the pandemic-delayed 2021 Rugby League World Cup tournaments in several territories including Germany, Italy, Spain and the Americas, with most men's tournament matches available on a pay-per-view basis and all other games airing on FITE+.{{Cite press release |title=FITE to Deliver Rugby League World Cup to Largest Global Audience |date=5 October 2022 |publisher=FITE TV |url=https://www.fite.tv/article/fite-to-deliver-rugby-league-world-cup-to-largest-global-audience/ |access-date=26 October 2022 |author=}}{{Cite news |date=4 October 2022 |title=FITE to air upcoming Rugby League World Cup |agency=Associated Press |url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1674873/fite-tv-to-air-upcoming-rugby-league-world-cup/ |access-date=26 October 2022}}
In February 2023, FITE announced that all Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) events would be included with FITE+.{{cite news |url=https://www.mmanews.com/2023/02/bkfc-fite-plus-announcement/ |title=BKFC Live Events Headed to FITE+ Subscription Service |author=Michael Shalik |newspaper=Mma News | Ufc News, Results & Interviews |date=20 February 2023}} Previous BKFC events had been offered as standalone pay-per-view events on the service. A majority stake in the promotion was acquired by Triller the previous year.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/2/23/22946591/triller-acquires-majority-stake-in-bare-knuckle-fighting-championship|title=Triller acquires 'majority stake' in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship|date=February 23, 2022|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Shaun Al-Shatti}}
On May 2, 2023, FITE announced a new partnership with Major League Wrestling (MLW) to air live events through FITE+, with its first event being MLW Never Say Never on July 8 of that year.{{cite web|title=MLW Never Say Never To Air Live On FITE TV On July 8|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/mlw-never-say-never-air-live-fite-tv-july-8|website=Fightful|date=May 2, 2023|access-date=May 23, 2023}}
On June 30, 2023, Colosseum Tournament was relaunched on FITE after a four-year hiatus.{{cite web|title=Colosseum Tournament 39|url=https://www.fite.tv/watch/colosseum-tournament-39/2pdb3/|website=fite.tv|access-date=June 29, 2023}}
=As TrillerTV=
In December 2023, FITE was rebranded as Triller TV (stylized as TrillerTV and marketed as TrillerTV powered by FITE) to closer align the service with its parent company.{{cite web|title=FITE TV to rebrand as TrillerTV|url=https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2023/12/11/fite-tv-becomes-triller-tv-rebrand|website=World Boxing News|date=December 11, 2023|access-date=January 12, 2023}}
In May 2024, Eric Winter (formerly of Rivals.com and UFC Fight Pass) was named President and Chief Operating Officer of TrillerTV, ahead of its parent company, Triller, going public on NASDAQ.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.triller.tv/}}
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