Triller TV

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Triller TV
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Headquarters Sofia, Bulgaria [1] [2]
Uniondale, New York, U.S. [1]
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerFlipps Media, Inc. [3]
Parent Triller, Inc
History
LaunchedFebruary 9, 2016 (2016-02-09) [4]
Former namesFITE
Links
Website www.triller.tv

Triller TV (stylized as TrillerTV, formerly known as FITE, and currently marketed as TrillerTV powered by FITE) is a Bulgarian-based [2] American digital video streaming service.

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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. [1] As of December 2023, the service has over 8 million registered users worldwide. [5]

Notable wrestling content available on TrillerTV has included NWA All Access from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), [6] [7] AEW Plus from All Elite Wrestling (AEW), [8] and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'s own streaming service TNA+ (then known as Impact Plus), among other subscription packages. [9]

History

As FITE

FITE Logo FITE TV.svg
FITE Logo

Founded in 2012, Flipps Media and their namesake app focused on online streaming content, including entertainment and sporting events. [2] On January 4, 2015, Flipps streamed Global Force Wrestling's presentation of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 9 event. [10]

On February 9, 2016, Flipps Media launched FITE (also known as FITE TV [11] ), a dedicated combat sports-oriented streaming platform. [4]

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 ] 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. [8]

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. [12]

In October 2020, FITE began adding coverage of soccer events, acquiring rights to CONMEBOL qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [13] [14]

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. [15]

In 2021, FITE began streaming professional grappling events after Third Coast Grappling moved to the platform from FloGrappling. [16] 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. [17]

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+. [18] [19]

In February 2023, FITE announced that all Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) events would be included with FITE+. [20] 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. [21]

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. [22]

On June 30, 2023, Colosseum Tournament was relaunched on FITE after a four-year hiatus. [23]

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. [5] [24]

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.

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