IFL Battleground to anchor My Network TV's Fall Schedule

As expected, MyNetworkTV announced its fall lineup yesterday, and “IFL Battleground” will remain in its prominent Monday night (8 p.m. ET/PT; 7 p.m. CT/MT)
position, with re-airs on Saturday nights. The show has been the driving force in MyNet’s increase in the male demo from previous programming as the fledgling
Network enters its second year. The details and format for the new fall shows will be announced in the coming weeks.

“IFL Battleground” remains the only MMA program to be seen in prime time on broadcast TV. “We are looking forward to expanding the audience and continuing
to improve our content as we move into our first playoff series and then on to our World Grand Prix,” said IFL co-founder and comissioner Kurt Otto. “FSN
and MyNetwork have given us a great platform to showcase our new brand, our world champion coaches and our great athletes to a large audience, and we are
very excited about the future.”

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MyNetwork TV fall plans, IFL plays role in end to Telenovela programs?

This Article looks at the changing programming on MyNetwork TV and how the IFL on Monday didn't help the Telenovela programming on Tuesday because of how different the audiences are.

MNT is getting rid of Telenovelas all together and given that the network started out with nothing but telenovelas last fall...it marks a pretty serious shift in programming.

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TNA TV Negotiations Update

The following is taken directly from Mike Johnson and PwInsider.com

Earlier today on my PWInsider.com Elite Hotline, I noted there were some interesting stories making the rounds regarding TNA's negotiations with SpikeTV.
I can confirm that there's talk of expanding the Impact timeslot as well as doing additional programming on a weekly basis. I would assume that would mean
something along the lines of a UFC Unleashed utilizing the TNA library or perhaps even a TNA talk show similar to the UFC show hosted by Joe Rogan, but
nothing is confirmed. SpikeTV is absolutely interested in doing more with TNA as its been the only show they've introduced since Ultimate Fighter debuted
that has delivered consistently for the network.

I can also confirm that there is interest in TNA from at least two other broadcast carriers, one of which is the syndicated MyNetworkTV, which carries the
International Fight League and has been trying to find its own identity and niche since launching this past September. The other, which I haven't 100%
confirmed yet, is said to be a major cable network that has never aired professional wrestling before.

Once again, all credit for this information should go to Mike Johnson and PwInsider.com

It seems only appropriate that My Network TV would want both IFL and TNA.

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