CTV Your Morning features Hate The Player: The Ben Johnson Story starring Shamier Anderson, and subject of the film, former Canadian Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson, a six-part series following a humourous mockumentary rendition of Johnson's disqualification at the 1988 Seoul Olympics for doping.

Michael Rowe/IMDB/Getty Images In Hate the Player, the Scarborough-born actor satirizes Canada’s biggest doping scandal. Hate the Player  is a comedy about one of the most scandalous events in the history of Canadian sport. How did you square that? Ben Johnson  doesn’t mind being made fun of, and our story comes directly from him. The showrunner, Anthony Q. Farrell, and I spent a lot of time with him. We shot it mockumentary style, and similar to I, Tonya , it tells a story t

Mumbai (March 18, 2026) – Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc. , a global multi-platform media company, announced today that TNA Wrestling and Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) premium sports channel Eurosport India have entered into a new multi-year exclusive programming agreement. The new continued deal is set to begin in July 2027, bringing hundreds of hours of TNA’s first-run original content to Eurosport’s passionate audience across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,

TNA Wrestling and iHeartMedia today announced a new  multi-platform collaboration   that will integrate iHeartMedia across TNA’s premium live events, weekly television programming, digital platforms and fan experiences, while tapping into iHeartMedia’s expansive nationwide audio network to engage fans across broadcast, live events, and digital media in new and dynamic ways. .   As part of the agreement, iHeartMedia will serve as the Presenting Sponsor of the TNA Wrestling Pay

Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story will spring from the starting blocks on March 26 on GameTV and Paramount+ in Canada a day later (March 27). You can watch a trailer for the six-part show above. The satirical sports comedy series is starring Shamier Anderson as controversial sprinter Ben Johnson, who won gold at the 1988 Olympic Games in what became known as “the dirtiest race in history” before he was caught in a doping scandal and disqualified. The first two episod

The stars of TNA Wrestling return to Cleveland, Ohio, for the first time since 2013 with the Rebellion showcase event on Saturday, April 11, airing live around the world on pay-per-view. Rebellion will be held at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, a venue that has hosted NCAA Division I basketball games and countless major events. The action-packed, high-energy event will feature championship matches, grudge fights, and no doubt, surprise appearances. The fall

LOS ANGELES  (February, 4 2026)   –    Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc. , a global multi-platform media company, announced today that  TNA Wrestling  has reached a multi-year agreement with TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation ’s top streaming media and free ad-supported streaming television service BLAST TV —bringing exclusive TNA programming to viewers throughout the Philippines beginning this month.   As part of the agreement, BLAST TV users will be able to enjoy TNA’

Elayna Black, one of the most exciting rising stars in professional wrestling, has signed with TNA Wrestling.   She confirmed the news this morning during a live interview on Busted Open on SiriusXM.   The signing marks a homecoming for Elayna, who began wrestling in 2018 and made her first TNA appearance in 2019. Full article at TNA Wrestling here.   Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Elayna trained under Bryce Benjamin, Isaias Velasquez and TNA’s own Mustafa Ali – dropping out

Former TNA Knockouts World Champion Ash By Elegance has re-signed with TNA Wrestling. Voted as both Knockout of the Year and part of the Knockouts Tag Team of the Year for 2025, Ash By Elegance's continued commitment to TNA will be welcomed by wrestling fans around the world. Ash By Elegance, the leader of The Elegance Brand, broke the news this afternoon in an interview with Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture. Read the full article from TNA Wrestling. She said: “There have b

Journey's legendary frontman, Steve Perry, tells the full story to AXS TV why he decided to leave the band even though they were one of the most successful bands at the time.

TORONTO (January 15, 2026) – Fight Network , a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc. and a division of Anthem Sports Group , announced today an agreement with Team Arm Wrestling Federation   (TAWF)—becoming the exclusive broadcaster of the organization’s 2026 season. The partnership covers all TAWF matches, kicking off with a two-hour preseason bout pitting the Vancouver Wildcats against the Calgary Rangers on Saturday, March 28 at 8P ET. Two additional prese

TORONTO, JAN 14, 2026 –   Game+ , a subsidiary of global multi-platform media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc., announced today a continuation of its partnership with the  Canadian National Pickleball League (CNPL) —reaching a significant multi-year extension agreement to remain as the official broadcasting partner of Canada’s premier professional pickleball league.   Game+’s coverage returns with the start of the CNPL’s fourth season in May of 2026, presenting live

Live Event tickets:  https://tickets.curtisculwellcenter.com/p/ticket/tna-2026   Meet & Greet tickets: https://tnamerch.com/collections/live-event-meet-greets   The Eyes of Texas and the pro wrestling world will be focused on Dallas, Texas, when TNA Wrestling presents two ground-breaking, action-packed pro wrestling live events, both held at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland.   The TNA fan frenzy kicks off Wednesday, January 14 , at the Curtis Culwell Center for a special

TNA Wrestling has had its fair share of memorable moments and historic matches , but if you ask any wrestling fan what is the one thing that they associate with the company, chances are a lot of them will say " Steiner Math ." On the May 1, 2008 episode of "TNA Impact," Scott Steiner cut a promo hyping up the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match between himself, Kurt Angle, and the champion at the time Samoa Joe, which was set to take place at the Sacrifice pay-per-view o

Before their 1973 masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon , Pink Floyd had struggled to find their feet following the departure of leading light Syd Barrett in 1968. In the Classic Albums documentary about the LP, guitarist David Gilmour would later describe a lot of their music in the years after Barrett’s dismissal as “that psychedelic noodling stuff”. Well, there was no noodling on The Dark Side of the Moon . Just 43 minutes of painfully reflective and profoundly poignant

Passion Pictures / Coming to Hollywood Suite Dec. 26 At long last, the BBC documentary Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar is turning up on additional distribution channels. Not only does it offer a revealing look at the old studio system, it also delivers a fitting examination of Taylor’s life. Not everyone today understands how that system functioned, and I appreciate this work for acting as both a reminder and an introduction to how things once worked. Although she hit the

LOS ANGELES – Invicta Fighting Championships , the world’s premier all-women mixed martial arts promotion, shines a spotlight on its most iconic moments and unforgettable finishes with Invicta Fighting Championships Presents Invicta Elite, an all-new two-hour television special premiering Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM ET on CBS Sports Network. Hosted by TNA Wrestling’s veteran play-by-play commentator Tom Hannifan, Invicta Elite showcases nine must-see bouts featuring explo

NEW YORK – December 2, 2025 – AMC Networks and TNA Wrestling today announced a multi-year agreement to bring TNA’s flagship weekly television show, Thursday Night iMPACT!, to AMC – TNA’s new television home in the U.S. The TNA-AMC partnership kicks off LIVE from the Curtis Culwell Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Thursday, January 15, 2026.   AMC will feature “Thursday Night iMPACT!” as a two-hour block of action-packed TNA Wrestling exclusively on television ever

Three years ago I was invited to LaSalle and  the set of Calorie, a motion picture inspired by real events and directed by Montrealer Eisha Marjara. It hits Canadian movie screens on Nov. 28, distributed by Filmoption International. The film is presently screening at the International Film Festival of India, in GOA. Calorie stars Ellora Patnaik ( Sort Of ), Anupam Kher ( Silver Linings Playbook ), Ashley Ganger ( Grand Army, Late Bloomer ), and introduces Shanaya Dhillon-Bir

TNA Wrestling presents Turning Point streaming  LIVE on TNA+ from Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida.   The action begins on Countdown to Turning Point streaming LIVE AND FREE on TNA+ and TNA social platforms.    Gia Miller is awaiting the arrival of Mike Santana but the new TNA World Champion, Frankie Kazarian, pulls up instead.   After TNA Wrestling was overrun by NXT Superstars last night, Director of Authority Santino Marella is on guard outside the venue. See the