Triller TV (stylized as TrillerTV and marketed as TrillerTV powered by FITE) is a Bulgarian-based[2] American digital video streaming service, formerly known as FITE.
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria[1][2] Uniondale, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Flipps Media, Inc.[3] |
| Parent | Triller, Inc |
| History | |
| Launched | February 9, 2016[4] |
| Former names | FITE |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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
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 marketed 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]