Tuff TV
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| Type | Digital broadcast television network |
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| Branding | TUFF TV |
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| Availability | 33% of US households[1] |
Broadcast area | United States |
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Tuff TV was an American digital broadcast television network targeted at men owned by the Tuff TV, Inc. division of Seals Media Company. Tuff TV launched on June 30, 2009, and ceased operations August 26, 2018.
Tuff TV carried a mixture of sports (combat, motor and some team sport), lifestyle (outdoors, cooking), automotive, dramas, movies and talk show programming geared mainly at a young male audience. The network carried 3 hours of weekly E/I children's programming to comply with federal broadcasting regulations. Stations affiliating with Tuff received five minutes of local advertising per hour.[2]
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History
Tuff TV was launched in 2009 as a joint venture between Luken Communications and TUFF TV Media Group LLC. By July 2011, the network's main affiliate base were the Morris Family Broadcasting and NJR TV station groups.[2] In mid-July 2014, Tuff TV started crowdfunding equity on SparkMarket.com to raise Investment capital, but was limited to those living in the state of Georgia.[3]
Tuff agreed to carry some games from the first season of the Fall Experimental Football League in October and November 2014.[4] Tuff relocated their offices to the GPB Media Building in Atlanta on June 8, 2016.[5] On July 15, 2016, Tuff took over its distribution feed from Luken Communications earlier than planned.[6]
In 2017, Tuff TV lost a case in civil court for Fair Labor Standards brought by a former employee.[7]
Tuff TV, along with its parent company Seals Media Company, ceased operations without announcement on August 26, 2018. The company eventually acknowledged the shutdown months later and indicated that they hoped to relaunch the channel by March 31, 2019; that date passed without a relaunch or any further news, and the site has only featured text indicating the network would be 'coming soon' with no set launch date. The network later claimed it would relaunch in 2022, but its current live stream is non-functioning, and no details about any new affiliation agreements or distribution details (be it as a broadcast subchannel or streaming network) have been made public. In March 2025, Seals Media Company announced that it would revive the network on broadcast and streaming platforms effective September 1.[8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Top 25 Digital Broadcast Networks". TV News Check. 17 June 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McAvoy, Kim (July 27, 2011). "Diginets Struggle For Place On TV's Frontier". TV News Check. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Malone, Michael (July 24, 2014). "Tuff TV Turns to Crowd-Funding". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FXFL To Be Carried on ESPN3" (Press release). New York: FXFL. PR Newswire. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014 – via NBC Right Now.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tuff TV Announces New Corporate HQ, Studio". TV News Check. June 8, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Early Launch For Tuff TV's New Network Feed". TV News Check. July 12, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FJC IDB Information for Garmon v. Tuff TV Media Group, LLC, 1:15-cv-04394 - CourtListener.com". CourtListener.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keys, Matthew (March 14, 2025). "Tuff TV to relaunch on broadcast TV, streaming platforms in September". TheDesk.net. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
External links
- Seals Entertainment Corporation (Sealsco), parent corporation
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