TUFF TV Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

Multicast network TUFF TV will offer ownership in the network, as it kicks off an online crowdfunding campaign, allowing Georgia residents the opportunity to purchase shares in TUFF TV Network LLC, the owner of the male-targeted diginet.

Atlanta-based TUFF TV is conducting this fundraise using legislation that it says exists in only a handful of states that permit investors to buy stock in private and public companies under special state exemptions. The online crowdfunding campaign for TUFF TV falls under the state of Georgia’s Invest Georgia Exemption (IGE) that  allows “accredited and non-accredited state investors “to invest unlimited and up to $10,000 per individual, respectively,” TUFF TV says.

TUFF TV reaches approximately 38 million U.S. TV households, and is distributed through local broadcast affiliates in markets across the country. TUFF TV is ranked No. 17 among the top 25 digital broadcast television networks in the U.S.

The network’s programming comprises seven genres: sports, lifestyle, drama, reality, talk, specials and movies. It features NCAA Division II football and basketball, mixed martial arts, wrestling, outdoors, adventure, music, motorsports, and more.

Original programming, produced under the TUFF Originals banner, includes reality series Auto Wars and Woodwalkers.

“Most television networks are owned by huge media conglomerates that do not permit ownership of specific networks,” commented Lou Seals, CEO of TUFF TV. “Many of these same conglomerates have spun off media holdings, often separating television network operations from other less profitable divisions.

“We are both proud and excited to be the first to offer ownership to the general public in a pure-play national television network using a crowdfunding platform,” Seals added.

For more information and to invest in the TUFF TV campaign, go to SparkMarket.com.