Māori Television to Broadcast WWE® Programming on Free-to-Air TV for the First Time in New Zealand
February 15 2018 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Māori Television, New Zealand’s indigenous
broadcaster, today announced a new agreement to broadcast WWE’s
flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown® on free-to-air TV in English
and te reo Māori for the first time in New Zealand.
Beginning February 24, 2018, Māori Television channel (English
and te reo Māori) will televise a one-hour version of Raw at 7:30
p.m. on Saturdays and a one-hour version of SmackDown at 7:30 p.m.
on Sundays. The Te Reo channel will broadcast a te reo Māori
version of Raw on Mondays at 9 p.m.
“We are excited to partner with Māori Television to deliver
localized WWE content in New Zealand,” said Michelle Wilson, WWE
Co-President. “This new agreement to televise Raw and SmackDown on
free-to-air TV in both English and te reo Māori for the first time
allows us to deliver our unique blend of action-packed, family
friendly entertainment to our passionate fans in the region.”
“Māori Television is thrilled to embark on this new relationship
with WWE, a leading global entertainment company as we set to
further engage new audiences with te reo Māori,” said Mike Rehu,
Head of Content, Māori Television. “All Māori Television WWE
content will feature New Zealand’s indigenous language as a
component and we have engaged with some of the finest te reo Māori
experts in the land to weave reo and tikanga into all platforms of
broadcasts.”
Māori Television will also broadcast WWE highlight shows WWE
Experience® at 7.30 p.m. and This Week® at 11:10 p.m. on Fridays.
Fans can watch all programs on 14-day authenticated VOD catch up
through Māori Television’s website, www.maoritelevision.com.
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated
media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment.
The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and
deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE
is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television
programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms.
WWE programming reaches more than 800 million homes worldwide in 20
languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium
network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming
and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in
more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford,
Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City,
Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.
Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at
wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global
activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
About Māori Television
Māori Television is New Zealand’s indigenous broadcaster,
providing a wide range of local and international programmes for
audiences across the country. Our vision is for te reo Māori to be
valued, embraced and spoken by all New Zealanders. Our mission is
to contribute to Māori success through te reo me ngā tikanga
Māori.
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talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves,
trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE
and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights
are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This
press release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These
risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks relating
to: WWE Network; major distribution agreements; our need to
continue to develop creative and entertaining programs and events;
a decline in the popularity of our brand of sports entertainment;
the continued importance of key performers and the services of
Vincent K. McMahon; possible adverse changes in the regulatory
atmosphere and related private sector initiatives; the highly
competitive, rapidly changing and increasingly fragmented nature of
the markets in which we operate and greater financial resources or
marketplace presence of many of our competitors; uncertainties
associated with international markets; our difficulty or inability
to promote and conduct our live events and/or other businesses if
we do not comply with applicable regulations; our dependence on our
intellectual property rights, our need to protect those rights, and
the risks of our infringement of others’ intellectual property
rights; the complexity of our rights agreements across distribution
mechanisms and geographical areas; potential substantial liability
in the event of accidents or injuries occurring during our
physically demanding events including, without limitation, claims
relating to CTE; large public events as well as travel to and from
such events; our feature film business; our expansion into new or
complementary businesses and/or strategic investments; our computer
systems and online operations; a possible decline in general
economic conditions and disruption in financial markets; our
accounts receivable; our revolving credit facility; litigation; our
potential failure to meet market expectations for our financial
performance, which could adversely affect our stock; Vincent K.
McMahon exercising control over our affairs, and his interests may
conflict with the holders of our Class A common stock; a
substantial number of shares which are eligible for sale by the
McMahons and the sale, or the perception of possible sales, of
those shares could lower our stock price; and the relatively small
public “float” of our Class A common stock. In addition, our
dividend is dependent on a number of factors, including, among
other things, our liquidity and cash flow, strategic plan
(including alternative uses of capital), our financial results and
condition, contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of
dividends (including under our revolving credit facility), general
economic and competitive conditions and such other factors as our
Board of Directors may consider relevant. Forward-looking
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to update or revise them, and undue reliance should not be placed
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Media:WWEBrad Klein,
203-352-1106Brad.Klein@wwecorp.comorInvestor:Michael Weitz,
203-352-8642Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.comorMāori Television:Leanda Borrett, 0064 9 539
7108Leanda.Borrett@maoritelevision.com
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