SKAI to Televise Raw® and SmackDown® in Greece
February 11 2019 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
WWE (NYSE:WWE) and SKAI Group today announced a new agreement to
broadcast WWE’s flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown® in
Greece.
Every week beginning Saturday, March 2, SKAI TV will air a
two-hour version of Raw at 12 p.m. on Saturdays and
SmackDown at 12 p.m. on Sundays, both with Greek commentary.
These shows will also be available for catch-up viewing on SKAI
TV’s video-on-demand platform, SKAI TV Online.
“WWE is one of the biggest sports and entertainment brands in
the world with loyal fans of every age and background,” said Loizos
Xenopoulos, Programming Director, SKAI. “We are excited to
introduce to the Greek audience these two flagship shows and we are
looking forward to a long and successful collaboration with the WWE
family.”
“SKAI shares our vision and passion for engaging and
entertaining our fans,” said Michelle Wilson, WWE Co-President.
“This partnership to televise Raw and SmackDown on SKAI TV,
Greece’s top free-to-air broadcaster, allows us to deliver
action-packed, family-friendly entertainment to our fans throughout
the country.”
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’s TV-PG, family-friendly programming can be seen in more than
800 million homes worldwide in 25 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 Skai
Skai TV is the top privately owned free to air TV channel
with national reach in Greece. Since April 2006, it has been
broadcasting a high-quality program focusing on news with integrity
and responsibility and on quality series and shows including local
productions and those from international recognized television
networks and content providers such as the BBC, NatGeo,
Discovery, HBO, Freemantle and CBS Paramount, Acun Medya
investing in advanced technological equipment.
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