WWE Flexes PPV Muscle in Mexico
Mexico City October 1 2009 – World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE) has extended its pay-per-view network in Mexico with two new agreements.
The new deals will see all 14 annual WWE pay-per-view events broadcast on Cablevisión Monterrey and through Cinépolis the biggest Cineplex network in Mexico.
The addition of these new networks to WWE’s current pay-per-view distribution through Cablevisión Mexico City and Sky Mexico will mean WWE pay-per-view events will now be available in 2.3M households and over 100 cinemas throughout Mexico both in standard and high definition formats.
Shane McMahon Executive Vice President of Global Media for WWE said: “The expansion of our pay-per-view network in Mexico is a testament to the dramatic increase in popularity that WWE is enjoying. Our new partnerships with Cablevisión and Cinépolis will not only deliver pay-per-view events into more households but also into cinemas where fans can enjoy the action-packed excitement of WWE on the big screen.”
Luis Villavicencio assistant director of Cinépolis Exhibitions affirmed “This is the first time WWE pay-per-view events will be shown on movie screens in Mexico. With this agreement Cinépolis reaffirms its strategy of offering its customers the best entertainment in our country.”
Hell in a Cell airs on Sunday October 4 at 7pm live and on Sky Mexico Cablevisión Mexico City and Cablevisión Monterrey and in Cinepolis cinemas nationally in select theatres.
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