WWE Signs Deal with MNC SkyVision for Indonesia
LONDON December 8 2011 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) and MNC Sports today announced a six-month television distribution deal that will bring WWE’s flagship weekly TV show WWE Raw® and WWE Specials such as WWE TLC WrestleMania and Royal Rumble to Indonesia.
WWE RAW will premiere on MNC Sports this Saturday December 10th at 10pm bringing one of the most watched sports entertainment programs across the globe into more than 900 000 households each week on the largest Pay TV operator in Indonesia.
The WWE Specials will also air on MNC Sports with the first WWE TLC airing at 11pm on January 1st 2012.
“WWE is the biggest brand in sports entertainment and we are very pleased to be the broadcast partner responsible for bringing Raw and WWE Specials to Indonesia ” commented Handhi S. Kentjono Vice President of Directors for MNC SkyVision.
Senior Vice President & Managing Director of WWE International Dominic Hayes added “WWE continues to build partnerships with the biggest and best broadcasters across the globe. This deal with MNC SkyVision will allow WWE to once again deliver quality programming to our ever increasing audience in Southeast Asia.”
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 is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford Conn. with offices in New York Los Angeles London Mumbai Shanghai Singapore Istanbul and Tokyo.
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About MNC Channels:
MNC Sports 1 and MNC Sports 2 is a new and improved name from Vision 1 and Vision 1 Extra the first sports channel in Indonesia with the most complete International and local sports matches. MNC Sports 1 and MNC Sports 2 are exclusively airing only in channel 300 and channel 301 only on Indovision.
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Media Contacts:
Henry Jacob WWE
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+62 818 869385
nurdiana.tajuddin@mncgroup.com
Investor Contact:
Michael Weitz
+1 203-352-8642
Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.com
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