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Ten Sports and WWE Expand Partnership In India

New Delhi and Stamford Conn. September 12 2014 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) and Ten Sports have extended their television distribution agreement for five more years through 2019 while growing their partnership beyond WWE’s weekly flagship programming to include localized content more languages and live events.

In addition to the continued broadcasts of WWE’s flagship programs Raw® SmackDown® NXT™ and monthly pay-per-view specials starting January 1 2015 Ten Sports will introduce a new one-hour fully customized version of Raw tailored specifically for the Indian audience and add WWE Main Event™ to its programming lineup. Ten Sports will also air WWE content in multiple Indian languages for the first time and bring WWE live events back to India in 2015.

Rajesh Sethi CEO Ten Sports said “We are very excited to extend our long-standing successful partnership with WWE for the Indian Subcontinent. WWE is the leader in sports entertainment and its high-quality entertainment is a huge hit among Indian audiences. Being rights holders since 2002 we have seen WWE grow over the years to dominate the sports entertainment space and with this new deal through 2019 we are confident of taking our partnership to the next level delivering audiences more breakthrough programming and engagement opportunities in the years to come.”

“India remains a strategically important market for WWE and we are thrilled to continue our long-term partnership with Ten Sports the region’s leader in sports programming ” said Gerrit Meier WWE Executive Vice President International. “As the value of the WWE brand and our content continues to increase around the world the scale and scope of this new agreement illustrates our ability to drive a passionate and engaged audience as well as the potential we have for future growth.”
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 150 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford Conn. with offices in New York Los Angeles London Mexico City Mumbai Shanghai Singapore Dubai Munich and Tokyo.

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About Ten Sports Network

Ten Sports Network (Taj Television Limited) is a full-service television concern based in Dubai Media City with eight regional offices across the sub-continent. Ten Sports was established in January 2001 and is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited – India’s Leading Television Media & Entertainment Company. Ten Sports Network portfolio consists of the Ten Sports Ten Cricket Ten Action Ten Golf & Ten HD channels digital studio facilities and integrated transmission services for various broadcast clients.

Ten Sports is a leading sports TV Channel Network reach to 150+ million viewers in over 12 countries with 5 dedicated channels in India and 3 International channels.

Ten Sports Network own broadcast rights for 5 cricket boards – South Africa West Indies Zimbabwe Pakistan and Sri Lanka offering its viewers the best of Cricket action round the clock.

Ten Sports Network is packed with sensational sports action throughout the year and holds exclusive broadcast rights to the Wrestling (WWE) Football (UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Spanish Super Cup French League Capital One Cup Npower Championship Copa del ray Brazilian League) Tennis (US Open WTA Events ATP events) Golf (European Tour Asian Tour Ryder Cup US PGA Championship LPGA Tour Royal Trophy PGTI and Golf Channel Block) Athletics (Asian Games Commonwealth Game Athletics World Championship) Tour de France EFLI (American Football) LFL and Beach Volleyball.

WWE Media Contact:
Carl Sequeira
+91 982 091 9199
Carl.sequeira@wwecorp.com

Ten Sports Media contact:
Abhishek Agrawal
+91 9811438591
abhishek.agrawal@zee.esselgroup.com

Prasenjit Basu
+91 9999050033
prasenjit.basu@tensports.com

Investor Contact:
Michael Weitz
+1 203-352-8642
Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.com
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