ATRESMEDIA TO AIR WWE® PROGRAMMING IN SPAIN
MADRID Spain and STAMFORD Conn. March 29 2019 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Atresmedia today announced an agreement to air WWE’s flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown® in Spain. Every week beginning Saturday April 6 Mega will air a two-hour version of Raw at 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays and SmackDown at 1:00 p.m. on Sundays both with Castilian Spanish commentary.
“We are truly pleased to continue our successful association with WWE. With this expanded line-up of content and programs we confirm our commitment to being the best home in Spain for one of the biggest entertainment brands in the world WWE ” stated Luis León Luri head of themed channel programming for Atresmedia Televisión.
“Atresmedia shares our vision and passion for engaging and entertaining our fans and we are proud to have a best-in-class TV partner in Spain ” said Stefan Kastenmüller WWE SVP & Group General Manager EMEA. “This agreement enables us to expand our reach in Spain and continue to deliver action-packed family-friendly entertainment to our fans.“
In addition This Week in WWE and Total Divas Seasons 1-4 will be available for viewing on demand on ATRESplayer.
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 27 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 Atresmedia
Atresmedia is the leading communications group in Spain the only audiovisual firm with key positions in every sector in which it operates – television digital and multimedia development cinema radio Internet – through its flagship brands: Antena 3 laSexta Onda Cero Europa FM etc.
Atresmedia has thus developed its strategy in different divisions such as Atresmedia Televisión (Antena 3 laSexta Neox Nova Mega and Atreseries) Atresmedia Radio (Onda Cero Europa FM and Melodía FM) Atresmedia Publicidad (which is made up of the advertising and sales area reinforced by the acquisition of Smartclip Latam) Atresmedia Diversificación (this brings together and reinforces the group’s activities and businesses that do not depend directly on advertising revenue) and Atresmedia Studios (which creates designs and produces content for third parties). Additionally as part of its commitment to corporate responsibility it is noteworthy for such initiatives as Ponle Freno Hazte Eco Constantes y Vitales Objetivo Bienestar Crea Cultura and Levanta la cabeza.
Media Contacts:
WWE
Joe Quinn
+44 (0) 20 7340 1757
joe.quinn@wwecorp.com
ATRESMEDIA
Communications and Public Relations Department
91 623 47 52
comunicacion@atresmediatv.es
Investor Contact:
WWE
Michael Weitz
203-352-8642
Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.com