MUNICH Germany and STAMFORD Conn. April 3 2020 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and DAZN the leading global sports streaming service today announced a new multi-year agreement that will make WWE’s weekly flagship programming available live and on demand with original U.S. commentary on DAZN in Germany Austria and Switzerland.

Beginning this week DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live 52 weeks a year  captivating fans with a unique combination of edge-of-your-seat action unpredictable drama and world-class athleticism. WWE fans can also enjoy Raw and SmackDown via video-on-demand on DAZN along with a two-hour version of Raw one-hour version of Raw one-hour version of SmackDown and WWE’s two popular weekly recap series Bottom Line and Afterburn.

“We are thrilled to be embarking on a new chapter for WWE in Germany as we bring our unique blend of action-packed family-friendly sports entertainment to DAZN’s robust portfolio of premium sports content ” said Stefan Kastenmüller WWE Senior Vice President & Group General Manager.

“We are expanding our portfolio to add an absolutely premium sports entertainment brand that delights many fans in Germany Austria and Switzerland. We are very pleased to make WWE’s two biggest weekly shows available to all fans live and on demand ” said Thomas de Buhr Executive Vice President DAZN DACH.

In Germany DAZN is home to the Bundesliga  UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League  LaLiga NFL NBA NHL and MLB among others. 

Beginning with the first-ever two night WrestleMania® this Saturday April 4 and Sunday April 5  WWE’s monthly pay-per-view events will be available in Germany exclusively on WWE Network while ProSieben MAXX will continue to serve as WWE’s exclusive free-to-air TV partner in the region.

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About DAZN Group
DAZN Group is one of the fastest growing sports media companies in the world. Headquartered in the UK and with 2 800 employees in over 25 countries our businesses touch every aspect of the way fans engage with sports; from production through to content distribution and commercialisation. DAZN Group is home to DAZN the leading global sport streaming service as well as some of the most popular sport portals including DAZN News Goal Sporting News and Spox.com. DAZN is leading the charge to give sports fans around the world access to sport anytime anywhere. DAZN guarantees affordable access on most connected devices including smart TVs set-top boxes streaming sticks smartphones tablets PCs and game consoles. DAZN is live in Austria Brazil Canada Germany Italy Japan Spain Switzerland and the United States. In 2020 DAZN will dramatically increase its presence expanding to more than 200 countries and territories. Visithttps://media.dazn.com for more information.

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 28 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/.   

Media Contacts:

DAZN Contact:
Dominik Bethke
+49 (0)172 75 31 247
dominik.bethke@dazn.com

WWE:
Mead Rust
203-352-1084 
Mead.Rust@wwecorp.com

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

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