WWE® and Foxtel Extend Long-Standing Partnership to Air WWE Programming Live in Australia
31 July 2018 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
WWE (NYSE:WWE) and Foxtel will extend their partnership into its
19th year with a new agreement to broadcast WWE programming live in
Australia, including flagship shows Raw® and SmackDown®, as well as
WWE’s live pay-per-views events.
Foxtel’s FOX8 will continue to air Raw live at 10 a.m. on
Tuesdays and SmackDown live at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. For the first
time, FOX8 will re-air Raw on Tuesday nights in primetime and
SmackDown on Wednesday nights in primetime, and FOX Sports will air
one-hour versions of Raw and SmackDown in primetime each week.
Foxtel Now will make both shows available On Demand following their
airings.
“We are delighted to extend our long-standing partnership with
one of the biggest brands in entertainment, and increase our WWE
offering across both our linear channels and On Demand,” said
Stephen Baldwin, Director of Foxtel Networks and On Demand. “WWE
has such a passionate fan base in Australia, and Foxtel is pleased
to be able to continue bringing this popular content to our
customers.”
“Foxtel is a long-time, valued partner who shares our vision and
passion for engaging and entertaining our fans,” said Michelle
Wilson, WWE Co-President. “This agreement allows us to continue
showcasing our unique blend of action-packed, family friendly
entertainment across Australia.”
Fans can also order all of WWE’s live special events on Foxtel
pay-per-view channel Main Event, including WrestleMania®,
SummerSlam®, Survivor Series® and Royal Rumble®. Additionally, new
this year are WWE weekly highlight shows Afterburn® and Bottom
Line®, which will be available On Demand on Foxtel Now.
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 24 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 Foxtel
Foxtel is one of Australia’s most innovative and dynamic media
companies and home to award winning local drama plus the widest
choice in live sport, hit international TV and movies and a host of
complete TV seasons. Foxtel believes in the importance of telling
Australian stories, and its ongoing commitment to creating the best
in Australian programming has garnered numerous industry awards for
its Foxtel Original productions. Foxtel has helped put Australian
talent on the world stage with highly acclaimed international
exports and it proudly invests in the people who help tell those
stories by employing thousands of Australians directly and
indirectly across Australia’s creative industry. It has also
pioneered advancements in entertainment technology with the iQ3 set
top box; the Foxtel app for mobile devices; streaming service,
Foxtel Now and Foxtel broadband, home phone and entertainment
bundles. Foxtel is owned by News Corporation (65%) and Telstra
Corporation Limited ACN 051 775 556 (35%).
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trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE
and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights
are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This
press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to
WWE (the “Company”) pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to
various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, risks relating to: WWE Network; major
distribution agreements; our need to continue to develop creative
and entertaining programs and events; a decline in the popularity
of our brand of sports entertainment; the continued importance of
key performers and the services of Vincent K. McMahon; possible
adverse changes in the regulatory atmosphere and related private
sector initiatives; the highly competitive, rapidly changing and
increasingly fragmented nature of the markets in which we operate
and greater financial resources or marketplace presence of many of
our competitors; uncertainties associated with international
markets; our difficulty or inability to promote and conduct our
live events and/or other businesses if we do not comply with
applicable regulations; our dependence on our intellectual property
rights, our need to protect those rights, and the risks of our
infringement of others’ intellectual property rights; the
complexity of our rights agreements across distribution mechanisms
and geographical areas; potential substantial liability in the
event of accidents or injuries occurring during our physically
demanding events including, without limitation, claims relating to
CTE; large public events as well as travel to and from such events;
our feature film business; our expansion into new or complementary
businesses and/or strategic investments; our computer systems and
online operations; a possible decline in general economic
conditions and disruption in financial markets; our accounts
receivable; our revolving credit facility; litigation; our
potential failure to meet market expectations for our financial
performance, which could adversely affect our stock; Vincent K.
McMahon exercising control over our affairs, and his interests may
conflict with the holders of our Class A common stock; a
substantial number of shares which are eligible for sale by the
McMahons and the sale, or the perception of possible sales, of
those shares could lower our stock price; and the relatively small
public “float” of our Class A common stock. In addition, our
dividend is dependent on a number of factors, including, among
other things, our liquidity and cash flow, strategic plan
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condition, contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of
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Board of Directors may consider relevant. Forward-looking
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to update or revise them, and undue reliance should not be placed
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