WWE® and J SPORTS Extend Long-Standing Partnership in Japan
21 December 2018 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
WWE (NYSE: WWE) and J SPORTS will extend their partnership into
its 22nd year with a new agreement to broadcast WWE’s flagship
shows Raw® and SmackDown® live in Japan. Beginning Tuesday, January
1, 2019, J SPORTS 4 will air Raw live at 10 a.m. JST on Tuesdays
and SmackDown live at 10 a.m. JST on Wednesdays.
Additionally, beginning Monday, January 7, 2019, J SPORTS 3 will
air a one-hour version of Raw at 10 p.m. on Mondays and a one-hour
version of SmackDown at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays. Fans can also order
all of WWE’s monthly specials, including WrestleMania®,
SummerSlam®, Survivor Series® and Royal Rumble® on J SPORTS On
Demand with Japanese subtitles.
“We are thrilled to extend our relationship with J SPORTS and
air Raw and SmackDown live in Japan,” said Michelle Wilson, WWE
Co-President. “This partnership allows us to continue showcasing
our unique blend of action-packed, family-friendly entertainment to
fans across the country.”
“It has been more than 20 years since J SPORTS and WWE tapped
into a partnership to broadcast WWE programming,” said Shin
Kinoshita, President, J SPORTS. “We are pleased to extend our
partnership to broadcast WWE programming live, and add WWE’s
monthly specials to the programming lineup for all WWE fans in
Japan to enjoy.”
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 25 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 J SPORTS
Corporation
J SPORTS Corporation programs, produces, and broadcasts
wide-range of domestic and overseas sports programs on four
sports-dedicated subscription channels: J SPORTS 1, J SPORTS 2, J
SPORTS 3, and J SPORTS 4. J SPORTS are the largest sports pay TV
channels in Japan with more than 5,000 hours of live broadcasting a
year. As of January 2018, the channels are reachable for 6.5
million households nationwide over satellite and CATV platforms. J
SPORTS corporation also launched its OTT service J SPORTS On Demand
in July 2015, providing wide-range of domestic and overseas sports
programs through streaming.
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likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, 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 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: entering,
maintaining and renewing major distribution agreements; WWE Network
(including the risk that we are unable to attract, retain and renew
subscribers); our need to continue to develop creative and
entertaining programs and events; the possibility of 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; privacy norms and regulations; a possible
decline in general economic conditions and disruption in financial
markets; our accounts receivable; our indebtedness; litigation; our
potential failure to meet market expectations for our financial
performance, which could adversely affect our stock; Vincent K.
McMahon exercises control over our affairs, and his interests may
conflict with the holders of our Class A common stock; a
substantial number of shares 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 historical and projected cash flow, strategic
plan (including alternative uses of capital), our financial results
and condition, contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of
dividends (including under our revolving credit facility), general
economic and competitive conditions and such other factors as our
Board of Directors may consider relevant. Forward-looking
statements made by the Company speak only as of the date made and
are subject to change without any obligation on the part of the
Company to update or revise them. Undue reliance should not be
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to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of the
Company’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, our annual
report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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