TVA Sports and WWE® Announce Broadcast Agreement
September 07 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
WWE (NYSE: WWE) and TVA Sports today announced a multi-year
agreement to televise a weekly, one-hour edition of WWE’s flagship
program Raw, in French, beginning Wednesday, October 18 at 10
p.m.
“We’re delighted to meet the demand for WWE by offering in-ring
programming every week on TVA Sports,” said Veronique Dubois,
Director, Programming, TVA Sports. “Quebec has produced its share
of great WWE Superstars over the years, and we hope that a new
generation of Superstars will follow in the footsteps of Kevin
Owens, Sami Zayn, and the Rougeau Brothers, among others.”
“We’re pleased to have TVA Sports join us in televising WWE
programming,” said Michelle Wilson, WWE Chief Revenue &
Marketing Officer. “This partnership allows us to broaden our reach
as we deliver our unique blend of action-packed, family friendly
entertainment throughout the region.”
All of the action for TVA Sports’ presentation of Raw will be
called by Patric Laprade, who will be joined on commentary by
social media sensation Kevin Raphael.
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 reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide in 20
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 TVA Sports
TVA Sports, the channel for sports fans, carries a wide
selection of leading sporting events. It is the exclusive
French-language broadcaster of the National Hockey League (NHL) in
Canada through 2026 and now the exclusive French-language
broadcaster of the Montreal Impact and official broadcaster of the
MLS through 2021. TVA Sports has broadcast rights agreements with
WWE, Major League Baseball (MLB), the Toronto Blue Jays, RSEQ and U
Sports university football, the Rogers Cup, WTA tennis, the Davis
Cup, the Fed Cup, the QMJHL, the CHL, GYM, Eye of the Tiger
Management, the IndyCar Series, the Quebec City and Montreal Grands
Prix Cyclistes, and Red Bull Crashed Ice.
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TVA GroupAudrey St-Pierre, 514-598-2902Media AgentorWWEBrad
Klein, 203-352-1106Brad.Klein@wwecorp.com
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