MONTREAL and STAMFORD, CT, Sept. 7,
2017 /CNW Telbec/ - 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.
SOURCE TVA Group