{"id":23010,"date":"2016-06-16T04:55:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T09:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=23010"},"modified":"2016-06-16T16:35:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T21:35:13","slug":"wwes-china-expansion-announces-tv-deal-network-target-launch-new-wrestler-signed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/16\/wwes-china-expansion-announces-tv-deal-network-target-launch-new-wrestler-signed\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE&#8217;s China expansion &#8211; announces TV deal, Network target launch, wrestler signed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3443444979\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>One of the key events\u00a0on Triple H&#8217;s tour of China was WWE announcing\u00a0a new entry in the Chinese TV market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/b2fd28da-3363-11e6-bda0-04585c31b153.html#axzz4BjS3DTny\" target=\"_blank\">According to the Financial Times<\/a>, WWE has agreed to\u00a0a &#8220;multi-year distribution deal&#8221; with Chinese digital video service PPTV.<\/p>\n<p>PPTV will air Raw and Smackdown episodes in a streaming format &#8220;a few hours after they air in the U.S.&#8221; The digital service provider has a reported reach of 400 million users.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a sign of WWE shifting their TV distribution to digital streaming in certain international regions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because of what\u2019s happening in China today, in terms of being more open to western content,\u2009we\u2019ve reached an inflection point,&#8221; said financial executive George Barrios.<\/p>\n<p>Barrios added that WWE has targeted 2017 to launch the WWE Network subscription streaming service in China.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter was also part of an announcement that 22-year-old prospective wrestler Bin Wang has signed with WWE. Wang is the first Chinese wrestler signed by WWE.<\/p>\n<p>WWE&#8217;s\u00a0Performance Center staff held a series of training and try-out sessions in Shanghai leading up to the announcement.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2971738821\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First few days in Shanghai with @WWEPerformCtr staff and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a> talent. Amazing city. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ODLzLJPtq2\">pic.twitter.com\/ODLzLJPtq2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/742811004187377664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/enuhito_eng\/status\/743357452997976065<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2631703004\"><div id=\"pwtor-2315546102\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>One of the key events\u00a0on Triple H&#8217;s tour of China was WWE announcing\u00a0a new entry in the Chinese TV market. 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