{"id":32423,"date":"2016-09-26T10:26:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=32423"},"modified":"2016-09-26T10:26:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T15:26:10","slug":"wwe-announces-new-tv-deal-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/09\/26\/wwe-announces-new-tv-deal-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces new TV deal in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1263466323\" 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>WWE announced Monday a new TV deal with 7Sports in Germany to air both Raw and Smackdown on the same channel, ProSieben MAXX.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement kicks in around next year&#8217;s WrestleMania in April 2017.<\/p>\n<p>WWE says this is the first time both Raw and Smackdown will be distributed on a free-to-air channel in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown has aired on ProSieben MAXX since April 2014. Raw will soon join the package to position the channel as the home of WWE programming in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are proud that we were able to secure this deal for ProSieben MAXX,\u201d said Zeljko Karajica, CEO, 7Sports. \u201cThis gives us the opportunity to extend our WWE coverage and make sports entertainment even more popular in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSports entertainment programming is in great demand with our viewers, and we are thrilled to announce that as of 2017, ProSieben MAXX will be Germany\u2019s number one TV channel for WWE programs,\u201d said Ren\u00e9 Carl, Managing Director, ProSieben MAXX.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProSieben MAXX shares our vision and passion for engaging and entertaining WWE fans,\u201d said Ed Wells, WWE Executive Vice President, International. \u201cThis partnership creates one primary destination in ProSieben MAXX for fans to enjoy our unique blend of action-packed, family entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1613121178\"><div id=\"pwtor-2667976764\"><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>WWE announced Monday a new TV deal with 7Sports in Germany to air both Raw and Smackdown on the same channel, ProSieben MAXX. 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