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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 23, 2016 9:59:12 GMT -6
www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0923/617753/wwe-loses-big-overseas-tv-deal/TELE 5 in Germany will no longer be airing WWE RAW once their contract ends in March of 2017, according to a report from DWDL.de. "Bild am Sonntag" first reported the news. WWE SmackDown, which airs in Germany on ProSieben Maxx, is also expected to move to a different network when their deal is up, which is also in March of 2017. WWE VP Europe Stefan Kastenmüller said that there is a lot of interest in the shows and that they are planning to secure a new contract in Germany. Dave Meltzer noted in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer that while WWE was able to produce decent ratings on ProSieben Maxx, they were net money losers because of the lack of interest from sponsors - other than WWE licensees - to advertise on the show. Meltzer noted that a big portion of the deal was based on ProSieben generating revenue from WWE pay-per-views, but that revenue stream died out after the WWE Network launched in Germany in November 2015.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 26, 2016 12:11:21 GMT -6
www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-announces-new-tv-deal-germany-221561WWE ANNOUNCES NEW TV DEAL IN GERMANY BY DAVE MELTZER | @davemeltzerwon | SEP 26, 2016 10:01 AM WWE announced a new television deal in Germany for both Raw and Smackdown after the current deals expire in March 2017. 7Sports will be airing both shows, making it the first time WWE has been able to get over-the-air deals for both of its flagship shows in that market. They will moving from Tele 5 (Raw) and Pro 7 Maxx (Smackdown). The former announced the decision last week not to renew its contract. WWE claims they have a combined average of 500,000 viewers per week in the country. "We are proud that we were able to secure this deal for Pro Sieben MAXX," said 7Sports CEO Zeliko Karajica. "This gives us the opportunity to extend our WWE coverage and make sports entertainment even more popular in Germany." "ProSieben MAXX hare our vision and passion for engaging and entertaining WWE fans," said Ed Wells, WWE Executive Vice President International. "This partnership creates our primary destination in ProSieben MAXX for fans to enjoy our unique blend of action-packed family entertainment. ProSieben MAXX will also be a marketing partner in house shows on 11/2 in Frankfort at Festhalle, 11/3 in Munich at Olympiahalle, 11/8 in Oberhausen at the Koenig-Pisner Arena and 11/9 in Berlin at the MercedesBenz Arena..
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