Māori Television to Broadcast WWE® Programming on Free-to-Air TV For the First Time in New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand and STAMFORD, Conn., February 15, 2018 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Māori Television, New Zealand’s indigenous broadcaster, today announced a new agreement to broadcast
WWE’s flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown® on free-to-air TV in English and te reo Māori for the first time in New Zealand.
Beginning February 24, 2018, Māori Television channel (English and te reo Māori) will televise a one-hour version of Raw at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays and a one-hour version of SmackDown at 7:30 p.m. on Sundays. The Te Reo channel will broadcast a te reo Māori version of Raw on Mondays at 9 p.m.
“We are excited to partner with Māori Television to deliver localized WWE content in New Zealand,” said Michelle Wilson,
WWE Co-President. “This new agreement to televise Raw and SmackDown on free-to-air TV in both English and te reo Māori for the first time allows us to deliver our unique blend of
action-packed, family friendly entertainment to our passionate fans in the region.”
“Māori Television is thrilled to embark on this new relationship with WWE, a leading global entertainment company as we
set to further engage new audiences with te reo Māori,” said Māori Television. “All Māori Television WWE content will
feature New Zealand’s indigenous language as a component and we have engaged with some of the finest te reo Māori
experts in the land to weave reo and tikanga into all platforms of broadcasts.”
Māori Television will also broadcast WWE highlight shows WWE Experience® at 7.30 p.m. and This Week® at 11:10 p.m. on Fridays. Fans can watch all programs on 14-day authenticated VOD catch up through Māori Television’s
website, www.maoritelevision.com.
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 800 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 Māori Television
Māori Television is New Zealand’s indigenous broadcaster, providing a wide range of local and international programmes
for audiences across the country. Our vision is for te reo Māori to be valued, embraced and spoken by all New
Zealanders. Our mission is to contribute to Māori success through te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.
Trademarks: All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, logos and
copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the
property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These
risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks relating to: WWE Network; major distribution agreements; our
need to continue to develop creative and entertaining programs and events; a decline in the popularity of our brand of
sports entertainment; the continued importance of key performers and the services of Vincent K. McMahon; possible
adverse changes in the regulatory atmosphere and related private sector initiatives; the highly competitive, rapidly
changing and increasingly fragmented nature of the markets in which we operate and greater financial resources or
marketplace presence of many of our competitors; uncertainties associated with international markets; our difficulty or
inability to promote and conduct our live events and/or other businesses if we do not comply with applicable
regulations; our dependence on our intellectual property rights, our need to protect those rights, and the risks of our
infringement of others’ intellectual property rights; the complexity of our rights agreements across distribution
mechanisms and geographical areas; potential substantial liability in the event of accidents or injuries occurring
during our physically demanding events including, without limitation, claims relating to CTE; large public events as
well as travel to and from such events; our feature film business; our expansion into new or complementary businesses
and/or strategic investments; our computer systems and online operations; a possible decline in general economic
conditions and disruption in financial markets; our accounts receivable; our revolving credit facility; litigation; our
potential failure to meet market expectations for our financial performance, which could adversely affect our stock;
Vincent K. McMahon exercising control over our affairs, and his interests may conflict with the holders of our Class A
common stock; a substantial number of shares which are eligible for sale by the McMahons and the sale, or the perception
of possible sales, of those shares could lower our stock price; and the relatively small public “float” of our Class A
common stock. In addition, our dividend is dependent on a number of factors, including, among other things, our
liquidity and cash flow, strategic plan (including alternative uses of capital), our financial results and condition,
contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of dividends (including under our revolving credit facility), general
economic and competitive conditions and such other factors as our Board of Directors may consider relevant.
Forward-looking statements made by the Company speak only as of the date made, are subject to change without any
obligation on the part of the Company to update or revise them, and undue reliance should not be placed on these
statements.