{"id":35962,"date":"2018-02-16T16:15:46","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T22:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=35962"},"modified":"2018-02-16T15:49:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T21:49:47","slug":"wwe-announces-new-television-deal-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/02\/16\/wwe-announces-new-television-deal-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces new television deal in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-447791966\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, Prowrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE (NYSE: WWE) and M\u0101ori Television, New Zealand\u2019s indigenous broadcaster, today announced a new agreement to broadcast WWE\u2019s flagship programs Raw\u00ae and SmackDown\u00ae on free-to-air TV in English and te reo M\u0101ori for the first time in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning February 24, 2018, M\u0101ori Television channel (English and te reo M\u0101ori) 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 M\u0101ori version of Raw on Mondays at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to partner with M\u0101ori Television to deliver localized WWE content in New Zealand,\u201d said Michelle Wilson, WWE Co-President. \u201cThis new agreement to televise Raw and SmackDown on free-to-air TV in both English and te reo M\u0101ori for the first time allows us to deliver our unique blend of action-packed, family friendly entertainment to our passionate fans in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u0101ori 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 M\u0101ori,\u201d said Mike Rehu, Head of Content, M\u0101ori Television. \u201cAll M\u0101ori Television WWE content will feature New Zealand\u2019s indigenous language as a component and we have engaged with some of the finest te reo M\u0101ori experts in the land to weave reo and tikanga into all platforms of broadcasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>M\u0101ori Television will also broadcast WWE highlight shows WWE Experience\u00ae at 7.30 p.m. and This Week\u00ae at 11:10 p.m. on Fridays. 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