{"id":83397,"date":"2020-12-11T10:45:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T16:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=83397"},"modified":"2020-12-11T09:59:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:59:27","slug":"wwe-announces-new-television-deal-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2020\/12\/11\/wwe-announces-new-television-deal-in-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces new television deal in South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-726064868\" 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 noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>WWE issued the following press release to announce its deal with IB Sports in South Korea.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SEOUL, South Korea and STAMFORD, Conn., December 11, 2020 \u2013 WWE (NYSE:WWE) and IB SPORTS today announced a new multi-year agreement to continue delivering WWE\u2019s weekly flagship programming live and in Korean. In addition to airing Raw and SmackDown, IB SPORTS will now offer NXT as part of the expanded partnership, marking the first time it will be available in South Korea on broadcast television. IB SPORTS will also continue to offer all of WWE\u2019s monthly pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>IB SPORTS airs Raw live at 10 am every Tuesday (replays Saturdays at 9 pm)and SmackDown live at 10 am on Saturdays (replays Wednesdays at 9 pm). Beginning Thursday, January 7, 2021, IB SPORTS will air NXT live at 10 am every Thursday (replay Mondays at 9 pm).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are glad to expand our long-term partnership with WWE and to continue offering the world\u2019s best in sports entertainment programming,\u201d said Jung Hwan Kim, IB Sports CEO. \u201cIB SPORTS is excited to introduce NXT to fans across South Korea and looks forward to launching on January 7.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIB SPORTS is a valued partner that shares our vision and passion for engaging and entertaining our fans,\u201d said Jay Li, WWE Vice President &amp; General Manager, North Asia. \u201cWe are pleased to expand our partnership with the addition of NXT and look forward to continuing to provide WWE\u2019s unique blend of action-packed, family-friendly entertainment throughout the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>IB SPORTS will also broadcast the latest seasons of Total Divas\u00ae and WWE highlight shows AfterBurn\u00ae and BottomLine\u00ae throughout the week. All programs will be available with Korean voiceover commentary and on IB SPORTS\u2019 TV Everywhere platform for authenticated subscribers, as well as its 14-day VOD catchup window.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-298638687\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":57,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[128,101],"class_list":["post-83397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsticker","category-wwe_news","tag-pro-wrestling","tag-wwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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