Eurosport, WWE in Programming Tie-Up

LONDON: Eurosport is set to broadcast two programs from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to all its European territories, excluding the U.K., through a new two-year agreement. 

Beginning on February 9, Eurosport will broadcast This Week in WWE and WWE Vintage Collection back to back in prime time. This Week in WWE is a weekly catch up show exclusively produced for Eurosport, featuring clips from WWE’s flagship programs RAW, SmackDown and ECW. Eurosport also acquires exclusive European (excluding the U.K.) programming rights to WWE Vintage Collection, which is dedicated to WWE legends from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. 

"Offering top-quality WWE programming on our channel will reinforce Eurosport’s positioning as Europe’s leading sports and entertainment group," said Arnaud Simon, the broadcast director for Eurosport. "Eurosport is committed to offering viewers top of the line programming. We believe that WWE programming will be an asset to our channel and will attract family and younger audiences. We are delighted to sign an agreement with WWE, the most prominent action entertainment organisation in the world."

"Delivering WWE programming to our fans on a pan-regional basis is testament to the ever-increasing demand for the WWE product in Europe," added Andrew Whitaker, the president of international for WWE. "We are delighted to announce our partnership with a group of the strength and breadth of Eurosport, which will see WWE broadcast in over 100 million homes across continental Europe."