{"id":4458,"date":"2017-08-10T10:47:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-china\/"},"modified":"2017-08-10T13:24:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T17:24:44","slug":"wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Network Rolls Out in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE and PPTV have secured a deal that will see WWE Network become available in China for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, August 18, WWE Network will launch exclusively on PPTV as an SVOD service featuring all WWE live pay-per-view events, including <em>WrestleMania<\/em>\u00a0and the upcoming\u00a0<em>SummerSlam<\/em>. PPTV customers can download the PPTV app and watch WWE Network content via smart TVs, set-top boxes, mobile devices and tablets. The content will also be available via www.wwe.cn, www.PPTV.com and www.Sports.PPTV.com. The lineup also features original series such as <em>NXT<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>205 Live<\/em>,\u00a0reality shows like\u00a0<em>Total Divas<\/em>,\u00a0documentaries and classic matches from WWE. PPTV will continue to expand WWE Network\u2019s VOD library, adding more than 1,000 hours of content over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to offering WWE Network as a subscription service, PPTV will offer its customers premium live events such as <em>WrestleMania<\/em>, <em>SummerSlam<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Royal Rumble\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Survivor Series<\/em>,\u00a0as well as other WWE Network specials on a pay-per-view basis. Fans can watch <em>SummerSlam<\/em> live in Mandarin on Monday, August 21, at 7 a.m. WWE short-form content is available on PPTV\u2019s digital platforms. This year, <em>WrestleMania<\/em>\u00a0was made available in China for the first time via PPTV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we began our exclusive partnership with WWE, we brought WWE\u2019s signature programming\u00a0<em>Raw<\/em> and\u00a0<em>SmackDown<\/em> to PPTV and received a great response from WWE fans in China,\u201d said Godfrey Zeng, the executive VP of Suning Sports Media, parent company of PPTV. \u201cIn April, we offered <em>WrestleMania<\/em> as a pay-per-view event, and again, our fans responded enthusiastically. We are now launching WWE Network on PPTV and presenting the entire lineup of WWE pay-per-views and other premium content to continue to better serve WWE fans in China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPPTV is a tremendous partner and has been key in helping us engage with WWE fans in China and further establishing our brand in this important market,\u201d said Michelle Wilson, WWE\u2019s chief revenue and marketing officer. \u201cWith this launch, WWE Network is now available in every market, reaching more than 180 countries around the world, delivering all our premium live events and an archive of action-packed, family-friendly entertainment that has thrilled WWE audiences for years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE and PPTV have secured a deal that will see WWE Network become available in China for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":4459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[205,759,760,846,104,847],"class_list":["post-4458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-pptv","tag-raw","tag-smackdown","tag-suning-sports-media","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-network"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WWE Network Rolls Out in China - TVASIA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WWE Network Rolls Out in China - TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WWE and PPTV have secured a deal that will see WWE Network become available in China for the first time.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-10T14:47:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-08-10T17:24:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/07\/Raw-WWE-517.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"281\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china\/\",\"name\":\"WWE Network Rolls Out in China - TVASIA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-10T14:47:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-08-10T17:24:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/wwe-network-rolls-out-in-china\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WWE Network Rolls Out in China\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\",\"name\":\"TVASIA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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