{"id":10880,"date":"2021-03-26T09:14:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T13:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/virgin-wwe-sign-free-air-broadcast-deal-ireland\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T09:14:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T13:14:11","slug":"virgin-wwe-sign-free-to-air-broadcast-deal-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2021\/03\/26\/virgin-wwe-sign-free-to-air-broadcast-deal-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin &#038; WWE Sign Free-to-Air Broadcast Deal in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE has entered into a new partnership with Virgin Media Television to broadcast highlights of flagship programs <em>Raw<\/em> and <em>SmackDown<\/em> on free-to-air television for the first time in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning March 27, Virgin Media Two will air a one-hour version of <em>Raw<\/em> on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and a one-hour version of <em>SmackDown<\/em> on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. The weekly programming will be broadcast 52 weeks a year.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement, WWE documentaries will also be available on VMTV, including <em>WWE 24: Becky Lynch<\/em> and <em>WWE 24: Finn B\u00e1lor<\/em>, which offer fans a closer look at the lives and careers of the Irish-born WWE Superstars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to bring our flagship programming to free-to-air television for the first time in Ireland with Virgin Media Television,\u201d said Andy Warkman, WWE&#8217;s VP, general manager for Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. \u201cThis new partnership is a momentous step for the WWE brand and is terrific news for our passionate fanbase in Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mick McCaffrey, head of news and sport at Virgin Media, added: \u201cWe are absolutely delighted to be bringing WWE to Irish free to air viewers each Saturday and Sunday on Virgin Media Two. 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