{"id":1772,"date":"2017-07-21T11:56:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T15:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/wwe-programming-lands-in-sub-saharan-africa\/"},"modified":"2017-07-21T13:06:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T17:06:24","slug":"live-wwe-programming-lands-in-sub-saharan-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/live-wwe-programming-lands-in-sub-saharan-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Live WWE Programming Lands in Sub-Saharan Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE and SuperSport have inked a new multiyear deal to air WWE content live for the first time in more than 50 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, August 28, SuperSport will begin broadcasting WWE&#8217;s flagship series <em>Raw<\/em> and <em>SmackDown<\/em>, as well as WWE specials, including <em>WrestleMania<\/em> and <em>SummerSlam<\/em>. SuperSport channels will air <em>Raw<\/em> on Tuesdays and <em>SmackDown<\/em> on Wednesdays, offering both live telecasts and same-day repeats. All programming will be available with English commentary and on demand. It will also be offered on\u00a0some of DStv&#8217;s general-entertainment channels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWWE is a global phenomenon, so securing the broadcast rights for SuperSport is a terrific coup,\u201d said Gideon Khobane, the chief executive of SuperSport. \u201cThe athletes involved are larger-than-life figures who command huge followings. At long last our viewers will get to share in this entertainment spectacle in high definition. I look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with WWE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuperSport is a best-in-class partner who shares our vision and passion for engaging with and entertaining our fans,\u201d added\u00a0Ed Wells, WWE&#8217;s executive VP of international. \u201cTelevising WWE programming live in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time is an important milestone for us, and we look forward to working with SuperSport to cultivate new fans in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE and SuperSport have inked a new multiyear deal to air WWE content live for the first time in more than 50 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":1773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[345,346,347,319],"class_list":["post-1772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-raw","tag-smackdown","tag-supersport","tag-wwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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