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Burbank, CA, Sept. 9, 2003- TVN Entertainment Corporation,
the leading provider of on demand television programming,
management and delivery services, today announced a new three-year
licensing agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
(WWE), the #1 provider of pay-per-view programming in the
world.
The agreement covers WWE's monthly Pay-Per-View events and
the WWE Fanatics series. Live WWE Pay-Per-Views will be offered
in English and Spanish. Multiple showings will also be made
available on Event TV, TVN's premiere linear event's channel,
allowing operators to maximize tune-in and revenue from WWE
programs.
"We are extremely happy to continue our relationship
with WWE and bring this enormously popular event programming
to our affiliates," said Doug Sylvester, TVN's Chief
Operating Officer. "WWE programs are consistently among
the top rated programs on both cable and broadcast."
"WWE is the world's largest pay-per-view provider, and
this agreement allows TVN to continue to bring their customers
our brand of outstanding entertainment," said Kurt Schneider,
WWE Executive Vice President, Marketing. "We look forward
to working with TVN to expand our Pay-Per-View presence among
Hispanic audiences and to provide new Pay-Per-View programming
to their entire viewer base."
About TVN Entertainment Corporation
TVN Entertainment, the leading provider of on demand television
programming, management and delivery services, enables Video-On-Demand
(VOD), Pay-Per-View (PPV) and direct response programming
reaching over 35 million U.S. cable television households.
TVN currently distributes more than 1500 hours of VOD programming
from over 70 content providers. In addition to comprehensive
programming services, TVN Entertainment offers the only single-source
management and distribution solution for VOD and PPV, including
content aggregation, packaging, encoding, asset management
and transport via satellite to all video service providers.
TVN Entertainment has been chosen as the VOD content solution
for many leading MSOs, including Adelphia, Charter, Comcast,
Insight and Mediacom.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is
an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered
in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York City, Los Angeles,
Toronto and London. Additional information can be found at
wwe.com and
corporate.wwe.com.
For additional information on WrestleMania XX, to be broadcast
live on pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York
City on March 14, 2004, go to wrestlemania.wwe.com.
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