WWE® Launches in Brazil

WWE and Esporte Interativo Sign Programming Deal

LONDON--()--WWE Inc. (NYSE:WWE) and Esporte Interativo today announced a one year agreement which will bring WWE’s weekly flagship TV show WWE Raw® to Brazilian Free TV beginning in March 2011.

Launching on March 2 at 10pm, Brazil’s biggest sports channel Esporte Interativo will bring the global entertainment company’s longest-running TV program to more than 33 million television households across Brazil.

WWE Raw is a unique form of entertainment featuring WWE Superstars Triple H®, John Cena®, Randy Orton®, The Miz™, Sheamus™, CM Punk® and many more. Viewers can tune in to watch all the excitement unfold every week on Esporte Interativo channels: 36 (Sao Paulo), 9 (Sao Jose dos Campos), 26 (Campinas), 58 (Mogi das Cruzes) and 43 (Santos), as well as with Oi TV (515) and Via Embratel (48).

According to Mauricio Portela, Production Vice President for Esporte Interativo, this deal is part of the channel's strategy to expand and diversify the content of the program schedule. "We are investing in new attractions and planning varied programming. WWE programming was consistently requested among our viewers and we are delighted to be able to deliver WWE Raw to our viewers,” said Portela.

Announcing the deal, Andrew Whitaker, Executive Vice President of International for WWE, said “This new agreement is part of WWE’s further extension into Latin America with Brazil being the linchpin. We look forward to working with Esporte Interativo in bringing the WWE brand to viewers in Brazil.”

Additional information on WWE Inc (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. Additional information on Esporte Interativo can be found at esporteinterativo.terra.com.br.

Notes to Editors:

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Contacts

WWE International Communications
Julie Newton, +44 20 7349 1746
Julie.newton@wwecorp.com
or
WWE Investor Relations
Michael Weitz, 203-352-8642
michael.weitz@wwecorp.com
or
Edelman Significa
Carolina Cachoni / Débora Aguiar, 11 3017-5300
carolina.cachoni@edelman.com / debora.aguiar@edelman.com
or
Esporte Interativo
Tree Comunicação
Alethea Batista/ Rafael Gomes, 11 3093-3611
alethea.batista@tree.inf.br / rafael.gomes@tree.inf.br

Contacts

WWE International Communications
Julie Newton, +44 20 7349 1746
Julie.newton@wwecorp.com
or
WWE Investor Relations
Michael Weitz, 203-352-8642
michael.weitz@wwecorp.com
or
Edelman Significa
Carolina Cachoni / Débora Aguiar, 11 3017-5300
carolina.cachoni@edelman.com / debora.aguiar@edelman.com
or
Esporte Interativo
Tree Comunicação
Alethea Batista/ Rafael Gomes, 11 3093-3611
alethea.batista@tree.inf.br / rafael.gomes@tree.inf.br