WWE ANNOUNCES NEW FINLAND TV DEAL, NEW PEACOCK-WWE JOB

WWE announced the following:

MTV OY AND WWE® ANNOUNCE BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP IN FINLAND

 STAMFORD, Conn., April 9, 2021 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and MTV Oy today announced a new partnership to broadcast highlights of WWE’s flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown® on free-to-air television for the first time in Finland.

Beginning tonight, a one-hour version of Raw will be broadcast each Friday night and a one-hour version of SmackDown will air each Saturday night on MTV Oy’s free-to-air channel SUB. The weekly programming will air 52 weeks a year with original English voiceover and Finnish Subtitles.

“We are pleased to launch our weekly flagship programming for the first time in Finland and look forward to delivering WWE’s unique blend of action-packed, family-friendly entertainment to our passionate fans in the region,” said Andy Warkman, WWE VP, General Manager, Europe and Sub Saharan Africa.

“We are happy to partner with WWE and bring great action entertainment to WWE’s Finnish fans. Sub is Finland’s third largest commercial channel full of entertainment, comedy and action. Raw and SmackDown are a great addition to our popular weekend programming,” said Iina Eloranta, Channel Director MTV Oy.

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About MTV Oy
MTV is a Finnish media company with its roots firmly in television's early days in 1950s Finland. A small start-up has grown into a media company that broadcasts news, entertains its viewers and creates new experiences 24/7. MTV3, Sub and AVA are free channels popular among the nation. The programmes on the MTV channels can be viewed online via mtv.fi streaming service. Paid content can be watched through the C More service, which focuses on live sport, local drama, films and series. MTV is owned by Telia Company AB.

About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The Company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 900 million homes worldwide in 28 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, BT Sport, Sony India and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library and is currently available in more than 180 countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network. The Company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Orlando, Dubai, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Munich, Riyadh, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.

Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

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NBC Universal posted the following WWE-related job posting for their NBC Sports Group department. 

Freelance Production Assistant – WWE YouTube (Part-Time)

Digital Media

NBC Sports Group

Responsibilities

This is a part-time project / limited term position with an estimated duration of up to 6 - 12 months, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed.

Role Purpose

The Video Production Assistant, WWE & YouTube is part of the core video production team, reporting to the NBC Sports Director, Digital Content & Strategy. The role primarily focuses on the editing of highlights for WWE’s flagship shows including RAW, NXT and Smackdown. Additionally, this role will also manage the publishing of that content to the WWE on USA YouTube channel.

Responsibilities

•     Produce and edit original digital video across all of WWE’s properties
•     Edit highlight packages from WWE’s flagship shows in real-time
•     Publish highlights to the WWE on USA YouTube channel in real-time
•     Create compelling thumbnail images using Adobe Photoshop
•     Proactively pitch and execute new original video concepts

Qualifications/Requirements

Basic Qualifications

•     Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience
•     Strong knowledge of WWE and sports
•     Minimum 2 years’ work experience in television production, and/or digital media production
•     Minimum 2 years’ experience working in an editing environment
•     Creatively proficient in Photoshop
•     Must be able to work nights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays as well as the occasional Sunday night for live WWE events on Peacock

Eligibility Requirements

•    Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
•     Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT
•     Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
•     Must be 18 years or older
•     It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal’ s affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Desired Characteristics

•     Must be highly organized and detail-oriented
•     Must have exhibited in past roles the willingness to provide a new approach to editorial process
•     Should be flexible and be able to work under deadline pressure
•     Exhibits a passion for WWE and other sports media
•     Strong knowledge of WWE and all its current storylines
•     Continue to develop skill sets needed to regularly and independently take on other positions and/or responsibilities associated with specific projects and/or shows

 

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