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TVN pin down WWE

On-demand TV programming specialists TVN Entertainment has agreed a new three-year licensing deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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 linear event's channel.

Said Doug Sylvester, TVN's chief operating officer: "We are extremely happy to continue our relationship with WWE and bring this enormously popular event programming to our affiliates.

"WWE programs are consistently among the top rated programmes on both cable and broadcast."

TVN Entertainment enables video-on-demand, pay-per-view (PPV) and direct response programming reaching over 35m US cable television households.