WWE Network Will Expand to Middle East

The WWE Network will expand even further internationally.

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The WWE Network seems to be doing better of late. A few weeks ago, WWE announced that their subscription service has over one million subscribers and is continuing to grow.

With the WWE Network having recently expanded to the United Kingdom and Ireland, the company has decided to expand further globally. An announcement was made today that the WWE Network will be available in the Middle East and North Africa in time for WrestleMania 31.

Here is the press release that WWE put out earlier today, via Wrestling Inc.

"OSN To Launch WWE® Network in the Middle EastDUBAI, UAE & STAMFORD, CONN.– OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and WWE® (WWE) today announced a five-year partnership to distribute WWE Network as a premium, linear channel in time for WrestleMania® on Sunday, March 29, exclusively on OSN.The agreement will run concurrent with WWE and OSN’s existing partnership to air WWE’s flagship programming, Raw® and SmackDown®, as well as NXT ®, Superstars and more in the region.OSN subscribers will be able to access the premium linear network via their set top boxes, and anytime, anywhere on multiple devices via OSN Play and through authenticated access via WWE Network apps. WWE Network will also be offered in the region on a direct-to-consumer basis through the WWE app, available on GO by OSN.“OSN has a long standing relationship with WWE and we are very excited to be expanding that relationship further with the exclusive carriage of the WWE Network,” said Andy Warkman OSN’s VP, Sport and Production “We will be co-branding the linear channel OSN WWE Network HD and following on from our enhanced TV deal renewal last year, this is great news for WWE fans in the Middle East & North Africa region. We are looking forward to launching the Network in the coming weeks and cementing our position as the Home of WWE in the region.”“OSN is the leader in pay television in the Middle East and North Africa, and we are excited to expand our partnership and further our reach within the region by adding WWE Network as a premium, linear channel,” said Gerrit Meier, WWE Executive Vice President, International. “WWE is committed to growing our brand globally and this agreement illustrates the flexibility we have in rolling out WWE Network around the world, offering our fans an extraordinary experience.”"

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