ProSiebenSat.1 picks up WWE rights

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired rights for events staged by the WWE wrestling organisation.

The length of the multi-year deal was not disclosed.

The agreement includes free-to-air television, pay-television and video-on-demand rights in Germany and Austria.

WWE pay-per-view events will be shown on ProSiebenSat.1’s MaxDome.de online platform, with pay-television channel ProSieben Fun showing Monday Night Raw programmes and the Maxx free-to-air channel showing the SmackDown shows.