e.tv Says Goodbye To WWE
Those who love wrestling will be sad to know that e.tv has decided to stop broadcasting the popular show. WWE will no longer be airing on the e family of channels from Friday, 1 September 2017. This channel has been the home of WWE in South Africa since 2001, and a lot of South Africans have fallen in love with the show.
On their Website, the Marlon Davids, Managing Director of e.tv Channels said international rights contracts like this are complex. He also reasoned that, “After reviewing our renewal options, we decided to focus instead on the direction our entertainment lineup has been taking over the last 12 months.” The channel hopes that their audience will keep embracing the channels’ new direction and continue to be entertained by the fresh and engaging content which they currently host.
If you are wondering what will happen to the slot, do not despair as WWE programs will be replaced by back-to-back family movies on Saturdays and Sundays. On weekdays it will be replaced by House, an American television medical drama – another first for the Free to Air market. WWE on the other hand will move to Supersport.
