The WWE will have its third brand – ECW on the Sci Fi channel through 2008. The company made the announcement today that ECW will stay on the channel through the year. This has to be a welcome sign for the company for those that wrestle in ECW, as there was much speculation that they would not renew the show past 2007. Last week the WWE announced that ECW would be streamed on their website, making many think that they were doing that just in case Sci Fi would no longer carry the show past this year. Below is a copy of the press release that the WWE sent out about the renewing of the show on Sci Fi.
SCI FI CHANNEL REUPS WWE®’S ECW® THROUGH 2008
New York, N.Y., October 23, 2007 – SCI FI Channel and World Wrestling Entertainment® today announced that the hit program, ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling®, will continue on the network through 2008.
WWE is also the producer of the No. 1 weekly basic cable TV series, “Monday Night RAW®” on USA Network.
This year (Jan-Sept), SCI FI has been the #1 cable network for men ages 18-34 in ECW’s Tuesday 10pm time period.
For more information go to ECW.com http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/ and www.SCIFI.com.
SCI FI Channel is a television network where “what if” is what’s on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 85 million homes,
SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto and London. Additional information on the company can be found at wwe.com
