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WWE NETWORK UPDATE

The Danbury News Times has a story updating the status of The WWE Network.  They quote WWE Chief Marketing Officer Michelle Wilson as saying, "There will be a WWE network in some shape or form. We are in late-stage negotiations with distributors.  Getting a distribution agreement for a cable network is not easy."  

She disputed the New York Post report from a few weeks back, which painted a more distressing picture of the network, but also declined to say when the new network would air.  She said there was never an internal launch date and wouldn't say if there was one now.  I guess she missed all of the 12-18 months estimates other WWE execs have been making for far more than 18 months now.

She also said that they have filled 30 jobs specifically for the network with people from other cable and TV distribution backgrounds.  She thinks there will eventually be 120 WWE Network employees.

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