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WWE Mixed Match Challenge Updates: Is Facebook Paying For It?, How Many Episodes Will There Be?, Will There Be Ads During The Show?, More

Updates On WWE’s Mixed Match Challenge: Is FB Pay For It?, How Many Episodes Will There Be?, Will There Be Ads During The Show?, More
Photo Credit: Getty, Vince McMahon during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Variety has a new article out revealing details about WWE and Facebook’s new live, weekly Mixed Match Challenge series.

We have included some highlights below. The full article can be found HERE.

Related: WWE & Facebook Announce Live, In-Ring Series ‘Mixed Match Challenge’; Interactive Tournament Details

  • Facebook has secured the exclusive rights to WWE Mixed Match Challenge
    • Facebook is paying WWE for the distribution rights
    • Reps declined to comment on the terms of the agreement
  • The series will be twelve episodes long
  • It will stream live in the United States exclusively on Facebook’s Watch platform on Tuesday nights starting Jan. 16 at 10 pm EST following SmackDown Live on the USA Network
  • Mixed Match Challenge episodes will not contain advertisements
    • Facebook’s head of global sports partnerships said the company is still testing ad insertion in live programming and expects to eventually sell advertising in content on Watch
  • WWE Mixed Match Challenge will be shot in the same city and by the same crew as Smackdown Live

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