WWE Chief Marketing Officer Michelle Wilson says WWE is in late-stage negotiations with potential television partners for the WWE Network.

“There will be a WWE network in some shape or form,” Wilson told StamfordAdvocate.com. “Getting a distribution agreement for a cable network is not easy.”

Wilson disputed the New York Post‘s report earlier this month saying company is behind schedule in its plans to launch the network on April 1. She says there was never a deadline as the company is hiring staff to operate the network.

“We’ve filled 30 positions so far specifically for the network. They come with cable experience at ESPN, Viacom, Discovery and Warner Brothers TV,” said Wilson, who expects up to 120 new employees to be hired for the network.

Wilson declined to predict the network’s launched but would discuss planned programming.

“They just got done shooting a reality show, `Legends House,’ where eight of our superstar legends live together in a house in Palm Springs, California,” she said. “Another reality show will feature our WWE Divas. We did a lot of research on what our fans want to see. We’re developing new shows taking advantage of our amazing library.”

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