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TV3 Group to air WWE in Baltics

WWE and TV3 Group, the Baltics media group, have announced a new multi-year agreement that will make WWE’s weekly flagship programming available live for the first time in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania via TV3 Sport channels, as well as on-demand via the next generation TV service, Go3. Beginning February 23rd, TV3 Sport will exclusively air […]

February 18, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Peacock gets WWE Network exclusivity in US

Peacock, the US OTT platform owned by NBCUniversal, and WWE have announced a multi-year agreement that gives Peacock exclusive streaming rights to the WWE Network throughout the US. The price of the deal is reportedly $1 billion for five years according to the WSJ. “NBCUniversal has a long-standing relationship with WWE that began nearly 30 […]

January 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

2020 SLAMMY Awards live on WWE Network, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter

The WWE Universe has voted, and the time has come to see which Superstars will take home the gold during the 2020 SLAMMY Awards: The Best of Raw and SmackDown streaming live on WWE Network as well as WWE.com, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on December 23rd at 10 am ET. As previously announced, 24/7 Champion […]

December 22, 2020

South Korea: WWE & IB Sports expand content deal

WWE and IB Sports have announced a new multi-year deal to continue delivering WWE’s weekly flagship programming live and in Korean. In addition to airing Raw and SmackDown, IB Sports will now offer NXT as part of the expanded partnership, marking the first time it will be available in South Korea on broadcast television. IB Sports will […]

December 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare

WWE surpasses 70m YouTube subs

WWE’s official YouTube channel has surpassed the 70 million subscriber milestone. WWE ranks as the Nnumber 1 Sports channel on YouTube, ahead of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR.  To date, only five other channels have crossed this milestone, and WWE’s YouTube channel is also the fifth most-viewed channel globally with over 52 […]

December 3, 2020By Nik Roseveare

WWE moving ThunderDome to Tampa Bay

WWE is moving its ‘WWE ThunderDome’ set to Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay as it begins a new residency starting with SmackDown on December 11th. The move to Tampa Bay marks the next iteration for WWE ThunderDome, which launched in August as part of WWE’s first-ever residency at Amway Center in Orlando in response to […]

November 19, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Thailand: WWE on 3BB

WWE has secured a new TV deal to broadcast its flagship weekly shows, Raw and SmackDown, live in Thailand. WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon announced the deal on Twitter, revealing that both shows will air on the 3BB Sport One channel. In her tweet, McMahon said: “Today marks a big day for @WWE in […]

November 2, 2020By Nik Roseveare

WWE increases revenues and Networks subs

WWE has reported Q3 revenue of $221.6 million, an increase of 19 per cent on the same period last year. WWE Network, the company’s SVoD platform, saw average paid subscribers hit 1.6 million, an increase of 6 per cent. Digital video views were 9.2 billion, an increase of 3 per cent, and hours consumed were […]

October 30, 2020By Nik Roseveare

WWE’s YouTube channel surpasses 50bn views

WWE’s official YouTube channel has surpassed 50 billion total views. The channel is YouTube’s top-ranked in the Sports category – ahead of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR — and is closing in on 70 million subscribers. “Reaching 50 billion video views on YouTube is a testament to our compelling storylines, larger than […]

October 12, 2020

Hyundai and WWE partner on Drive For Better

Hyundai has partnered with WWE to develop the Drive For Better 10-episode content series. The content series features WWE Superstars telling stories and taking part in appearances across the country that demonstrate WWE and Hyundai’s mutual dedication to enriching people’s lives. The first episode debuted in July and the next will feature WWE Universal Champion […]

September 25, 2020