WWE has announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31st 2021. “In 2021, we reached a significant milestone of over $1 billion in revenue, for the first time in the Company’s history. We ended the year with strong performance across each of our business lines that reflected the engagement of a […]
Disney and WWE have reportedly come to an agreement to stream the WWE Network in Indonesia as part of the Disney+ Hotstar service. The deal, similar to the arrangement with Peacock in the US, begins with the Royal Rumble event which takes place on January 29th. All future WWE live events will be made available […]
WWE’s Royal Rumble will see chaos unfold with two 30-men and 30-women Royal Rumble matches, which will include none other than Jackass star Johnny Knoxville who has his sights firmly set on victor Fans in the UK can tune-in to WWE Royal Rumble this Sunday 1am (steamed live from the US on Saturday 29th January […]
WWE has announced that the entertainment company will return to present its Elimination Chamber event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The General Entertainment Authority, in cooperation with WWE, has announced that Elimination Chamberwill be held at the Jeddah Superdome, the world’s largest pillarless Superdome, on Saturday, February 19th. More details of the event will be announced […]
On January 17th, WWE will honour Dr Martin Luther King Jr with a special tribute set to John Legend’s Never Break across all its platforms, including the broadcast of Monday Night RAW on USA Network. Legend describes this song as “the idea of resilience, the idea of commitment to something greater than yourself, and the […]
WWE has announced the appointment of Seth Zaslow as Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations. He succeeds longtime WWE finance executive Michael Weitz in this role. In addition to continuing to oversee financial planning and analysis, Weitz will add responsibility for the treasury function, capital markets and corporate development projects. Both executives will report […]
WWE Day 1 will be available to stream live on WWE Network in the UK on January 1st 2022. The dual brand PPV is scheduled to take place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, and will be the company’s first ever PPV event to take place on New Year’s Day. Current match card: […]
WWE has announced that Xia Li will make her much-anticipated debut during this Friday’s SmackDown (December 10th), live on BT Sport. Xia Li is the first female Chinese WWE Superstar on SmackDown – and the first Chinese woman to ever compete in a WWE ring. This Friday will be her on-screen debut since being drafted […]
WWE returned to UK shores this month for a full scale, live tour, taking in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Brighton, Sheffield, Birmingham, Leeds and Nottingham – the entertainment behemoth’s biggest international tour since the pandemic hit. Advanced-Television spoke to a number of WWE superstars as they descended upon London to find out about their streaming habits […]
WWE has announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30th 2021. The entertainment juggernaut reported Q3 revenue was $255.8 million (€222m), an increase of 15 per cent or $34.2 million, primarily driven by higher ticket sales and, to a lesser extent, venue merchandise sales, resulting from the company’s return to ticketed live events, […]