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Monsters holds on to Netflix #1

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story held strong at #1 on Netflix’s English TV List with 19.5 million views in the week commencing September 23rd, ranking in the Top 10 in 89 countries and was the most watched title of the week. The second installment of the […]

October 2, 2024

WWE’s SummerSlam goes 2 nights in 2025

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) have announced that MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the first-ever two-night SummerSlam on August 2nd and August 3rd 2025. Fans can visit the WWE website and register now to receive an exclusive presale offer.    “New Jersey Governor […]

September 26, 2024

PFL hires WWE’s Kaiser

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced Chris Kaiser will join the organisation as Head of Global Productions and Content Operations, reporting to CEO Peter Murray and working closely with PFL EVP, George Greenberg. In his role, Kaiser will oversee live event production across all PFL franchises, including PFL PPV Super Fights, PFL Champion Series, […]

September 19, 2024

Extreme Channel signs NORTH Wrestling deal

Extreme Channel UK has announced a deal with Newcastle based wrestling promotion NORTH Wrestling (NCL), bring British wrestling back to mainstream TV in the UK. Commencing on September 6th at 8pm, the channel will broadcast NCL’s latest show Thunderstruck 2 followed by two nights of classic events. Thunderstruck 2 is NCL’s biggest show of the […]

August 30, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Vince McMahon doc coming to Netflix

Netflix has announced that its docu-series on WWE co-founder and former CEO, Vince McMahon, will premiere soon on the streaming service. It was widely believed that the project, which has been in production since 2020, was scrapped following allegations of sexual assault and sex trafficking made against McMahon in June 2022, which eventually saw him […]

August 30, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Roku launching Roku Sports Channel

Roku has unveiled Roku Sports Channel – a new FAST channel, launching in the US on August 12th – that brings all of Roku’s sports content into a dedicated experience for sports fans. Roku Sports Channel will feature a range of popular sports programming that Roku owns and licenses. Featured content will include live Major […]

August 7, 2024

Vancouver to host Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, in partnership with Destination Vancouver, has announced Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 will take place on November 30th at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, making it the first-ever Survivor Series to emanate from the city. The announcement comes on the heels of a record-breaking Money In The Bank which was held in July at […]

August 1, 2024

WWE hires ESPN’s Tessitore

WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced that Joe Tessitore, a veteran voices in US sports television, will join the company as a play-by-play broadcaster later this summer. In his role, Tessitore will work alongside analysts Wade Barrett and Corey Graves on the SmackDown brand. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee will remain teamed up on […]

July 9, 2024By Nik Roseveare

WWE’s Money in the Bank sets gate, viewing records

WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced that the Money In The Bank 2024 premium live event (PLE) on July 6th – which featured the surprise announcement of legendary superstar John Cena’s retirement in 2025 – became the highest-grossing WWE arena event in Canada in company history. In addition to the record-setting weekend, WrestleMania XL: […]

July 8, 2024By Nik Roseveare

WWE, Manchester City merchandise collab

Premier League football team Manchester City and WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, have revealed details of an exclusive merchandise collaboration, that will see the two global brands featured together across a range of new products.  The new collection will include six T-shirts featuring Manchester City and WWE detailing, such as a CM Punk ‘best team […]

June 27, 2024By Nik Roseveare