WWE events
TV3 lands WWE rights in the Baltics
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed a ‘multi-year’ rights deal with World Wresting Entertainment.
WWE pegs ratings declines on lack of live audiences
World Wrestling Entertainment, facing increased investor pressure amid falling TV ratings, blamed its ongoing viewership challenges on the lack of in-person audiences for its events
Discovery agrees ‘opportunistic’ WWE deal in Italy to build DMAX, Dplay Plus OTT
US media group Discovery has made a modest investment in the Italian rights to WWE wrestling to help increase audience share of its DMAX channel and improve the sluggish take-up of the broadcaster’s Dplay Plus premium OTT service.
Discovery signs off on WWE rights deal in Italy
International media group Discovery will be the new Italian broadcaster of wrestling’s WWE after reaching a “multi-year” agreement with the rights-holder.
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WWE launches free version of WWE Network
World Wrestling Entertainment has launched a free version of its WWE Network over-the-top streaming service, which will give viewers access to a large portion of the rights-holder’s archive.
WWE holds back PPV rights in Germany to promote OTT
WWE will broadcast its pay-per-view events in Germany exclusively on its OTT platform, WWE Network, in the 2020-23 rights cycle.
Discovery favourite to pick up WWE in Italy after Sky Italia pulls out
Pay-television operator Sky Italia has dropped the wrestling entertainment series WWE after broadcasting it for 18 years. The decision follows similar choices by Sky’s divisions in the UK and Germany.
WWE earns another big fee rise from Sony in India
World Wrestling Entertainment’s media-rights income from the Indian subcontinent has increased about 80 per cent in a deal being finalised with pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks, SportBusiness Media understands.
WWE gains full-spectrum UK coverage for 2020-23 cycle with Channel 5 deal
Channel 5’s free-to-air highlights deal with World Wrestling Entertainment will run for the same four-year period as WWE’s primary UK broadcast contract with BT Sport, SportBusiness Media understands.
SuperSport to launch WWE channel in expanded rights renewal
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has signed a “multi-year” rights extension to its World Wrestling Entertainment deal which will include the launch of a dedicated channel for the rights-holder’s conte…
BT benefits from incumbent Sky’s OTT concerns in WWE grab
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport took advantage of Sky’s long-running concerns over wrestling body WWE’s OTT service to grab WWE rights in the UK and Ireland from its rival at a steep discount, SportBusiness Media understands.
WWE seeks free-to-air highlights broadcaster in the UK
The WWE wrestling organisation is talking to broadcasters about a free-to-air highlights package in the UK, SportBusiness Media understands
WWE and PP Sports extend China digital rights partnership
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and PP Sports have signed a new multi-year agreement that extends their deal for weekly live WWE programming across China
BT Sport to replace Sky as WWE partner
BT Sport has dislodged rival pay-television broadcaster Sky as the exclusive home of WWE wrestling entertainment programming in the UK and Ireland
BT Sport set to wrestle WWE from Sky in UK – report
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is reportedly set to take WWE rights in the UK from rival Sky Sports
Atresmedia renews WWE deal in Spain
Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia has agreed a further rights renewal with wrestling organisation WWE.
The duration of the new deal is unknown
WWE signs Greek rights deal
Greek commercial broadcaster Skai has agreed a rights deal with US wrestling organisation WWE.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it covers WWE’s flagship programs, Raw and SmackDown.
Foxtel extends long-running WWE partnership
US wrestling organisation WWE has agreed a one-year extension to its rights partnership with Australian pay-television operator Foxtel