WWE

WWE’s one-year extension in the UK with TNT Sports kept both sides happy as the promotion prepares for a near-global media rights deal with Netflix.

Netflix has made its biggest foray into live event streaming, today (Tuesday), announcing a stunning $5bn (€4.6bn), 10-year global media-rights deal with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Improved media rights income for premium live events and weekly programming helped World Wrestling Entertainment secure a 25-per-cent increase in revenues in the second quarter