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Sony’s WWE renewal includes WWE Network, Wrestlemania debuts on Fox Sports PPV
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has finalised an extension and expansion to its rights deal in the Indian subcontinent with US-based wrestling organisation WWE, securing exclusive access…
WWE signs up Fox as new domestic partner, USA extends
US wrestling organisation WWE has today (Wednesday) sealed a new domestic rights deal with the Fox Sports division of the Fox network and has extended its long-running partnership with cable-television broadcaster USA Network, stating that the agreements provide a substantial increase in the value of its US distribution.
Dish to scale back WWE PPVs as platform launch looms
US pay-television provider Dish Network has said it will scale back its offering of pay-per-view (PPV) events staged by the WWE wrestling organisation, which will launch its own 24-hour pay-television streaming channel on Monday.
Atresmedia pins down WWE extension
Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia has signed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with the WWE, while the US wrestling organisation has agreed to add content from independent promoters to its WWE Network pay-television channel, according to multiple reports.