Wrestling
DAZN acquires non-exclusive global rights to Prime Time Wrestling
Subscription OTT broadcaster DAZN has agreed a non-exclusive media rights deal with Poland’s Kingpuin Prime Time Wrestling (PTW) to broadcast primetime wrestling events globally until the end of 2023.
SPOTV acquires All Elite Wrestling rights in Malaysia
Sports broadcaster SPOTV has acquired the exclusive rights in Malaysia for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in a two-year deal starting December 2
MultiChoice’s Showmax becomes new home of WWE Network
Entertainment company MultiChoice and World Wrestling Entertainment have announced a new broadcast deal that will see Showmax, the group’s streaming service in sub-Saharan Africa, become the new home o…
Foxtel subsumes WWE Network into OTT platform in exclusive Australian rights deal
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will be the exclusive broadcaster of World Wrestling Entertainment in Australia after incorporating OTT service WWE Network into its services
All Elite Wrestling secures Mena exposure with StarzPlay deal
The All Elite Wrestling promotion has signed a rights deal with subscription video-on-demand service StarzPlay in the Middle East and North Africa
WWE lands expanded Caribbean rights deal with Flow Sports
World Wrestling Entertainment and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) have announced an expansion of their media rights deal that will see pay-television broadcaster Flow Sports become the home of the…
MLW signs expanded deal with US rightsholder beIN
The Major League Wrestling promotion has extended and expanded its United States rights deal with subscription broadcaster beIN Sports
NRK, VG and Amedia tie down Norwegian wrestling rights
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK and media groups Verdens Gang and Amedia have secured Norwegian Wrestling Federation rights until 2024
Saudi Arabia’s MBC lands WWE rights across Mena region
Saudi media company MBC Group has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa to live events and programming organised by World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE terminates deal with Russia’s Match TV, pulls WWE Network
World Wrestling Entertainment has terminated its rights agreement with Gazprom Media-owned free-to-air and pay-television broadcaster Match TV following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Disney+ Hotstar to exclusively carry WWE Network in Indonesia
Disney and World Wrestling Entertainment have announced a “multi-year” deal to make streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar the exclusive home of the WWE Network in Indonesia.
MLW sues WWE for ‘predatory and exclusionary conduct’
World Wrestling Entertainment has reportedly been sued by Major League Wrestling (MLW) based on allegations that it attempted to interfere in its business dealings and pressured third parties to call off…
WAVE.tv, FloSports unveil combat sports-focused partnership
WAVE.tv, the California-based digital sports media company, and US streaming service FloSports have expanded their partnership with a focus on the FloWrestling and FloGrappling verticals
Extreme takes Impact Wrestling to Russia and the CIS
US wrestling promotion Impact has agreed a broadcast rights deal with global pay-television sports channel Extreme which will grant it the widest coverage it has enjoyed in Russia and the CIS region to…
Eurosport India secures All Elite Wrestling rights deal
Sports broadcaster Eurosport India has acquired the broadcast rights to the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion
Foxtel appoints Woods to run PPV business
Australian pay-television group Foxtel has appointed Conor Woods as head of its pay-per-view business, taking charge of the long-standing Main Event brand
WWE extends long-running rights deal with Foxtel
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has signed a multi-year extension to its rights agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment
SRG SSR retains Swiss wrestling rights for six more years
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, has retained its rights to the sport of schwingen, the folk wrestling native to Switzerland, for six more years