Wrestling
Sky Deutschland pulls out of WWE over PPV issue, signs AEW deal
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has announced that it will not be renewing its World Wrestling Entertainment rights and has signed a deal with All Elite Wrestling
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.
Star to broadcast Asian Wrestling Championships
India pay-television broadcaster Star has signed a media rights deal with agency Sporty Solutionz to broadcast the Asian Wrestling Championships from February 18 to 23
Channel 5 lands WWE free-to-air highlights rights in UK
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired multi-platform free-to-air highlights rights to WWE wrestling
WarnerMedia commits to All Elite Wrestling in three-year rights deal
US media and entertainment company WarnerMedia has expanded its rights agreement with the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion following a successful initial collaboration
Major League Wrestling engages ICM Partners for media rights distribution
The ICM Partners agency has agreed a deal with Major League Wrestling to sell television and streaming rights for the competition
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…
Deal with e.tv grants Impact improved sub-Saharan African exposure
South African free-to-air broadcaster e.tv has agreed a multi-year rights deal with US wrestling promotion Impact
WWE expands Saudi events agreement, looks to Mena rights deal
World Wrestling Entertainment has signed an expanded events agreement with the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, guaranteeing a second annual large-scale wrestling event in the country until 2027
Doubts over WWE’s India and Mena rights deals hit share price
Shares in World Wrestling Entertainment fell by over 15 per cent yesterday amid doubts over the timing of new broadcast rights agreements in India and the Middle East and North Africa
All Elite Wrestling seals TSN rights deal
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has struck a rights agreement with the recently-launched All Elite Wrestling promotion
Sporty Solutionz launches wrestling OTT platform in India
Indian sports marketing company Sporty Solutionz has launched WrestlingTV, a video and news platform aimed at Indian wrestling fans
Sony Pictures Networks India lands World Wrestling Championship rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired rights for this year’s World Wrestling Championship, which takes place from September 14-22 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
StarTimes agrees non-exclusive Major League Wrestling deal in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired the rights to US-based Major League Wrestling's weekly flagship show, MLW Fusion
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
UWW partners with Sporty Solutionz in Indian subcontinent
United World Wrestling has announced a partnership with the Sporty Solutionz agency that will see the latter distribute the rights-holders media rights in the Indian subcontinent