Wrestling
More of the same in Malaysia as Astro renews WWE rights
WWE’s value in Malaysia has stayed flat in a new deal with pay-television broadcaster Astro.
WWE extends with Malaysian rights partner
Malaysian pay-television operator Astro has renewed its rights agreement with US wrestling organisation the WWE.
WWE plots virtual reality venture with NextVR
US wrestling organisation WWE has agreed a new partnership with broadcast technology company NextVR to produce virtual reality event coverage.
WWE gains first live exposure in Korea, enters Mongolia
US wrestling organisation WWE has extended its broadcast rights deal with South Korean agency IB Sports, and secured its first partnership in Mongolia.
WWE partners with Facebook for new series
US wrestling organisation WWE has teamed up with social media platform Facebook to launch a new in-ring series, Mixed Match Challenge.
New Japan Pro Wrestling secures first media-rights deal in India
The New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion secured broadcast coverage in India for the first time via a deal with pay-television broadcaster DSport.
DSport adds to wrestling line-up with NJPW deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has acquired rights to the New Japan Pro Wrestling series.
WWE secures new rights deal in Portugal
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has entered into a multi-year rights partnership with US wrestling organisation WWE.
Raw deal for TVA Sports
Canadian French-language broadcaster TVA Sports has struck a rights deal with WWE, the wrestling entertainment promoter.
WWE secures Flow deal in Caribbean
US wrestling organisation WWE has agreed a multi-year rights deal with Flow, a Caribbean-facing television brand operated by media company Liberty Global.
WWE Network to launch in China through PPTV deal
The WWE wrestling entertainment organisation has struck a deal with online streaming platform PPTV to launch WWE Network in China and has agreed a rights deal with Colombian national broadcaster Canal 1.
SuperSport buys WWE rights to widen its subscription base
World Wrestling Entertainment has continued its transition into a pay-television property outside the US, moving away from free-to-air to sign a four-year deal with SuperSport in sub-Saharan Africa
Foxtel extends WWE rights deal
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has extended a rights partnership with US wrestling organisation WWE.
WWE makes African breakthrough with SuperSport deal
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has agreed a multi-year rights deal with US wrestling organisation WWE.