Longtime boxing writer Lance Pugmire had his media credential revoked two weeks prior to the Canelo-Crawford fight this past Saturday. Pugmire, a long fixture in boxing media having written for The Athletic and The Los Angeles Times is writing for Boxing Scene. Pugmire’s credentials were first accepted and then revoked two weeks prior to the […]
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NBCU had right of first refusal in WWE deal
John Ourand of Puck reports that NBC Universal had the right of first refusal prior to ESPN’s successful bid for the media rights of WWE’s Premium Live Events. NBCU’s last bid was reported at $275M per year although the duration and content of the deal was not reported. ESPN’s bid was for $325M per year […]
Report: NBCU offered $275M for WWE PLEs
The Wrestling Observer’s Bryan Alvarez states that his sources had NBC Universal offering WWE $275M for the WWE PLE package. ESPN secured WWE PLEs for the amount of $325M per year for 5 years totaling over $1.6B. In the writeup after the information from Alvarez, there was not an indication on how many years NBCU […]
Disney inks WWE for ESPN new DTC service
Disney announced the acquisition of WWE premium Live Events for its Direct to Consumer platform which starts August 22nd. The cost to consumer is $29.99 per month. The deal is estimated at $325M per year for 5 years. WWE PLEs have been airing on Peacock since 2021. one can infer that the deal with NBC […]
Netflix looks like the potential partner for UFC
Dana White seems to be hinting at where the UFC will be in its next media deal. All signs point to a global streaming service, and Netflix may be the frontrunner. Sportico reports on White’s latest comments on the Full Send podcast where he discussed what he wants for the next media deal for the […]