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Disney inks WWE for ESPN new DTC service

August 6, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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

August 5, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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 […]

White gives hint on next media deal

June 21, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Perhaps one of the hottest business items in the sports industry this summer will be what the UFC will do with its media rights. Its run at ESPN ends at the end of the year, and there is speculation that the MMA promotion will command near $1B for its content. According to a recent Sports […]

As exclusive negotiating window closes, ESPN bullish on UFC return

April 11, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Sports Business Journal reports that ESPN is not concerned that its exclusive window to secure a new deal with the UFC ends on Tuesday. In an interview with Jimmy Pitaro, he stated not to read too much into the end of the period. After April 15th, the UFC is free to negotiate a new media […]

Report: AEW officially agrees to deal with WBD, to stream on Max

October 2, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Variety reports that AEW has signed a multi-year multimedia rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. No financial terms were disclosed but sources from Variety stated that the deal is valued at upwards of $150 million per year. AEW shows “Dynamite” and “Collision” will remain on TBS and TNT. But starting in January 2025, subscribers to […]