The TKO Group announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2024 on Wednesday. Results were better than expected raising expectations for the rest of the year. WWE announced that it extended its media deal with NBC Universal to air Monday Right Raw on the USA Network for the rest of the year. The agreement […]
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WWE’s Raw heads to Netflix in Blockbuster Deal
Early Tuesday morning it was announced that WWE had agreed to move “Monday Night Raw” to Netflix in January 2025 for $5 Billion over 10 years. The moves indicates a monumental shift for not only WWE, but for online streaming platform Netflix as it starts to carry live sports. TKO Group Holdings Inc. filed a […]
UFC switches Canadian television partners
The UFC announced this week that it will be returning to Sportsnet and TVA in Canada starting in 2024. Via the UFC press release: Sportsnet will be Canada’s English-language home for UFC Fight Night cards and Pay-Per-View prelims across its channels and live streaming on Sportsnet+, while TVA Sports will serve French-Canadians nationwide. Both Sportsnet […]
Smackdown moves to USA Network in new pact with NBCUniversal
Friday Night Smackdown will return to the USA Network in October 2024 after a new media deal was announced on Thursday with NBC Universal. The contract is reportedly a 5 year deal worth $1.4 billion per the WSJ. The new deal represents a 40% jump from its last deal with Fox. The incumbent appeared to […]
WWE exclusive negotiating deal ends, eyes open market
The New York Post reports that the window of exclusive negotiating with both Comcast and FOX for the WWE’s television rights is now over without a deal from either company. The deal ends next year. This means that the WWE is now able to solicit bids from outside source which may include Amazon and Disney. […]