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. […]
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New WWE-UFC merger gets a name
CNBC first reported that the upcoming coming that will combine WWE and UFC will be called TKO Group Holdings (TKO). The new sports entertainment company, with its stock ticker TKO, will be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. According to the report Endeavor and WWE hope to create a sports entertainment giant valued […]
WWE NXT (05.02) draws 568,000 viewers
WWE NXT on the USA Network drew 568,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast made it to 15th overall in cable ratings. The telecast drew 0.14 in 18-49, 0.10 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49, 0.10 F18-34, 0.06 F12-34, 0.10 M12-34, 0.20 25-54 and 0.31 in over 50. The ratings were slightly down from last week’s […]
WWE announces Q1 earnings
On Tuesday, May 3rd, the WWE announced its earning for the first quarter of 2023. Although lower earnings than last year, the company says it still exceeded expectations. Even with the sale to Endeavor and combining with the UFC occurred during this quarter, not much more information was included today than what had been previously […]
WWE talent allowed back on Twitch after compromise
WWE and Twitch reached a deal in which wrestlers are allowed to stream on Twitch with “almost no restrictions.” There was a prior ban by WWE which forbid wrestling talent from appearing on third party platforms. WWE talent are independent contractors and made ancillary money through Twitch streams. However, in the fall of 2020, Vince […]