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WWE, Blumhouse partner on McMahon scripted series

WWE and Blumhouse Television are partnering to develop a limited scripted series titled The United States of America Vs. Vince McMahon. Jason Blum’s company, Blumhouse, will develop the series for television, led by Blumhouse TV President Chris McCumber. The series is touted as the first-ever scripted dramatic portrayal of a chapter in WWE’s history. Additionally, […]

July 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE Q1: Network sale offsets live event losses

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) has reported Q1 revenue of $263.5 million (€218.3m), a decrease of 9 per cent or $27.5 million, reflecting the absence of the company’s live ticketed events and tours, partially offset by the upfront revenue recognition related to the delivery of certain WWE Network intellectual property rights. WWE Network launched on Peacock, […]

April 23, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WrestleMania 37 on BT Sport Box Office

WrestleMania, the WWE’s annual flagship PPV, returns this weekend and will be available to watch in the UK and Ireland via BT Sport Box Office. WrestleMania 37 will be a two night event taking place in the early hours (1am start time) of April 11th and 12th with both nights airing on BT Sport Box […]

April 9, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE moves production to Yuengling Center

WWE will bring its WWE ThunderDome viewing experience to Yuengling Center as it remains in Tampa, Florida with a new residency starting with Monday Night Raw on April 12th. The move to Yuengling Center continues WWE’s longstanding relationship with the state of Florida and marks the next phase of WWE ThunderDome, which launched to acclaim […]

March 24, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE Network joins Peacock on March 18

Starting March 18th, US streaming service Peacock will begin rolling out WWE Network content just before Fastlane, the first WWE PPV event on the service. The new WWE destination on Peacock will feature a range of top content at launch, including all past WrestleManias leading up to WrestleMania 37 on April 10th and 11th – […]

March 10, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE, A+E original programming partnership

A+E Network and WWE Studios are giving fans an exclusive look behind the curtain via a new programming partnership. With unprecedented access to WWE’s archive, the ten-week programming block features eight original two-hour documentaries under the award-winning Biography banner showcasing the stories behind some of the most memorable WWE Superstars of all time including ‘Stone […]

February 24, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Peacock gets WWE Network exclusivity in US

Peacock, the US OTT platform owned by NBCUniversal, and WWE have announced a multi-year agreement that gives Peacock exclusive streaming rights to the WWE Network throughout the US. The price of the deal is reportedly $1 billion for five years according to the WSJ. “NBCUniversal has a long-standing relationship with WWE that began nearly 30 […]

January 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

2020 SLAMMY Awards live on WWE Network, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter

The WWE Universe has voted, and the time has come to see which Superstars will take home the gold during the 2020 SLAMMY Awards: The Best of Raw and SmackDown streaming live on WWE Network as well as WWE.com, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on December 23rd at 10 am ET. As previously announced, 24/7 Champion […]

December 22, 2020

WWE surpasses 70m YouTube subs

WWE’s official YouTube channel has surpassed the 70 million subscriber milestone. WWE ranks as the Nnumber 1 Sports channel on YouTube, ahead of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR.  To date, only five other channels have crossed this milestone, and WWE’s YouTube channel is also the fifth most-viewed channel globally with over 52 […]

December 3, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Gears 5 teams up with WWE for Survivor Series cross-over event

Whether it be to millions of subscribers on WWE’s UpUpDownDown YouTube gaming channel or bringing friends and family together on Xbox Live, WWE Superstars The New Day are well-known for spreading the power of positivity through video games. Now, WWE and Xbox are coming together like never before. Beginning today, WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods […]

November 21, 2020