WWE is set to showcase its new Premium Live Event (PLE), Wrestlepalooza, which will see celebrated WWE Superstars AJ Lee and Brock Lesnar make their long-awaited in-ring returns. The PLE – which takes place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, India – will stream live on Netflix in the UK & Ireland from 11.30pm BST on […]
Clash in Paris is WWE’s first ever Premium Live Event (PLE) to be held in Paris, at the Paris La Défense Arena. The PLE is the climax of the Road to Clash in Paris Tour. UK & Ireland viewers will be able to stream WWE’s Clash in Paris on Netflix, live from 7:00pm BST August […]
Parrot Analytics, a specialist in media and entertainment analytics and the inventor of streaming valuation, has announced the launch of Sports Demand, an advanced global sports analytics system. Built on Parrot Analytics’ proprietary demand measurement technology, Sports Demand delivers actionable insights to rights holders, teams, broadcasters, streamers, and sponsors – empowering them to navigate the […]
ESPN and WWE have announced that WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) will debut on ESPN platforms this September – several months earlier than previously announced. The first WWE PLE to kick off the ESPN partnership will be the entertainment company’s first-ever Wrestlepalooza on September 20th, live from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wrestlepalooza will stream live on the […]
ESPN has rolled its new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service and a set of new features on an enhanced ESPN App, making ESPN’s full suite of 12 networks and services available directly to US sports fans for the first time. The launch comes in time for a key stretch of sports programming across ESPN networks and […]
Yahoo Sports and C15 Studio are announcing the launch of Yahoo Sports Network, a free, ad-supported streaming TV channel available online and through various FAST services. Yahoo Sports Network features more than 60 hours of original programming a week from shows covering a range of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, combat and more. This […]
ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and WWE, part of TKO Group, have announced a rights agreement as ESPN platforms, including the new ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service, will become the exclusive US domestic home of all WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) starting in 2026. The ESPN DTC service will stream all WWE PLEs […]
According to Worldpanel by Numerator’s Entertainment on Demand (EoD) Q2 2025 report, sports content now account for 24 per cent of new paid TV subscriptions as global streaming platforms such as Netflix and Prime Video double down on partnerships and exclusive rights deals. This aligns with the rising popularity of women’s football, now watched by one-third […]
Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, together with its research partner Kantar Media, has started to report TV-set viewing to YouTube channels. This initiative, first announced in February, makes Barb the first TV joint-industry measurement system to incorporate viewing to YouTube channels. Barb has chosen 200 of the most-watched YouTube channels to become […]
WWE’s annual blockbuster event, SummerSlam, is the second biggest event in the WWE calendar behind WrestleMania. Dubbed ‘The Biggest Party of The Summer’, this year, the 38th SummerSlam, will take place over two-nights for the first time, with all the action set to unfold at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey – a 100,000 seat venue – […]