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WrestleMania 39 “most successful” WWE event ever

WWE has announced the WrestleMania 39 premium live event became the most-successful and highest-grossing event in the company’s history. The two-night, sold-out event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 1st and 2nd set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship, merchandise and social media. Night 2 of WrestleMania 39 surpassed the existing global viewership record […]

April 3, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Germany: WWE, ProSieben MAXX expand content deal

ProSieben MAXX and WWE have announced a new multi-year agreement to televise WWE’s flagship programmes Raw and SmackDown, and, for the first time, NXT in German on ProSieben MAXX. This means that ProSieben MAXX will remain the free TV home of WWE and expand the partnership that has existed since 2014. The deal marks a double-digit […]

March 22, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Bad Bunny to host WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico

WWE has announced that the two-time Grammy award-winning and global recording artist Bad Bunny will host Backlash on May 6th live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Backlash marks the first WWE premium live event to take place in Puerto Rico since January 2005. “In 2005 when I was a […]

March 8, 2023By Nik Roseveare

WWE taking King and Queen Of The Ring to Jeddah Superdome

The General Entertainment Authority, in cooperation with WWE, has announced that WWE King and Queen Of The Ring will be held at the Jeddah Superdome, the world’s largest pillarless Superdome, on May 27th.  WWE King and Queen Of The Ring is happening in Jeddah, alongside a host of additional events happening in Jeddah throughout the year.  This marks […]

March 7, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Amazon Studios orders Bellas fronted dating series

Amazon Studios has ordered Twin Love to series. From ITV Entertainment, the new dating competition will be hosted by WWE Hall of Famers and TV personalities Brie and Nikki Bella, and will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide this summer. In the US and UK, Twin Love will also premiere […]

March 3, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Mars, 2K renew WrestleMania partnership

Mars, Take-Two Interactive and WWE have announced that Snickers and WWE 2K23 will return as joint Presenting Partners of WrestleMania, which takes place on April 1st and 2nd at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Following a successful co-promotion at last year’s WrestleMania, which marked the first time two brands served as Presenting Partners for WWE’s […]

February 23, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Gibbs appointed Friend MTS Sales SVP

Video security solutions provider Friend MTS has confirmed the appointment of Chris Gibbs as Senior Vice President of Global Sales as the company expands its global footprint and drives growth in new markets. The appointment further strengthens the Friend MTS Leadership Team which recently saw Shane McCarthy join as the new CEO and Daniel Harris […]

February 22, 2023By Colin Mann

WWE’s Elimination Chamber sets viewership records

WWE has announced that the 2023 Elimination Chamber – which emanated from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada – became WWE’s highest-grossing and most-viewed Elimination Chamber in company history. Viewership of the premium live event (PLE) saw a 54 per cent increase versus the previous record set in 2022. It also marked the largest gate […]

February 21, 2023By Nik Roseveare

NBCUniversal promotes trio of execs

NBCUniversal is investing in its leadership with the promotion of three key executives across the portfolio. The announcement of the two new leaders in the advertising business follows the organisation’s restructuring, which the compnay says focused on better serving clients and partners in a One Platform environment. In addition, E! continues to build up its […]

February 17, 2023

Friday Night Smackdown heading to The O2

Due to the overwhelming response for Money In The Bank ticket pre-registrations at The O2 in London on July 1st, WWE has announced that weekly flagship show SmackDown will also emanate from The O2 the night before – June 30th. This marks the first time ever that SmackDown will broadcast live and in primetime from […]

February 9, 2023By Nik Roseveare