Roku, the TV streaming platform, hosted its second in-person IAB NewFront at the Chelsea Factory in New York City on May 2nd. During the presentation, Roku highlighted several new Roku Original titles that will debut in the 2023-2024 broadcast year. Newly announced series include Charlie Makes a Record (wt) starring Charlie Puth; Celebrity Family Cook Off […]
Ahead of WWE Live at the AO Arena in Manchester on April 27th, WWE Superstars Baron Corbin and Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) were invited to First Team training at Manchester City Football Club following their Premier League victory over Arsenal on April 26th. Might there be a City contender willing to […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced the appointment of Jim Brown to the position of Director, Digital Distribution and Programming. Previously, Brown was Director Content Sales & Distribution at BBC Studios. At FilmRise, Brown will grow the Company’s digital distribution footprint by licensing content to partners for their […]
WWE and Fanatics have announced an expansion of their existing comprehensive, long-term sports and entertainment partnership, which will now see Fanatics assume operations of WWE’s global event merchandise business. The deal will kick off on May 1st before WWE’s premium live event, Backlash. Under the expanded partnership, Fanatics Commerce, the company’s e-commerce, licensed merchandise and […]
Peacock is now available on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro in the US and certain US territories, marking the first time the streaming service is available on a virtual reality (VR) headset. Users can sign up to watch thousands of movies, TV shows, MLB, WWE, Premier League and NFL games, and other sports […]
Roku has announced WWE: Recruits (working title), a new, original docuseries that follows a group of young men and women competing to become WWE Superstar. The eight-part docuseries invites viewers to witness the grueling training, personal triumphs, and life-changing moments of talented individuals trying to make their professional wrestling dreams a reality. Thousands of pro […]
Endeavor Group, the owner of UFC, and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) are to form a new publicly listed company consisting of the two global sports and entertainment brands. Upon closing , Endeavor will hold a 51 per cent controlling interest in the new company, at a cost of $9.3 billion (€8.5bn). Existing WWE shareholders will […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]