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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

WWE SummerSlam 2023 to be held in Detroit, Michigan

WWE has announced that Ford Field in Detroit will host SummerSlam on August 5th. SummerSlam marks the first WWE event to be held at Ford Field since WrestleMania in 2007 in 2007 and the first SummerSlam to take place in the state of Michigan since 1993. “We are excited for Ford Field to host WWE’s biggest event of the summer and look […]

February 7, 2023By Nik Roseveare

WWE reports record FY results

WWE, the entertainment juggernaut, has announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31st 2022. Revenue increased 18 per cent to $1.3 billion (€1.19bn) – a record amount for the company. Operating income increased 11 per cent to a record $283.3 million. Q4 revenue was $325.3 million, an increase of 5 per […]

February 3, 2023By Nik Roseveare

McCarthy named CEO at Friend MTS

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection and video security services, has announced the appointment of Shane McCarthy as Chief Executive Officer. McCarthy previously worked as COO at Irdeto, and President for International Business at Pace. He was Founder and CEO of Caldero, a professional services consultancy within the video entertainment market, and currently sits […]

February 1, 2023

WWE Royal Rumble sets viewership records

WWE has announced that the 2023 Royal Rumble, which emanated from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on January 28th, became WWE’s highest-grossing and most-viewed Royal Rumble in company history. The 36th annual event set a new all-time gate record at more than $7.7 million (€7.1m), far surpassing the previous Royal Rumble record in 2017 […]

January 31, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Austin Theory speaks on Royal Rumble, Raw’s 30th anniversary

Ahead of WWE’s Royal Rumble Premium Live Event and the 30th anniversary of flagship weekly show Monday Night Raw, WWE Superstar and current United States Champion Austin Theory shared his thoughts and feelings on the huge events. What can fans expect at WWE RAW’s 30th Anniversary show?There’s a lot to look forward to. You don’t […]

January 18, 2023By Nik Roseveare