Ahead of the WWE Elimination Chamber event in in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on February 19th, Stephanie McMahon, Chief brand officer of WWE has shared details of a newsworthy billboard. In a press statement, McMahon said: “I’m proud to share yet another milestone in what we call the Women’s Evolution. Today, in Saudi Arabia, the first-ever […]
WWE and BT Sport are teaming up for a special ‘Enter The Universe’ event on February 11th in Wembley, London. BT Sport will be enabling WWE fans to step into the action like never before; The special pop-up event on Wembley Way – famous walkway to the stadium – will give fans the chance to […]
WWE has announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31st 2021. “In 2021, we reached a significant milestone of over $1 billion in revenue, for the first time in the Company’s history. We ended the year with strong performance across each of our business lines that reflected the engagement of a […]
Anthem Sports & Entertainment ahs announced that two of the Company’s popular sports-themed properties – the combat sports outlet Fight Network and the professional wrestling promotion IMPACT Wrestling – are now available on YouTube TV as part of the platform’s Sports Plus add-on package. The agreement expands the reach of Fight Network and IMPACT Wrestling’s […]
Although recent reports had suggested that streaming service DAZN was on the verge of clinching a deal to acquire BT Sport, Discovery has emerged as the frontrunner, with confirmation from BT that it has entered into exclusive discussions with Discovery regarding a new joint venture between BT Sport and Eurosport UK. The telco also revealed […]
DAZN, the OTT sports platform, is reportedly on the brink of agreeing a deal to acquire BT Sport and its Premier League rights in a deal worth around £580 million (€695.5m). BT Sport’s initial £385 million deal with the Premier League ran from 2019 to 2022, before a three-year roll-over to 2025. BT Sport holds […]
VICE Distribution, the distribution arm of VICE Media Group, has secured a new content partnership with the Viaplay streaming service for over 210 hours of VICE programming for the Nordic and Baltic regions, with titles spanning true crime, investigative documentary, entertainment, sport and lifestyle. The partnership covers Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and […]
Disney and WWE have reportedly come to an agreement to stream the WWE Network in Indonesia as part of the Disney+ Hotstar service. The deal, similar to the arrangement with Peacock in the US, begins with the Royal Rumble event which takes place on January 29th. All future WWE live events will be made available […]
WWE’s Royal Rumble will see chaos unfold with two 30-men and 30-women Royal Rumble matches, which will include none other than Jackass star Johnny Knoxville who has his sights firmly set on victor Fans in the UK can tune-in to WWE Royal Rumble this Sunday 1am (steamed live from the US on Saturday 29th January […]
FITE, the global platform for sports and entertainment, has appointed Josh Shernoff to the new role of Director of Programming. Known to FITE viewers for his interviews and appearances on the FITE in Focus series of major event preview roundtables, Shernoff will now produce and edit more shows and promotional content supporting live event programming. […]