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Netflix at 302m subs

Netflix added 18.9 million new subscribers in in Q4, double analysts’ estimates, bringing its global users to 302 million – which equates to around 4 per cent of the world’s population.  Revenue increased 16 per cent year-on-year to $10.25 billion (€9.82bn). This is the last quarter in which Netflix will report subscriber numbers, shifting its […]

January 22, 2025By Nik Roseveare

WWE, TNA announce partnership

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, and TNA Wrestling, one of the world’s top wrestling brands and a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, have announced a multi-year partnership aimed at creating crossover opportunities within WWE and TNA programming for NXT Superstars and TNA Wrestling Stars. The agreement will enable talent to garner additional exposure […]

January 17, 2025

WWE announces Cosm partnership

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, and Cosm, the immersive technology, media and entertainment company, has announced a multi-year partnership that will see WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) – such as WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble – delivered to fans in Shared Reality at Cosm’s experiential venues in Los Angeles and Dallas. Fans attending WWE […]

January 10, 2025

Netflix: 4.9m watch WWE Raw debut

Netflix and WWE have revealed that the debut episode of RAW on Netflix performed strongly, with the January 6th programme capturing 4.9 million Live+1 views globally. The inaugural event on Netflix averaged 2.6 million households (Live+SD) in the US, according to VideoAmp, which is 116 per cent higher than RAW’s average 2024 US audience of […]

January 9, 2025By Nik Roseveare

WWE partners with Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, has announced a multi-year partnership with legendary WWE Superstar and Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer – one of the fastest-growing light beers in the US – that will showcase Real American Beer branding within WWE’s weekly flagship programme Monday Night Raw as well as other key […]

January 7, 2025

WWE Raw readies for Netflix debut

From January 6th, WWE’s flagship weekly TV shows – Raw, SmackDown and NXT – as well as all WWE Premium Live Events, including the likes of WrestleMania, SummerSlam and the Royal Rumble, will stream exclusively on Netflix in the UK, throughout Europe, and beyond. As first reported in January 2024, Netflix has secured the rights […]

January 6, 2025By Nik Roseveare

First WWE SmackDown of 2025 free on YouTube

WWE has announced that the January 3rd 2025 episode of SmackDown will be available to stream live for free on YouTube. This special airing serves as a prelude to the highly anticipated launch of WWE programming on Netflix. From January 6th, in the UK and Ireland and throughout Europe, Netflix will become the exclusive home […]

December 18, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Cody Rhodes appearing on CBeebies Bedtime Stories

WWE Superstar, and current Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes will be taking part in CBeebies Bedtime Stories on January 1st 2025. The celebrated children’s TV show aims to inspire imagination and help children wind down before bedtime. In a special festive line up, Rhodes will be joining the likes of Idris Elba, Justin Fletcher, Mo […]

December 16, 2024By Nik Roseveare

WWE, A&E partner on new competition series

A&E and WWE have announced an expansion of its programming partnership which will include the debut of WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats) a new competition series that features in-ring matches along with a behind-the-scenes look at rising talent vying for a coveted WWE contract while being mentored by WWE Legends such as Shawn Michaels […]

December 6, 2024

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on YouTube in UK

WWE fans in the UK will be able to watch the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event for free. The show – the first Saturday Night’s Main Event in over 15 years – will air as an NBC Network special (ie not a Premium Live Event) in the US, and will thus not air on […]

December 6, 2024By Nik Roseveare