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Netflix makes $5bn bet on live events with World Wrestling Entertainment deal
Netflix has struck a reported $5bn pact with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that marks a…
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Endeavor & World Wrestling Entertainment strike deal to create $21bn ‘entertainment powerhouse’
LA-based talent group Endeavor has agreed to buy World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as part of…
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News round-up: ZDF boards ‘Harry Wild’; Peacock debuts Ric Flair biography
ZDF boards ‘Harry Wild’ ZDF has joined as a co-producer on season two of Acorn…
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Netflix wrestles ‘The Big Show’ for comedy
Netflix has ordered a 10-episode half-hour, multi-camera comedy series starring WWE wrestling star Paul Wight…
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ITV enters wrestling arena with AEW partnership
ITV has partnered with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) to air a major wrestling event on…
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Sky Germany agrees multi-year deal with WWE
Sky in Germany has agreed a new multi-year with World Wrestling Entertainment to distribute pay-per-view…
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WWE Network reports 24% increase in subs
Subscribers to over-the-top wrestling service WWE Network increased 24% year-on-year to 1.46 million in the…
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Leftfield pins down WWE star Cena
US producer Leftfield Entertainment has scored a development deal with WWE wrestling superstar John Cena….
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WWE twins get Total Divas spin-off
WWE wrestling twins Nikki and Brie Bella are getting their own reality series on US…
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Ex-WWE boss to run Smithsonian, Blue Ant 4K co
Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks have teamed to launch Blue Skye Entertainment, a new…
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OTT WWE Network hitting Germany
World Wrestling Entertainment is due to launch its over-the-top service WWE Network in Germany on…
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WWE Network gets UK, Ireland launch
Wrestling entertainment company the WWE is launching its direct-to-consumer channel, WWE Network, in the UK…
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WWE Network gets global OTT launch
Over-the-top wrestling channel WWE Network has launched outside the US for the first time. The…
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Amazon Fire TV pins down WWE Network
Amazon’s streaming TV device Amazon Fire TV has added WWE Network to its stable of…
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NBCU pins down WWE wrestling shows
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has scored a deal to keep the lucrative WWE wrestling programmes on…
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FremantleMedia poaches WWE exec for Dubai plan
FremantleMedia’s global division is expanding its Dubai office to become a regional distribution hub, with…
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WWE, Mattel grapple with toon
Sports entertainment company WWE and toyco Mattel have tag teamed on a 26-part animated shortform…
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Raw, Smackdown up for grabs as NBCU window closes
Sports entertainment media group WWE has effectively made flagship weekly shows Raw and Smackdown available…
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WWE Network to be online channel
The long gestation period for the thematic pay wrestling network from the WWE is coming…
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News brief: Dutch net pins down WWE Raw
RTL has acquired rights to the WWE’s main wrestling programme, WWE Raw, for one of…
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WWE programming to launch in Myanmar
Weekly WWE wrestling programming will launch in Myanmar this month. WWE has closed a deal…
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WWE unveils plans for pay network TV
The WWE has provided details of its planned WWE Network, which it says could lead…