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Post by ap215 on Jan 23, 2024 11:05:52 GMT -5
The end of an era thank you USA Network. WWE inks deal with Netflix for 'Raw' starting in '25 WWE has landed a $5B media rights deal with Netflix for its weekly “Raw” series in a 10-year pact set to begin in the U.S. in January 2025. It marks what is Netflix’s biggest move yet into live entertainment, giving the streaming platform with 247 million global memberships rights to a property that had been on linear TV for 31 years. “Raw,” which will continue to air on Mondays on Netflix as a three-hour show, has been airing on USA Network since 2005 and is WWE’s most-viewed TV property -- as well as USA Net’s most-watched program. Netflix in the new deal will also be the exclusive home of “Raw” in Canada, the U.K. and Latin America, with other countries and regions to be added over time. The deal designates Netflix as the home for all WWE shows and specials outside the U.S., including “Raw,” “SmackDown” and “NXT,” as well as tentpole events like WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble. credit: www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/01/23/wwe-raw-inks-10-year-deal-with-netflix
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