WWE 2024 TV Deals?

[UFCMPunk]

New report says WWE NXT is heading to the CW Network on a 5 year deal.

https://awfulannouncing.com/wwe/nxt-...ghts-2024.html

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by UFCMPunk

New report says WWE NXT is heading to the CW Network on a 5 year deal. https://awfulannouncing.com/wwe/nxt-...ghts-2024.html

Sounds like over 30m a year for NXT which would be huge for them. For a small developmental show filming out of the PC, that's not back that you're getting over 500k a week from your tv deal.

Wonder if the bigger budget could have them finding a different home again. Full Sail was such a good thing they had going, but the bittersweet part was the full sail crowds were great but not reflective of the raw/SD tv crowds.

Wonder what deal Raw gets. Don't think USA is "trading" Raw and NXT for SD.

[Majingir]

Sounds like we could hear about a deal soon.

HHH and Nick Khan were in LA meeting with networks negotiating for Raw.

[Majingir]

WBD seems to be in the middle of everything.

But also feels like WWE and AEW could be bargaining chips being used for the main goal, NBA rights.

[Majingir]

Warner Brothers could be merging with Paramount.

WWE and NBA definitely could be in the middle of rights battles.

WB/Paramount would be the likes of TNT,TBS,CBS while NBCU is NBC,Peacock and so on.

If NBA keeps a deal with WB, could it be games on TNT and CBS? And NBC in return not getting the NBA rights pivots to WWE/UFC, maybe Disney/ESPN/ABC jumps in if NBA moves off ABC in favor of CBS?

[Majingir]

Amazon now latest rumored fave to get rights to Raw and it'll stay on Mondays.

Luckily this won't impact the Canadian rights because I'll hate the day something becomes streaming exclusive. If a shows streaming exclusive, that's not enough to encourage me to watch it unless I already have the service for other things already (like Disney plus).

I'm surprised they didn't get NXT to be a streaming exclusive/Amazon show to test the waters. Moving Raw off cable tv full time seems real risky.

[Majingir]

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/17497...fuPWvv-NQ&s=19

I don't like this at all.

So now you have to pay extra money to watch WWE?

Paying for the network, regular tv channels AND Netflix just to watch wwe?!

If it goes up on the network 24 hours after it airs on Netflix I'll be fine with that. But if Netflix is really the only way of watching...be prepared for viewership to really decline and people watching streams elsewhere to go up a lot.

[Bard]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/17497...fuPWvv-NQ&s=19 I don't like this at all. So now you have to pay extra money to watch WWE? Paying for the network, regular tv channels AND Netflix just to watch wwe?! If it goes up on the network 24 hours after it airs on Netflix I'll be fine with that. But if Netflix is really the only way of watching...be prepared for viewership to really decline and people watching streams elsewhere to go up a lot.

They just received $5 billion dollars, I don't think they will care too much.


Also, this actually works better for me, lol. I have all the streaming platforms, and I'll be able to catch Raw weekly now! Still won't for NXT and Smackdown.

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