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NBC’s Peacock to the become the exclusive home of WWE Network in the United States
WWE has entered an multi-year agreement with NBCU, moving the WWE Network to the Peacock streaming service in the United States.
The deal, which will bring all WWE Network’s 17,000 hours of content to the NBCUniversal property. This includes all live pay-per-views, beginning with Fastlane on 3/21.
“NBCUniversal has a long-standing relationship with WWE that began nearly 30 years ago with Monday Night Raw on USA. WWE has always tapped into the cultural zeitgeist with spectacular live events and larger-than-life characters, and we are thrilled to be the exclusive home for WWE Network and its millions of fans across the country,” said Rick Cordella, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Peacock. “WWE Network is a transformative addition to the platform and complements Peacock’s massive catalog of iconic movies and shows, as well as the best live news and sports, from NBCUniversal and beyond.”
“We are thrilled to further the long-standing and trusted partnership WWE has with NBCUniversal,” said Nick Khan, WWE President and Chief Revenue Officer. “Peacock is an innovative platform that will enable us to showcase our most significant events, including WrestleMania, and provide the extraordinary entertainment our fans have come to expect with the combination of premium WWE content, live sports, news, films, and television programs.”
Peacock will launch WWE Network on March 18, beginning the roll-out of more than 17,000 hours of new, original, and library WWE Network programming on demand and on a 24/7 channel, including:
- All live pay-per-view events including WrestleMania and SummerSlam; Fastlane will be the first WWE pay-per-view to stream on Peacock on Sunday, March 21.
- Original series like Steve Austin Broken Skull Sessions, Undertaker: The Last Ride and the all-new WWE Icons;
- In-ring shows like NXT, NXT UK and WWE 205 Live, as well as replays of Raw and SmackDown;
- WWE Network archives, including every WWE, WCW and ECW pay-per-view event in history;
- Groundbreaking documentaries, including WWE 24, WWE Untold, and WWE 365;
- And, starting in 2022, one signature documentary annually.
While official numbers have yet to be revealed, the WSJ reports: “Terms of the pact weren’t disclosed. A person familiar with the deal said it runs five years and is valued at more than $1 billion.”
WWE will share details with current subscribers on the migration process closer to the launch this March. WWE Network, including all pay-per-view events will be available on Peacock Premium for $4.99 a month, which also includes the entire Peacock catalog of more than 47,000 hours of programming. This tier will be ad supported. For an ad-free experience, WWE Network will be available on Peacock Premium Plus sfor $9.99.