Starting from March 2021, NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service will be the only place to watch the WWE Network in the United States.
A multi-year agreement between WWE and NBCU was signed to give Peacock exclusive rights to the WWE Network for American viewers.
The WWE Network, which has roughly 1.1million total subscribers, will be moved over to Peacock Premium, and will launch on March 18, 2021.
Viewers in the US will be able to watch all the on-demand content, as well as all future live WWE special events, starting with the Fastlane pay-per-view on March 21. If they wish to do so, fans can still order the show through their pay-per-view provider.
The WWE Network will be available in the US on Peacock Premium for just $4.99 a month, which is half the price of the standalone WWE Network right now. However, fans can purchase the add-free version of Peacock Premium for $9,99/month.
At this stage, details of how NBCU and WWE are going to move current WWE Network subscribers over to Peacock in the coming weeks, so make sure you stay tuned to WrestleTalk.com for any potential updates on that.
As of right now, nothing is going to change for WWE Network subscribers outside of the US, but it’s always possible that a similar deal is reached in other countries at some stage in the future.
In a press release, WWE Chief Revenue Officer Nick Khan had the following to say:
“We feel great about the financials. Otherwise we wouldn’t have done the deal. To have WrestleMania in particular — which is our Super Bowl — available [for no extra cost] on Peacock is quite different from other models you’re seeing.”
Rick Cordella, Peacock’s Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer said the following about the partnership between WWE and NBCU:
“We have a lot of data that shows live events and sports drives a lot of user acquisition. The bet is that there exists a much larger total available audience [for WWE programming] than is on WWE Network today.”
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