SKY extends WWE contract

[Stopspot]

LONDON -- Sports entertainment powerhouse WWE and U.K. pay TV giant BSkyB have struck a new programming deal, extending their long-standing content partnership by five more years.

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The news comes as the wrestling company is in the midst of negotiating an extension of its current U.S. TV deal with NBCUniversal. The U.K. is WWE's second-largest market behind the U.S.

The agreement in Britain allows BSkyB, in which Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox owns a 39 percent stake, to continue exclusively airing WWE’s weekly flagship shows Rawand SmackDown to more than 15.5 million homes in the U.K. and Ireland through 2019. Under the deal, BSkyB will also add WWE Main Event to its lineup.

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[Rysenberg]

WOOOOO

BREAKING NEWS: Sky Sports signs new 5-year deal from 2015 with WWE, including all events like Royal Rumble & Wrestlemania.

That mean we're getting WM for free? :yay:

 

[Brad.]

The statement states, “All 12 WWE pay-per-views will also be available on Sky Sports Box Office including the annual pop-culture extravaganza WrestleMania.” This confirms the end of PPVs for Sky Sports subscribers.

Read more: http://www.pwmania.com/wwe-signs-ne...and-all-ppvs-set-for-box-office#ixzz2rt8MPQM9

Boo!

 

[Rysenberg]

Here was me thinking Sky would be doing all they could to retain their sports subscribers now that BT have Champions' League rights.

 

[Shadie T]

Still not paying the like £30 a month then £15 for PPVs. Too expensive, going with WWE Network.

 

[Jonathan]

HOLY SHIT PPVS ON SKYSPORTS?!?! OH HELL YES! MANIA HERE I COME BABY!

 

[Jonathan]

WOOOOO

BREAKING NEWS: Sky Sports signs new 5-year deal from 2015 with WWE, including all events like Royal Rumble & Wrestlemania.

That mean we're getting WM for free? :yay:

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jonathan]

Boo!

This means if you don't pay for Sky Sports, you can still watch them on a PPV basis...

 

[Brad.]

This means if you don't pay for Sky Sports, you can still watch them on a PPV basis...

Didn't know you couldn't do that before.

 

[Jonathan]

Didn't know you couldn't do that before.

You could.

What they're saying is: Pay for Sky Sports, get every PPV on Sky Sports. Don't pay for Sky Sports, you can still watch them on PPV basis like before.

 

[CFCrusader]

Wait, so we have WWE until 2019 for now, plus Main Event and FREE PPVs (if we have Sky Sports)!?

 

[BrockLesnarFanForLife]

How does the WWE network work for the UK though? I bet the PPV's wont be on the network when it comes to the UK in 2015. Looks like im sticking to streams then watching WWE PPV's

 

[phillip5150]

I'm afraid I've got some bad news...This new deal spells the end of any PPVs being shown for free on sky sports. All 12 will now be on sky box office. This is crap. I'll be downloading all the PPVs until the wwe network is launched. Not paying €25 for PPVs. I'd only consider wrestlemania and summerslam.


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