Kemo
06-30-2019, 05:59 AM
The WWE is reportedly negotiating a free-to-air highlights package in the United Kingdom.
In the UK, WWE content was only available on Sky Sports behind a paywall. The broadcast time for Raw and SmackDown is in the early morning, and no highlights of the show were broadcasted later in the day since the early 2000s when Channel 4 aired a highlights show and some main events.
According to a report by SportsBusiness Media, WWE is in negotiations with broadcasters to televise a free-to-air highlights package.
The rights will reportedly start from 2020 but the end date has not been not defined yet. It is possible that the end date will depend on the broadcaster.
The WWE will also be ending their partnership with Sky Sports after three decades. Earlier this month, WWE signed a new multi-year deal with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport to air Raw and SmackDown in the UK. This deal also begins in 2020.
If all things go smoothly, the UK audience will be able to access WWE content better than ever before, considering a deal goes through.
This comes after All Elite Wrestling signed a deal with ITV to air their upcoming weekly show on free-to-air channel ITV 4 later this year.
In the UK, WWE content was only available on Sky Sports behind a paywall. The broadcast time for Raw and SmackDown is in the early morning, and no highlights of the show were broadcasted later in the day since the early 2000s when Channel 4 aired a highlights show and some main events.
According to a report by SportsBusiness Media, WWE is in negotiations with broadcasters to televise a free-to-air highlights package.
The rights will reportedly start from 2020 but the end date has not been not defined yet. It is possible that the end date will depend on the broadcaster.
The WWE will also be ending their partnership with Sky Sports after three decades. Earlier this month, WWE signed a new multi-year deal with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport to air Raw and SmackDown in the UK. This deal also begins in 2020.
If all things go smoothly, the UK audience will be able to access WWE content better than ever before, considering a deal goes through.
This comes after All Elite Wrestling signed a deal with ITV to air their upcoming weekly show on free-to-air channel ITV 4 later this year.