WWE Network moving to Peacock in 2021!

[oldvnewschool]

This probably marks the end of the standalone service across the world.

WWE Network in the U.S. moving to NBC's Peacock streaming service

In a bombshell announcement, NBC Universal and WWE today revealed a multi-year agreement which gives Peacock, the NBC streaming service, exclusive streaming rights to the WWE Network in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports that the agreement is said to be worth $1 billion over the...

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[Will_H_69_9]

Also opens the door to a NBCUniversal buyout of WWE.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

Didn't WWE just sell itself to Fox last year?

 

[CTListener]

Didn't WWE just sell itself to Fox last year?

No, it just moved one of its weekly TV shows there. CNN's story on today's deal clearly states what it is and isn't:

This agreement won't impact the shows "Raw" on USA Network or "Smackdown" on Fox, which have separate deals and will continue to air as usual. But fans who want to stream WWE Network content in the US will have to get a Peacock subscription. The WWE Network will continue to operate on its own overseas.