NEW YORK and STAMFORD,
Conn., Jan. 25, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Peacock and WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced a
multi-year agreement that gives Peacock exclusive streaming rights
to WWE Network in the U.S.
"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.
The companies will share details on managing customer accounts
closer to the Peacock launch in March. WWE Network, including all
PPVs, will be available on Peacock Premium for $4.99—a $5.00/month
savings—where members will enjoy access to the entire WWE and
Peacock catalog, more than 47,000 hours of premium programming. For
an ad-free experience, Peacock Premium Plus will be available for
$9.99.
Viewers can sign up for Peacock at peacocktv.com. Peacock is
currently available on the Roku platform; Apple devices, including
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K
and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices, including Android™,
Android TV™ devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices;
Microsoft's Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and
Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5;
and VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs and LG Smart TVs. Comcast's eligible
Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers enjoy
Peacock Premium included with their service at no additional
cost.
About Peacock
Peacock is NBCUniversal's streaming
service. Peacock delivers a world-class slate of exclusive
originals, on-demand libraries of hit TV shows, plus critically
acclaimed films from the vaults of Universal Pictures, Focus
Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, and Hollywood's biggest studios. In addition,
Peacock taps into NBCUniversal's unmatched ability to deliver a
broad range of compelling topical content across news, sports,
late-night, Spanish-language, and reality. NBCUniversal is a
subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE),
is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global
entertainment. The Company consists of a portfolio of businesses
that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a
global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment
on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and
publishing platforms. WWE's TV-PG, family-friendly programming can
be seen in more than 800 million homes worldwide in 28 languages.
WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that
includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a
massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in more
than 180 countries. The Company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los
Angeles, London,
Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich
and Tokyo.
Press Contacts
Peacock
Lisa Scalzo
818.395.8443
Lisa.scalzo@nbcuni.com
Lisa McGann
332.220.9674
lisa.mcgann@nbcuni.com
WWE
Matt Altman
203.352.1177
matthew.altman@wwecorp.com
Trademarks: All WWE programming, talent names, images,
likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, logos and
copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE and its subsidiaries.
All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of
their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains
forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject
to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, risks relating to: the impact of the
COVID-19 outbreak on our business, results of operations and
financial condition; entering, maintaining and renewing major
distribution agreements; a rapidly evolving media
landscape; WWE Network (including the risk that we
are unable to attract, retain and renew subscribers); our need to
continue to develop creative and entertaining programs and events;
the possibility of a decline in the popularity of our brand of
sports entertainment; the continued importance of key performers
and the services of Vincent K.
McMahon; possible adverse changes in the regulatory
atmosphere and related private sector initiatives; the highly
competitive, rapidly changing and increasingly fragmented nature of
the markets in which we operate and greater financial resources or
marketplace presence of many of our competitors; uncertainties
associated with international markets including possible
disruptions and reputational risks; our difficulty or inability to
promote and conduct our live events and/or other businesses if we
do not comply with applicable regulations; our dependence on our
intellectual property rights, our need to protect those rights, and
the risks of our infringement of others' intellectual property
rights; the complexity of our rights agreements across distribution
mechanisms and geographical areas; potential substantial liability
in the event of accidents or injuries occurring during our
physically demanding events including without limitation, claims
alleging traumatic brain injury; large public events as well as
travel to and from such events; our feature film business; our
expansion into new or complementary businesses and/or strategic
investments; our computer systems and online operations; privacy
norms and regulations; a possible decline in general economic
conditions and disruption in financial markets; our accounts
receivable; our indebtedness including our convertible notes;
litigation; our potential failure to meet market expectations for
our financial performance, which could adversely affect our stock;
Vincent K. McMahon exercises control
over our affairs, and his interests may conflict with the holders
of our Class A common stock; a substantial number of shares are
eligible for sale by the McMahons and the sale, or the perception
of possible sales, of those shares could lower our stock price; and
the volatility of our Class A common stock. In addition, our
dividend is dependent on a number of factors, including, among
other things, our liquidity and historical and projected cash flow,
strategic plan (including alternative uses of capital), our
financial results and condition, contractual and legal restrictions
on the payment of dividends (including under our revolving credit
facility), general economic and competitive conditions and such
other factors as our Board of Directors may consider relevant.
Forward-looking statements made by the Company speak only as of the
date made and are subject to change without any obligation on the
part of the Company to update or revise them. Undue reliance should
not be placed on these statements. For more information about
risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business,
please refer to the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors"
sections of the Company's SEC filings, including, but not limited
to, our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form
10-Q.
View original content to download
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peacock-to-become-the-exclusive-home-of-wwe-network-in-the-us-301213995.html
SOURCE Peacock