WWENetwork – Development & WWE Network Exclusive U.S. Streaming

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What is WWE Network?

WWENetwork is an American subscription video-on-demand over-the-top and best streaming service and digital television network by WWE.
It primarily distributes original and professional wrestling events, films, television and documentary series.
A 24-hour linear channel produced by the eponymous wrestling promotion alongside acquires programming from other wrestling promotions.

Firstly, the origins of the WWENetwork can trace back to 2000 when USA Network filed.
A lawsuit against the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as the WWE) due to a breach of contract.
It saw most of its programming moving to Viacom-owned TNN and MTV.
Secondly, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled in favour of the WWF in June 2000.
Then the present CEO Linda McMahon revealed that WWF wanted its cable network and testified that WWF signed before has a rights deal with Viacom.
The company floats the idea of acquiring USA’s Sci-Fi Channel and reformatting it as a dedicated wrestling network.
However, USA executives rejected this idea, and McMahon said that former USA Networks President Barry Baker encourages her to talk to programmers about potential deals.
“I can tell you right now, Linda, you are not going to get anybody to give you a network,” McMahon testified.
In 2005, USA Network re-acquires all the rights to all WWE programming.
WWE Network relies on technology developed by MLB Advanced Media and BAMTech before Endeavor Streaming assumes technical operations of the service in 2019.
Although operating primarily as a different standalone service.

The distribution model of the WWENetwork varies by market, where it integrates within or as part of local networks.
Also, it contains a premium and a free tier.
WWE Network is an online streaming service where you can watch all WWE pay, per-view at no additional cost, plus hours of on-demand content.
All programming is available wherever you want to watch it – including T.V.s, game consoles, phones, tablets, and computers.
WWE and BAMTech remain tagging team partners up until this year when WWE decided it would move away from BAMTech.
Also, after Disney brought on the streaming experts that had helped usher sports leagues.
It is including Major League Baseball (where BAMTech starts), the PGA, and the NHL in the mobile streaming era.
Aside from counting HBO and Hulu among its partners, BAMTech also assisted with developing services like Sony’s PlayStation and more.
But Disney’s reason for getting and buying the company was apparent.
It wanted to advance its streaming destiny and build an irresistible Netflix rival.

WWE knows the writing was on the wall and had its reasons for turning elsewhere.
Also, as co-president George Barrios told us in a recent interview, WWE wanted greater control over and ownership of the Network’s technology stack.
I can’t speak for what they are thinking.
From our perspective, we make the decision unilaterally.
They may have that way as well.
But our perspective, once Disney came in and paid the price they paid for BAMTech, we didn’t think they would be a long-term player in the third-party services business.
I didn’t know one way or another, so that was us making the call.
And that’s when we are deciding that it made sense for us to pivot.”

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