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Disney Paying $1.6 Billion for WWE Rights
The media company’s ESPN unit will stream WrestleMania and other major offerings for five years.
Mickey Mouse to the WWE? Disney extends its empire into the world of sport
Disney continues to expand its sports empire through ESPN, which it acquired in 1996 for $19 billion. Since then, the company ...
Goodbye, Peacock — WWE Premium Live Events are now exclusive to ESPN's new $29/month service
If you're a Peacock subscriber used to watching WWE programming on the streamer, you're going to need to shift to ESPN's ...
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Disney Dropping $1.6 Billion on This Shocking New Sports Deal
Disney Dropping $1.6 Billion on This Shocking New Sports Deal originally appeared on Parade. Well, Mickey’s officially gone ...
WWE premium live events have a new home in Disney-owned ESPN starting from 2026
WWE and ESPN have forged a groundbreaking five-year agreement, commencing in 2026, that will make ESPN platforms the ...
WWE’S $1.6 Billion Deal With ESPN Wows Some Wall Streeters, But Shares In Ari Emanuel-Run Parent TKO Dip
The WWE's $1.6 billion deal with ESPN for premium live events is wowing some Wall Streeters but the stock of parent TKO Group ...
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Breaking down Disney’s bold strategy for ESPN (à la carte)
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WWE Friday Night SmackDown: UK start time, matches announced, and is Disney now involved with the company?
Your preview to this evening’s all important episode of WWE SmackDown, featuring John Cena and Cody Rhodes post SummerSlam ...