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Kevin M. (RPCV) On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 9:07 AM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm seeing buzz today that when (Monday Night? that's still unclear) Raw > moves to Netflix, it will stream commercial-free "for Netflix > subscribers". The wording of this is very interesting, because it suggests > that Netflix/WWE are going to somehow make an ad-supported stream available > for viewers who want to watch Raw but don't want a Netflix subscription for > any other reason. It does mean that WWE is giving up a chunk of ad > revenue, which they might make up by more prominent in-arena placements > (logos on the ring mat, integrated ads, etc.), but presumably it also makes > WWE/TKO less beholden to advertiser whims when it comes to content. > There's also no indication yet whether a commercial-free Raw would retain > the current 3-hour format, contract back to a strict 2 hours, or go with > something flexible in the middle. > > On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 1:31:10 PM UTC-5 Adam Bowie wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:54 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Would I be right in interpreting this to mean that the Netflix deal >>> effectively shutters the WWE Network standalone service internationally, >>> much as the Peacock migration did in the US? >> >> >> They haven't said as much, but I think it will do in due course. The WWE >> will have done rights deal with various outlets globally that might not let >> them switch to Netflix everywhere in January 2025, hence the headline >> reference only to RAW, and only to a few territories. But it's clear that >> as those other deals expire, Netflix will pick everything up. The press >> release's boilerplate mentioned WWE Network, but it also mentions lots of >> the major partners that they'll slowly be unwinding from over the next few >> years! https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2024/01-23-2024 >> >> In the UK, *everything* changes in January next year. The current rights >> deal is with TNT Sport (seemingly now Warner Bros. Media's global sports >> brand). Interestingly, here TNT Sport is also home to UFC, and I think one >> of the ideas of the formation of TKO which owns both WWE and UFC was to >> sell the rights together as a powerful package. It seems clear that this is >> not the case right now, although I guess that UFC rights are likely to be >> at a different stage in their existing rights cycles, so perhaps down the >> line they end up on Netflix too once current deals are nearing the end of >> their contracts? >> >> One other thing I'd note is that this seems to remove the opportunity for >> big PPV events outside North America. It seems that everything goes to >> Netflix. So that loss of revenue must be priced in under this deal. >> >> Overall, an interesting entry-point for Netflix and live TV on a regular >> basis. With viewership in the ~1m range in the US, it shouldn't be too much >> of a technical hurdle to serve all those live streams, even allowing for >> Latin American audiences watching live too. For the rest of the world, I'm >> certain that WWE audiences for things like RAW are mostly next-day >> time-shifted. >> >> This is probably a great deal for WWE too in keeping them in front of >> audiences. >> >> Personally, it's of zero interest, but academically it's fascinating. >> >> >> Adam >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/33c5f1b3-1338-40cd-a9fa-1b06c43977bbn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/33c5f1b3-1338-40cd-a9fa-1b06c43977bbn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CAbMzuQ%2BepW_VpKqrRihr10JjiisxhEugMi4yEWYbkcQ%40mail.gmail.com.
