FINALLY NEW TV DEAL W/STREAMING AND PPV at a cost (p138)

[pinja]

$1.2 billion. These days, that's a bag of Doritos and almost a whole tank of gas.

[markymark]

[Lizuka #BLM]

May 10, 2023 11:43:44 GMT -5 kingoftheindies said:

May 10, 2023 11:26:43 GMT -5 Feargus McReddit said:

Yeah, the initial deal was $50m and the reworked deal in January was $175m which in itself was surreal at the time, especially since it was only 3 months since Dynamite debuted.

Can someone who likes numbers do the math to tell me how much of a percentage of an increase is from the initial deal?

$50 million is 5% of a billion so that's a 2000% increase.

[polarbearpete]

May 10, 2023 11:20:03 GMT -5 salz4life said:

Even if the PPVs are available 30 days (or whatever) later and the previous PPVs are available along with weekly shows... that will definitely sweeten Max for me and make it easy to keep subscribed.

I’m thinking PPVs are definitely being folded into Max and being held more frequently (maybe 10-12 per year) as incentive to subscribe to Max. Their backlog would seemingly not be enough to have much value without the live PPVs being added.

[burdette25159]

I have a feeling if the WB/Discovery upfront gets cancelled, I could see AEW announcement of the new show during Double or Nothing

[lildude8218]

Warner Rep: What? Mr. Khan agreed to pay US $1 billion to get his shows on our service.


Nick Khan: My job here is done.

[markymark]

AEW Collision is set to debut in mid-June, and will feature a huge name in CM Punk, but that's hardly it. We're told there are already major plans and a marquee match tentatively scheduled for the Collision show, with CM Punk pushing for a huge match early on in his return. There has been a Chris Jericho program discussed, but Punk had pushed for another return opponent out of the gate.

AEW Rampage, we're told, will become more resembling what WWF Heat once was. We're told that many indie talent will be more likely to get opportunities on Ring of Honor programming. The last we've heard, AEW content is set to be exclusively hosted on WBD platforms, with ROH seemingly not being a part of that. However, we have not necessarily heard that an entirely new deal has been reached for AEW programming as of yet.

Those that we’ve spoken to say that Collision on WBD in primetime is a part of a new cash infusion for AEW and an extension of the partnership the two sides have held. WBD sources have long spoken glowingly about the relationship with All Elite Wrestling, and the deal is planned for an announcement around the time of Warner Upfronts.

There was a lot of discussion and rumors both online and within WBD and AEW about this deal being a billion dollar deal over a few years and that could be true if all of their deals are extrapolated. However, WBD sources had indicated to us that Collision was the planned upcoming announcement, as opposed to an all-encompassing deal that included Dynamite. AEW and WBD sources have not confirmed a dollar figure.

The long and short of it is what we’ve been able to confirm is a good deal for AEW, an impending announcement of Collision, and CM Punk’s planned return. We’ve not been able to confirm the rumored dollar figure or an all-encompassing deal.

There were rumors last month that WWE and WBD had talks, but reps from both sides hadn’t heard that whatsoever and quickly shot it down.

There are already several Saturday dates set to film AEW Collision, but we’re told that when necessary, the company may book a venue two straight days and film on Thursdays.

We haven’t heard if this has anything to do with keeping Punk and the Elite apart, but sources indicated that both sets of talent would occasionally appear on Dynamite and Collision when it’s called for.

There isn’t expected to be a hard brand split associated with this show, but we were told that there are plans to have a fresh roster approach with some significant names. There are several AEW talent who have been sidelined and believe they’ll appear on the show, but haven’t outright been told they are.

This story will come into focus a lot more over the next week with more facts than rumors.

Source: Fightful Select.

[markymark]

[burdette25159]

May 10, 2023 13:32:59 GMT -5 markymark said:

But what happens if the Upfront is cancelled due to the Writers Strike? How will they announce it? During Dynamite or Rampage or will they have to delay the announcement to during Double Or Nothing just before the main event?

[The Captain]

Upfronts aren't going to be cancelled for the Writers Strike.

[Feargus McReddit]

May 10, 2023 13:39:33 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Upfronts aren't going to be cancelled for the Writers Strike.

Yeah, this idea that they are is silly, mostly because the only thing they really need is a bunch of executives talking about stuff and maybe an actor here and there to say "Hey people who work in advertising or whatever, I'm here to talk about _______" so they'll be fine.

[Convoy]

There are already several Saturday dates set to film AEW Collision, but we’re told that when necessary, the company may book a venue two straight days and film on Thursdays.

I was already worried about Saturday as a show date for Collision, and having it occasionally be filmed increases that concern.

[Kalmia]

The important parts of the upfronts will be written by PR people and legal teams, not scriptwriters.

And I'm laughing at the news that Punk is apparently pushing for another return match other than Jericho.

[markymark]

May 10, 2023 13:45:52 GMT -5 Convoy said:

There are already several Saturday dates set to film AEW Collision, but we’re told that when necessary, the company may book a venue two straight days and film on Thursdays.

I was already worried about Saturday as a show date for Collision, and having it occasionally be filmed increases that concern.

I wonder if Collision will air on Thursday when for example they clash vs WWE PPVs although that you mean they will fk over Impact.

[raymondo316]

Trying to sell tickets for back to back nights of wrestling in the same city is going to be a tough sell.

With the brand split seemingly happening you will just end up with fans choosing the brand they want to see, this is why they need separate tours for each show which are each hitting up different cities.

[jm]

Anti-AEW fanatics and podcasters next Wednesday:

[markymark]

He would want it to be like pre Smackdown Heat?

[firsttimelongtime]

I really hope Collision is live on Saturdays as much as possible. Personally, it would be such a great live experience. I would love to be able to drink a beer or eight and yell at the rasslers without having to work the next day. All the Dynamites I have been to are a blast, but it's not the same. And a lot of my friends would be more likely to go if they can do the same. Usually when I text them about going to the matches the WWE weekend house shows get way more interest just because of the day of the week.

[Mr Mario Mario]

Hopefully this means that more wrestlers and feuds get some time

Swerve in our Glory breaking up I thought for sure was gonna lead to a highly personal feud between the two with a spotlight for both

Sure as hell didn’t see it leading to Keith forming a tag team with Dustin Rhodes

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

I can see Thursdays being done only to help with travel if you're not doing a brand split and want talent to work both shows in the same week. Otherwise, go with Saturday since that's an easier night to sell tickets.