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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 1, 2023 16:27:14 GMT -5
So according to Fightful, here's the state of play right now.
One of the reasons NBC Universal is potentially letting Raw and NXT go is that they feel like they have a shot at the NBA rights, thus the focus went on Smackdown because it'd be more "football-proof" (the source's words, not mine) compared to Raw. Warner Bros Discovery has held a portion of NBA rights since the 80s so losing that would be a blow but it would also put some money towards keeping AEW programming where the terms of a new deal haven't been agreed to for broadcast rights, the library and PPVs since, considering how happy WBD have been overall with the company, they feel it's worth a bit more.
So the person who might decide whether AEW gets a fair deal or if Raw and NXT get signed back to USA is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the most logical figure.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 1, 2023 17:23:16 GMT -5
So according to Fightful, here's the state of play right now. One of the reasons NBC Universal is potentially letting Raw and NXT go is that they feel like they have a shot at the NBA rights, thus the focus went on Smackdown because it'd be more "football-proof" (the source's words, not mine) compared to Raw. Warner Bros Discovery has held a portion of NBA rights since the 80s so losing that would be a blow but it would also put some money towards keeping AEW programming where the terms of a new deal haven't been agreed to for broadcast rights, the library and PPVs since, considering how happy WBD have been overall with the company, they feel it's worth a bit more. So the person who might decide whether AEW gets a fair deal or if Raw and NXT get signed back to USA is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the most logical figure. Should be an interesting few months in that respect
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Nov 2, 2023 2:43:27 GMT -5
So according to Fightful, here's the state of play right now. One of the reasons NBC Universal is potentially letting Raw and NXT go is that they feel like they have a shot at the NBA rights, thus the focus went on Smackdown because it'd be more "football-proof" (the source's words, not mine) compared to Raw. Warner Bros Discovery has held a portion of NBA rights since the 80s so losing that would be a blow but it would also put some money towards keeping AEW programming where the terms of a new deal haven't been agreed to for broadcast rights, the library and PPVs since, considering how happy WBD have been overall with the company, they feel it's worth a bit more. So the person who might decide whether AEW gets a fair deal or if Raw and NXT get signed back to USA is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the most logical figure. Not the first time sports will decide AEW and WWE's futures, since a Hockey deal ended the "Wednesday Night War"
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 2, 2023 9:54:09 GMT -5
Not the first time sports will decide AEW and WWE's futures, since a Hockey deal ended the "Wednesday Night War" Appropriately, the reason that fell through was because WBD got the rights to the NHL. So NXT moved to the slot that was supposed to be in.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 2, 2023 13:22:00 GMT -5
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Post by MrElijah on Nov 2, 2023 14:26:03 GMT -5
So according to Fightful, here's the state of play right now. One of the reasons NBC Universal is potentially letting Raw and NXT go is that they feel like they have a shot at the NBA rights, thus the focus went on Smackdown because it'd be more "football-proof" (the source's words, not mine) compared to Raw. Warner Bros Discovery has held a portion of NBA rights since the 80s so losing that would be a blow but it would also put some money towards keeping AEW programming where the terms of a new deal haven't been agreed to for broadcast rights, the library and PPVs since, considering how happy WBD have been overall with the company, they feel it's worth a bit more. So the person who might decide whether AEW gets a fair deal or if Raw and NXT get signed back to USA is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the most logical figure. So we might get the return of this: And we have to give up is Raw on USA?
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Post by Dub H on Nov 2, 2023 15:10:20 GMT -5
Remember that Fox invested millions on SD. It reallisticlly would never pay itself off.
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Post by ejm olmos on Nov 2, 2023 15:59:30 GMT -5
I’m glad Smackdown is moving from Fox because if nothing else, we’ll probably get a lot less commercials for FNC and their shitty streaming service.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 2, 2023 16:00:37 GMT -5
Remember that Fox invested millions on SD. It reallisticlly would never pay itself off. To put it simply, they would if Smackdown delivered the viewership they promised. They expected about 4 million viewers and they got that, what, the first couple of weeks only before sticking to 2m? Even if they were still doing well in the demos, that wasn’t what they paid for.
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Post by Main Event Mark on Nov 2, 2023 18:14:49 GMT -5
Friday night SmackDown on Fox was brought to you by Progressive.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 3, 2023 1:56:31 GMT -5
So the thing everyone instantly called was going to happen with WWE on Fox happened.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Nov 3, 2023 2:04:13 GMT -5
NXT moves to the Oxygen channel and becomes and all women's show, and RAW goes to Cozi TV and becomes a throw back show that broadcasts out of the studio where they film the Weakest Link.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Nov 3, 2023 3:35:01 GMT -5
So the thing everyone instantly called was going to happen with WWE on Fox happened. Gonna be honest, FOX seemed pissed with them from the jump, and it never recovered Kofi really had one of the worst ends to a title reign ever for jack shit in the end lmfao
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Post by Killah Ray on Nov 3, 2023 8:09:04 GMT -5
Not gonna lie, I fully have my tinfoil hat on, but the more WBD keeps pussyfooting around with AEW on stuff like streaming and the E is technically out there dangling for a new deal, I keep wondering if they’d be in the market for them…
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Post by salz4life on Nov 3, 2023 12:44:17 GMT -5
So according to Fightful, here's the state of play right now. One of the reasons NBC Universal is potentially letting Raw and NXT go is that they feel like they have a shot at the NBA rights, thus the focus went on Smackdown because it'd be more "football-proof" (the source's words, not mine) compared to Raw. Warner Bros Discovery has held a portion of NBA rights since the 80s so losing that would be a blow but it would also put some money towards keeping AEW programming where the terms of a new deal haven't been agreed to for broadcast rights, the library and PPVs since, considering how happy WBD have been overall with the company, they feel it's worth a bit more. So the person who might decide whether AEW gets a fair deal or if Raw and NXT get signed back to USA is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the most logical figure. So we might get the return of this: And we have to give up is Raw on USA? I'll be honest.... I'd take that trade. I miss that theme.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 3, 2023 12:45:10 GMT -5
Remember that Fox invested millions on SD. It reallisticlly would never pay itself off. To put it simply, they would if Smackdown delivered the viewership they promised. They expected about 4 million viewers and they got that, what, the first couple of weeks only before sticking to 2m? Even if they were still doing well in the demos, that wasn’t what they paid for. I don’t think the ad rates would have been nearly enough to break even with viewership at 4 million , not to mention if you take into account TV viewership dropping overall during that time period they still ended up at the top of the demo charts most weeks.
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Post by darbus alan on Nov 3, 2023 12:57:13 GMT -5
In isolation, Smackdown on Fox did great numbers. Audience growth the last year. Usually in the upper echelons of viewership and demo (if not THE top spot) for its day and slot. But Fox's internal forecasts expected it to do even better and because it didn't meet those metrics, they think of it as a disappointment, if not an outright failure.
It's very similar to what you see in the "Triple A" part of the video game industry. A high profile game sells 5 million copies in a couple of weeks. Even with what the game cost to make and market, it makes a tidy profit. To any average person, that sounds like a massive success. But the publisher projected it'd sell 8 million copies in that time period. Since it didn't, the game is considered a disappointment for not meeting expectations, and the shareholders gnash their teeth because they only made a lot of money instead of all the money.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 3, 2023 13:05:25 GMT -5
Not gonna lie, I fully have my tinfoil hat on, but the more WBD keeps pussyfooting around with AEW on stuff like streaming and the E is technically out there dangling for a new deal, I keep wondering if they’d be in the market for them… I'm going to say they're not until anything else comes back. By all accounts, WWE will likely want a billion for Raw alone, NXT ain't going to be in a package deal or else shareholders will drop the shares again and if they pull off the deal they want to, WBD will be paying the same amount for three shows, PPV and streaming as NBC is paying for Smackdown alone, thus making it a complete bargain.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 7, 2023 15:09:40 GMT -5
"World Wrestling Entertainment is on the verge of announcing a new television home for WWE NXT, PWInsider.com can confirm.
Multiple sources in the broadcast industry have confirmed that the CW Network and WWE have been in deep discussions for weeks about NXT shifting from its current basic cable home on the USA Network to a traditional broadcast television home, airing live weekly on the CW Network when the brand's current media rights deal ends in September 2024.
The belief among some we have spoken with is the deal is VERY close to being completed with the deal expected to be around five years in length.
Once signed, it would easily be the biggest increase for WWE NXT media rights fees ever, PWInsider.com is told.
WWE has been hard at work at raising the prestige of WWE NXT so that the brand would be seen as something greater than just a developmental series for the company, with Becky Lynch, John Cena, The Undertaker, Paul Heyman, Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley, among others, making appearances in recent months.
The CW Network has been focusing more on sports programming since Nexstar Media Group purchased controlling interest in CW back in October 2022. The Network, best known in recent years for DC Superhero and teen-focused dramas. has instead brought Inside the NFL to CW, acquired the rights to LIV Golf events and in 2025, will be the home to the NASCAR Xfinity Series. WWE programming would fit right into that current strategy.
PWInsider.com is told that the CW has had conversations with several wrestling promotions beyond WWE over the course of this year with discussion on series programming for both the network and the CW App, but WWE became the frontrunner and focus of conversations.
The CW is the spiritual successor to the now-defunct UPN Network, where Friday Night Smackdown first debuted back in 1999. Smackdown will be moving to the USA Network in the Fall of 2024. With the CW deal, WWE would now have weekly series locked in on broadcast and cable platforms. One has to wonder if the one series left to be locked into a new home, Raw, could land on a streaming service. There has been talk of multiple streaming providers, including Amazon's Prime Video, having interest.
WWE parent company TKO Holdings has an earnings call set for later today at 5 PM Eastern, so it should be interesting to see whether the NXT rights fees are brought up. That seems to be the perfect place to officially unveil a new partnership."
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Nov 7, 2023 15:13:13 GMT -5
GUYS WE NEED AN N PROMOTION RAN BY A MAN WHO LEFT HIS COKE IN THE 90s DOES ANYONE HAVE IDEAS
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