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| Type of business | Division |
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Type of site | OTT video streaming platform |
| Available in | List
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| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Area served | Worldwide (excluding Mainland China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia and the occupied territories) United States (via Peacock) Canada (via Sportsnet+, Netflix starting January 2025) MENA (via Shahid) India (via SonyLIV) Indonesia, Philippines (via Disney+ Hotstar/Disney+) Australia (via Binge and Kayo Sports) South Africa (via Showmax) Japan (via Abema) United Kingdom (via Netflix starting January 2025) |
| Owner | WWE (TKO Group Holdings) |
| Products | |
| URL | network.wwe.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users |  1.5 million(as of October 30, 2020[update]) |
| Launched | February 24, 2014 |
| Current status | Active |
WWE Network is a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and digital television network owned by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, a division of TKO Group Holdings.
The service relied on technology developed by MLB Advanced Media and BAMTech, prior to Endeavor Streaming assuming technical operations of the service in 2019. Although operating primarily as a standalone service, the distribution model of the WWE Network varies by market, where it can be available as an integrated service through licensing agreements with third party providers, depending on the markets. The standalone service contains a premium and a free tier.
WWE Network launched on February 24, 2014 in the United States, as a digital successor to the WWE Classics on Demand service. It launched in Canada in July of that year and expanded to the Asia–Pacific region and select European countries in August. The United Kingdom received the service in February 2015, and was made available in the Middle East and parts of Africa that March, and to India in November. It was launched in additional European and Asian countries in January 2016. Upon launch, the WWE Network was met with positive reception of its content library, but was criticized for technical problems. The service had 1.5 million subscribers by October 30, 2020.
Beginning in 2021, WWE began to phase out WWE Network as a standalone service in some markets, transitioning its content library to domestic streaming services owned by local rightsholders (such as Peacock in the United States, Binge in Australia, and Disney+ in some Asian markets). In 2024, WWE announced a 10-year rights deal with Netflix, which includes international rights for all WWE weekly shows, Premium Live Events, original series, and forthcoming projects from 2025.[1] This is expected to result in the WWE Network being fully discontinued, but details in that regard have yet to be officially announced.
- ^ "NETFLIX TO BECOME NEW HOME OF WWE RAW BEGINNING 2025". January 23, 2024.