How long until RAW, Smackdown, Dynamite and etc are exclusively on streaming?

[Metal Face]

Thursday Night Football is exclusively on Prime Video now starting tonight

so it got me thinking how long until we see WWE/AEW weekly shows exclusive to streaming since services want live content?

Nick Khan said if Netflix implemented LIVE tv its possible RAW and so on could end up on there

WWE Thinks Raw & Smackdown Rights Might Go To Netflix Or Other Streaming Service

WWE hosted its latest quarterly earnings presentation on Tuesday morning, hosted by Stephanie [...]

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[Silkk]

Thats one game out of how many NFL games per week? The answer is never



Maybe they can get Main Event or Sunday Night Heat or some shyt

 

[Reality Check]

Netflix isn't going to invest in live TV in the foreseeable future.

 

[RammerJammer]

That will never happen

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Could they get more viewers through streaming?

 

[El Guapo]

It would have to take a blank check from Bezos (or whoever's the boss for the streaming company of choice) for WWE (and even AEW) to make the move to only streaming

 

[Cladyclad]

WWE getting billions with no risks. its never happening. If anything WWE gon triple down on a even bigger deal next time

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

Doesn't a lot of revenue come from advertising? Wouldn't you lose all of that by going streaming exclusive? I don't see it ever happening if that's the case.

 

[Sghost597]

WWE Network couldn't crack 2 million subs a year if I recall correctly and that's way less than their network deals unless you charge unless you charge something absurd like $35 a month.

 

[Hey_zeus]

Not happening. The E killed their own network and ppv business for these deals.

 

[Instant Classic]

Doesn't a lot of revenue come from advertising? Wouldn't you lose all of that by going streaming exclusive? I don't see it ever happening if that's the case.

I think idea of streaming is whoever the provider is will cover ad revenue cost with deal they provide. Plus, you can still implement ads in streams. However I think most wrestling fans prefer to watch on TV, so might be a tough sell. However, it wouldn't surprise me if AEW or WWE make a major show for a streaming service. I think for Rampage they should try and cut a streaming deal for it and air it live.

 

[WHolla09]

It won’t until streaming overtakes live tv as the most common way people watch tv. I would say 15-20 years. However, I think by that time, the streaming services would have merged and we would get something like a Hulu 3.0 anyway so it wouldn’t make a difference

 

[Breh Obama]

That will never happen

Never say never breh

 

[jadillac]

Not happening to wwe.

May happen to an AEW show tho.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

It won’t until streaming overtakes live tv as the most common way people watch tv. I would say 15-20 years. However, I think by that time, the streaming services would have merged and we would get something like a Hulu 3.0 anyway so it wouldn’t make a difference

Streaming eclipsed cable tv last month. I may be remembering the time period wrong, might be last quarter or something else, but it definitely happened this year for the first time ever.