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As I've said, I think Disney buys the Smackdown rights and moves it back to cable. FX in particular. They'll likely try to tie it to Peacock's rights to WWE Network ending in 2026 in order to have everything under FX/ESPN+ by then. I have no source to back this up so I am likely nowhere near correct. I'm more concerned what TKO does regarding WWE's deal with Fanatics.
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Island Nation posted:As I've said, I think Disney buys the Smackdown rights and moves it back to cable. FX in particular. They'll likely try to tie it to Peacock's rights to WWE Network ending in 2026 in order to have everything under FX/ESPN+ by then. this but hulu, which disney will own outright in 2026
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I would really like to see WWE PLEs priced like UFC papes.
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Hold up, I thought Disney owned Fox.
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maruhkati posted:Hold up, I thought Disney owned Fox. They don't own the broadcast network because no company can own more than one and Disney already owns/owned ABC.
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maruhkati posted:Hold up, I thought Disney owned Fox. they bought all the stuff that wasn't the TV station itself, Fox Sports, Fox News, and Fox Business. so basically the movie and television studios and all associated IP, FX, and a chunk of Hulu.
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Island Nation posted:As I've said, I think Disney buys the Smackdown rights and moves it back to cable. FX in particular. They'll likely try to tie it to Peacock's rights to WWE Network ending in 2026 in order to have everything under FX/ESPN+ by then. I think disney is more likely to sell off stuff they own right now than buy rights to more stuff
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^ Depends on how lucative UFC is to Disney, WWE does have a section on ESPN.com ^JUNGLE BOY posted:I would really like to see WWE PLEs priced like UFC papes. So does TKO thus ESPN+ instead of Hulu. Can't be touched until Mania 42 in the US Since they're part of the new calculus, UFC has their rights end in 2025 and since Vince didn't get the TV deal done in time, TKO has a relative quick turnaround for all three. Might as well try and unify everything if anyone is willing. Island Nation fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Sep 12, 2023 |
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Hulu was originally a joint venture between Fox, Disney, and NBC Universal. Disney buying Fox basically gave them a majority stake and NBC has been letting contracts expire so they can move more of their shows and movies over to Peacock. It won't be long before Disney purchases the rest and uses it to stream all the R and MA rated stuff that they won't dare put on Disney+, at least in the US.
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maruhkati posted:Hold up, I thought Disney owned Fox. JUNGLE BOY posted:FX, short for Fox Extended, is owned by Disney. Not to be confused with FS1, short for Fox Sports 1, is owned by Fox. Fox is not owned by Disney. Also don’t confuse FS1 with FSI, short for Fox Sports International, which is owned by Disney. its quite simple really.
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WWE is turning into what the hardcore fans want it to be - just pure content to be consumed, integrated with other IPs, and discussed purely in terms of financials, viewership, and streaming numbers.
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https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1701596789873455396
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Tommy Dreamer challenged Roman Reigns to come wrestle him for the Impact Digital Title. What do they know that we don't?
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Sep 12, 2023 17:38
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A Fancy Hat posted:WWE is turning into what Vince wants it to be - just pure content to be consumed, integrated with other IPs, and discussed purely in terms of financials, viewership, and streaming numbers.
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https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/1701639261848469917?s=20 Bodes well if this is their mentality.
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Remember how a gigantic sexual misconduct story came out about Vince like a year ago that caused him to resign?
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Conrad_Birdie posted:Remember how a gigantic sexual misconduct story came out about Vince like a year ago that caused him to resign? Yeah but the Bloodline!!! THE BLOODLINE!!!!!!
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Conrad_Birdie posted:Remember how a gigantic sexual misconduct story came out about Vince like a year ago that caused him to resign? he's backstage a lot but there haven't been any new incidents reported
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https://x.com/Fightful/status/1701646250515521990?s=20 seems like a great way to ensure the worst loving people imaginable get to gain immediate entry to WWE
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excited to see Jonny bones jones poke roman in the eye
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RealityWarCriminal posted:excited to see Jonny bones jones poke roman in the eye Sounds like a big man, are you tall enough to see Jonny bones jones poke roman in the eye?
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Mrs. Dash posted:I think disney is more likely to sell off stuff they own right now than buy rights to more stuff Maybe in exchange for acquiring TKO they can sell Star Wars
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DLC Inc posted:https://x.com/Fightful/status/1701646250515521990?s=20 I dunno, I think it'd be hilarious to watch WWE try to do Inokism.
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Davros1 posted:https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1701633540083925155?t=7vQ6wesAu92IlWB1jmlt6A&s=19 Vince increasingly looks like he's fled to South America to avoid trial, but forgot to do the actual fleeing.
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He looks like he is about to ask the Courier to eliminate the Brotherhood of Steel.
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mooseinfants posted:Maybe in exchange for acquiring TKO they can sell Star Wars I know they managed to recoup the money buying LucasArts but how much is their IP now? Dial of Destiny bombed and I'm not sure how eager people want to see a Star Wars movie. Disclaimer: I have not seen nor am I interested in the Disney+ shows Anyway, it's not about buying TKO, just tying up WWE TV rights, UFC rights and WWE Network rights into a single entity. I assume Comcast wants in for Raw but I think TKO wants all or nothing.
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Sep 12, 2023 19:42
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Every UFC fan I know loving hates wrestling so this merger should be good for some laughs.
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they should do wrestling matches in UFC shows (and vice versa)
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Finally, a return of the sport of Brawl for All
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Germansimp posted:He looks like he is about to ask the Courier to eliminate the Brotherhood of Steel.
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Kennel posted:they should do wrestling matches in UFC shows (and vice versa) they did in 1978 with hogan in japan, brother zetamind2000 fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Sep 12, 2023 |
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mooseinfants posted:Maybe in exchange for acquiring TKO they can sell Star Wars Man, now I really wanna see what Vince would do with the Star Wars IP. Or even just his befuddled face when someone tries to explain the canon to him.
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Gaz-L posted:Vince increasingly looks like he's fled to South America to avoid trial, but forgot to do the actual fleeing. Nick is looking a lot like Shane
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Grendels Dad posted:Man, now I really wanna see what Vince would do with the Star Wars IP. Or even just his befuddled face when someone tries to explain the canon to him. He'd be a big fan of Palps no-selling the Death Star explosion I bet
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Island Nation posted:I know they managed to recoup the money buying LucasArts but how much is their IP now? Dial of Destiny bombed and I'm not sure how eager people want to see a Star Wars movie. Disclaimer: I have not seen nor am I interested in the Disney+ shows Star Wars money is and always has been in licensing, and they are doing just fine with that.
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Kennel posted:they should do wrestling matches in UFC shows (and vice versa) i would love to see the Rolling Loud style reactions of "what the gently caress is this, no one asked for this" to la knight vs angelo dawkins or whatever they would throw on a ufc prelim card
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I miss the old WWE Network, so much content and organized well, all it needed was a playlist feature.
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https://twitter.com/marcraimondi/status/1701688065499296086 its happening
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