Netflix just recently tattooed a $5 billion handle World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for special rights to particular occasions like RAW in some areas, nevertheless, SuperSport fans in Sub-Saharan Africa can feel confident their WWE repair is safe.
MultiChoiceowner of SuperSport, verifies their existing agreement with WWE stays untouched by the Netflix offer.
Netflix’s ten-year contract with WWE consists of choose worldwide rights, consisting of a future home for Raw in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and other markets beginning January 2025.
This follows completion of WWE’s domestic handle Comcast.
Regardless of current reports recommending Netflix would end up being the unique WWE center outside the United States, MultiChoice clarifies that SuperSport’s Sub-Saharan Africa rights protected in 2017 and broadened in 2019 are independent and stay undamaged.
While SuperSport’s instant WWE grip isn’t threatened, Netflix’s entry into live occasions might be a long-lasting issue for the pay-TV giant.
The streaming giant’s monetary muscle, along with other gamers like Google, Disney, and Amazon, might ultimately challenge SuperSport’s supremacy in the area.