WWE Network

WWE Network

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Type of business	Division
Type of site	OTT video streaming platform
Available in	List Arabic Chinese (Mandarin) English French German Hindi Indonesian Japanese Korean Portuguese Russian Spanish Tagalog
Dissolved	January 2025; 9 months' time
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 NOW, 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	Streaming media video on demand digital distribution
URL	network.wwe.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Required
Users	1.5 million (as of October 30, 2020[update])
Launched	February 24, 2014; 10 years ago (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. It primarily distributes original professional wrestling events, television and documentary series, and a 24-hour linear channel produced by the eponymous professional wrestling promotion, alongside acquired programming from other wrestling promotions.

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 launced 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, effectively shutting down the WWE Network in most markets.^[1]