26 Facts About WWE 24

WWE 24 Network is a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and digital television network owned by the American entertainment company WWE 24.

WWE 24 Network was launched on February 24,2014, in the United States, in Canada in July of that year, and expanded to the Asia-Pacific region and select European countries in August.

In September 2011, WWE 24 officially announced plans to launch the WWE 24 Network in 2012 as a pay-TV channel.

WWE 24 then conducted a survey asking people if they would pay for the WWE 24 Network if it were a premium channel.

On Old School Raw in January 2014, WWE 24 ran teasers promoting an announcement on January 8 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, later confirming that the announcement concerned the WWE 24 Network.

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At the Consumer Electronics Show, WWE 24 revealed a comprehensive plan which would see a launch date of February 24,2014 in the United States.

WWE 24's goal was to reach one million subscribers by the end of 2014.

On July 30,2015, WWE 24 revealed the number of subscribers for the Network at 1.

WWE 24 announced the network would launch in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Japan on January 5,2016, followed by Thailand and the Philippines on February 29,2016.

In January 2019, WWE 24 Network signed with Endeavor Streaming to replace BAMTech as its operating partner.

WWE 24's decision was motivated by the acquisition of BAMTech by Disney.

Co-president George Barrios cited concerns over how BAMTech's relationships with third-party partners would be impacted by the sale, while WWE 24 sought greater control over the service and its operations, intending to partner with another vendor or take the service entirely in-house.

In March 2020, amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and to promote WrestleMania 36, WWE 24 Network made a selection of its premium content and archives available free for a limited time.

On January 25,2021, WWE announced that NBCUniversal Television and Streaming had acquired the exclusive U S distribution rights to WWE Network, and that the service would be folded into the NBCUniversal-owned streaming service Peacock on March 18,2021 .

WWE 24 committed to produce a "signature documentary" for the service annually beginning in 2022.

WWE 24 stated that the content migration would be completed by August 2021.

WWE 24 Network is currently available through 186 out of 193 United Nations member states and two observer states such as the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

In late 2017, Liechtenstein and China were added to the list of non-available countries the WWE 24 Network is still available in the Chinese special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau as well as ROC-controlled Taiwan and Fujian.

Since January 2021, WWE 24 Network is available in India as an add-on subscription through the SonyLIV streaming service.

Amidst the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military, WWE 24 announced on March 3,2022, that it had terminated the broadcasting relationship with Russia and shut down the WWE 24 Network in the country, in line with the global sanctions imposed by the United States.

On September 28,2022, WWE 24 announced an agreement with its Australian rightsholder Foxtel, which will see WWE 24 Network merged into its streaming service Binge beginning in January 2023.

On January 1,2020 WWE 24 launched a 24hr channel on South African satellite tv broadcaster, DStv.

In July 2019, WWE 24 updated the network and subsequently removed all collections.

Archive content on the Peacock-hosted version of WWE 24 Network is being further edited for content by NBCUniversal.

WWE 24 released videos under the header "Home video classics" which include various previous home video releases that had been originally released under Coliseum Video.

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WWE 24 is not willing to adjust their PPV costs to satellite and cable companies, which is unfair to their customers.