21 Facts About WWE Network

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

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The logo initially used for the WWE Network eventually became the standard logo used by the WWE corporation in August 2014.

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3.

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

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4.

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

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5.

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

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6.

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

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7.

WWE Network decided to partner with Endeavor Streaming to provide infrastructure and billing services, and Massive Interactive to develop a new front-end and mobile apps.

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8.

New WWE Network platform launched in July 2019, ahead of SummerSlam.

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9.

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

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10.

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

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11.

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

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12.

WWE 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.

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13.

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

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14.

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

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15.

The WWE Network service is not available in the Russian-controlled regions of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

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16.

The Channel known as WWE Channel as against WWE Network seen in the rest of the world, is an all in one stop shop for everything WWE in Sub Saharan Africa.

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17.

WWE Network previously offered "WWE Collections", which are video packages of memorable characters and storylines.

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18.

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

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19.

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

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20.

WWE Network 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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21.

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

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