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Netflix CEO Says Paul-Tyson Fight 'Really Phenomenal,' Strong Demand For NFL Game Advertising
Friday, December 13, 2024 - 5:16pm | 792Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) recently streamed a live boxing event featuring a match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson which led to difficulties for consumers trying to watch the fight. The company's co-CEO Ted Sarandos highlighted the success of the fight and what's ahead for live...
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Will Trump Body-Slam 2024 Election? New Transition Team Co-Chair Led WWE For Decades
Friday, August 16, 2024 - 1:17pm | 731The McMahon family is synonymous with wrestling thanks to their founding and building of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The family's relationship with former President Donald Trump could be a big storyline for the 2024 election. What Happened: Former WWE President and CEO Linda McMahon was...
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What's New In Ric Flair's Cannabis World? Here's Where To Find Out
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:02pm | 588Ric Flair, the wrestling icon known for his vibrant persona and catchphrase “Wooooo,” is set to make another appearance at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference. Last year, Flair shared his journey in the cannabis industry, mainly focusing on his transition to embracing cannabis,...
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Netflix Enters The Ring: Clinches $5B WWE Deal, Adds Live Wrestling To Streaming Lineup
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 10:26am | 518Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has clinched an unprecedented deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), securing exclusive rights to its flagship program ‘Raw’ and other key programming. What happened: Starting January 2025, after WWE's deal with Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) expires...
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WWE Reportedly Wants To Legalize Betting On Scripted Matches In 2 States
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 1:28am | 508World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) has held talks with state gambling regulators in Colorado and Michigan to legalize betting on scripted match results. What Happened: The professional wrestling promotion is working with accounting company EY (Ernst & Young) to secure the results...
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WWE Reportedly Sold To Saudi Arabia's Private Investment Fund Hours After Vince McMahon Takes Helm
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 1:06am | 497World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (NYSE: WWE) has reportedly been sold to Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. What Happened: The purchase means that the WWE will no longer be a publicly traded company, reported Fox News. The development takes hours after the company said that Stephanie McMahon...
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'I'm The Bad Guy': How WWE's IPO Shifted Vince McMahon's Focus From Heart To Head
Saturday, April 2, 2022 - 6:28pm | 511World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) has come a long way since it completed its initial public offering and became a public company on Oct. 19, 1999. WWE CEO Vince McMahon recently appeared on the Pat McAfee Show to promote WWE WrestleMania 38, which takes place April 2-3 in...
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WWE President Nick Kahn Talks Growth Strategies Ahead Of WrestleMania 38
Friday, April 1, 2022 - 3:02pm | 516World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.'s (NYSE: WWE) WrestleMania 38 is set to take place over the weekend in what will be the first full-capacity two-night WrestleMania event in the company's history. "We thought there was an appetite out there for more WrestleMania," WWE...
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Bullish Sign? AEW Champion 'Hangman' Page Enters The Ring Driving Horned Tesla (Video)
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 11:27pm | 467“Hangman” Adam Page surprised his wrestling fans and rivals on Wednesday as he drove into the AEW Dynamite arena in a Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) car with horns on its bonnet. What Happened: AEW Dynamite, also known as Wednesday Night Dynamite...
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NFTs Coming Soon For WWE Fans: Here's What Investors And Fans Should Know About Fanatics Partnership
Monday, March 28, 2022 - 12:37pm | 421A leading sports brand is partnering with a top sports and entertainment company to grow the brand and fan base and bring non-fungible tokens to the market. What Happened: A partnership between World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) and Fanatics was announced Monday. The partnership will...
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WWE Network Is Moving To NBC's Peacock
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 12:55pm | 446World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is shutting its streaming video network and will instead host its content on NBCUniversal's new direct-to-consumer streaming platform Peacock, the companies said Monday. What Happened: WWE will close its WWE Network streaming platform in the U.S....
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WWE Shares Plunge 23% As Company Ousts Co-Presidents, Downgrades Q4 Expectations
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 12:02am | 318World Wrestling Entertainment's (NYSE: WWE) stock traded remarkably lower in Thursday's after-hours session, as the company announced the departure of its co-presidents. What Happened WWE, a media and entertainment company, announced that co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle...
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Investors Give WWE's Stock An RKO, But These Analysts Aren't Tapping Out
Friday, November 1, 2019 - 4:05pm | 546World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) reported third-quarter results with weakness across the board. Shares fell more than 15%, but analysts aren't tapping out of the stock yet. The Analysts Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne maintains an Overweight rating on WWE's stock...
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KeyBanc: WWE Still A Buy After Mixed Q3
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 12:55pm | 393World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) reported Thursday its third-quarter results, which fell short of investor expectations in certain metrics. KeyBanc says the company remains "strategically well positioned" moving forward. The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Evan Wingren...
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WWE's Stock Is On Fire
Monday, July 16, 2018 - 1:08pm | 419Investors assuming that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX)'s more than 100 percent gain in 2018 makes it the top performing streaming video outlet are wrong as shares of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) are up more than 150 percent. What Happened WWE's strong performance is due to...