WWE Network Heads to Peacock as NBCU Looks to Bulk Up Streaming Subscriptions

The OTT service's 1.2 million base will migrate in March

Beginning March 18, professional wrestling programming cornerstones like WrestleMania will migrate from the over-the-top premium network WWE Network to NBCUniversal’s fledgling streaming service, Peacock.

As part of a landmark multi-year licensing deal, NBCUniversal will bring 17,000 hours of WWE Network’s programming, including back-catalogue content, original series, in-ring shows, documentaries and pay-per-view events, to Peacock’s premium ad-supported and ad-free tiers. In turn, WWE Network will shut down its own over-the-top service, which currently has 1.2 million subscribers in the U.S.,

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