Vince Comments on WWE TV Rights Expiring & NBC’s Exclusive Negotiating Window, Hulu Losing WWE Replay Rights?

December 17, 2013

wwe tv rights According to Variety.com, NBC Universal must accept or reject WWE's final offer for a television rights renewal agreement by February 15 of 2014. If NBC Universal declines, then WWE will accept bids from other potential partners until February 28. WWE is planning to select its media partners by March 4. However, WWE programming will remain with its current television partners until October 2014. Vince McMahon was quoted as saying the following in the Variety report:

"WWE is a proven ratings juggernaut, making USA Network No. 1 for the past eight years and delivering more average viewers than every sports property, with the exception of the NFL. Given the increasing demand for live, DVR-proof content, we believe the market will value our programming significantly above where we’ve been in the past."

Variety.com is also reporting that Hulu might lose the next day air rights to WWE programming if a new TV deal is signed. WWE CFO George Barrios told Variety that partners who pay licensing fees are now expecting to get the TV Everywhere distribution rights.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.