Update on the Ongoing WWE TV Rights Negotiations, When Does WWE Hope to Reach a New Deal?

March 7, 2014

wwe tv rights Business Week spoke to WWE CFO George Barrios recently regarding WWE's ongoing TV negotiations, and Barrios had the following to say to the publication:

"We think we’ll be able to announce a new domestic rights partner at the end of April or beginning of May."

The report notes that according to its sources, WWE has negotiated with AMC Networks, Viacom, Time Warner, Turner Networks, and 21st Century Fox Inc, and of course NBC Universal, who had the first, exclusive negotiating rights with WWE.

It should also be noted that NBCU has the contractual right to match any offer made to WWE before WWE can sign any new TV rights agreement.

It's also interesting to note that Viacom owns SpikeTV, the network which airs TNA Impact Wrestling, and used to air WWE Raw until WWE signed with NBC Universal in 2005.

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.