WWE has been shaking up its streaming platforms recently, with the latest development coming via a partnership with X, formerly known as Twitter. The two have signed a two-year deal for a new weekly series called WWE Speed, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will be exclusive to X and will feature timed matches lasting less than five minutes.
Well-known wrestlers across the WWE franchise are ready to participate in WWE Speed. The plan is for the series to be filmed with a live studio audience, with new episodes airing weekly, starting this spring. WWE Speed will be the last sports show on X. The platform broadcast exclusive content in partnership with Fox during the last FIFA World Cup. This year, she will work with NBC Universal to air segments during the Paris Olympics.
As for the world of WWE, X isn't the only company getting in on the action. The news follows Netflix's recent acquisition of WWE's flagship show, Monday Night Raw, for an announced amount of $5 billion over 10 years. The deal includes weekly shows in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and elsewhere, as well as broadcasting WWE shows. NXT And Smack down in countries outside the United States. International audiences will also have access to documentaries, new shows and more original series starting next year.
Netflix users in the United States will likely have to wait a while to access more content. WWE Programs. NBC Universal would pay $1.4 billion over the next five years to broadcast Smack down on USA Network, while the CW pays between $100,000 and $250,000 for the same broadcast period NXT.