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Sony’s WWE renewal includes WWE Network, Wrestlemania debuts on Fox Sports PPV

AJ Styles fights against Humberto Carrillo during the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view in Riyadh (by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has finalised an extension and expansion to its rights deal in the Indian subcontinent with US-based wrestling organisation WWE, securing exclusive access to OTT platform WWE Network in the region.

First reported by SportBusiness Media in February, Sony’s new five-year deal, running from 2020 to 2024, grants it the rights to air Raw, SmackDown, NXT and WWE pay-per-view specials live on its sports and digital platforms in English, Hindi and regional languages.

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