Tony Khan’s wrestling promotion will feature prominently on the popular streaming service. Episodes of AEW’s weekly show, dynamite and collision, In addition to airing on TBS and TNT respectively, it will also be simulcast on Max on Wednesday and Saturday nights. Past episodes are also available to watch on-demand. AEW’s television programming has been broadcast on the WBD network from the beginning, so the move to Max has been a long process.
“This extension continues the legacy of iconic wrestling events airing on TBS and TNT, while also establishing a new legacy for AEW with weekly live broadcasts on Max,” Khan said in a statement.
Also starting next year, AEW’s pay-per-view events will be available to Max subscribers at a discount. This is a significant departure from WWE’s current model in the United States, which allows fans to watch premium live events through a standard Peacock subscription without paying any additional fees. But AEW doesn’t seem ready to give up the revenue it makes from independent event purchases just yet. It’s not yet known what the discount will be; AEW says it will share more details “in the coming months.”
Until now, AEW fans had to purchase premium programming from a hodgepodge of obscure services like Bleacher Report and TrillerTV, or directly from their cable/satellite provider. Recently, YouTube has also started offering these activities. But under the new arrangement, AEW said “all marketing and promotional activities for these PPV events [will be] Totally Max-centric.
New rights deals reportedly total around $150 million annually Complete variety Sources, this is another example of streaming demand for live sports and sports-related content. Warner Bros. Discovery Channel is gearing up to launch Venu Sports, billed as the ultimate sports streaming service later this year with partners Disney and Fox, for $42.99 a month.
