It’s certainly made oliver a megafan, and he is now able to watch the weekly smackdown and raw shows with his dad. Previously, without a tnt sport subscription, his options were limited to the monthly events available on the wwe network.
“Now that wwe is on Netflix, he watches it probably four times a week. It’s his go-to programs,” Says Paul.
“It’s really opened up a huge door for him. What’s great for me as a dad is i used to be in wrestling when I was his age as well, so it’s nice to share that journey with him”.
And he’s far from alone. On Thursday, Industry Magazine Broadcast, external Reported that the move to netflix had significantly increased uk engagement with both shows, with raw ranked Among the platform’s top 10 shows in nine of its first 10 weeks.
The picture is less clear in the US. Back in February, externalMark Shapiro, a Chief at WWE Parent Company TKO, Told Investors That Raw Viewership was up 13% for the year to date compared to its previous home on usa network – Rising to 38% if the heavily promoted opening Night is included.
However, Thurston’s Research, external Suggests that raw and smackdown Viewership has since levelled off to numbers blessed on usa.
And figures are continuing to fall, externalnot to an alarming amount, but certainly indicating that, potentially, weekly events on the streamer may not be as much of a growth area as major live events.
Regardless, he sees the trade -off as worth it for netflix in the long run – particularly looking ahead to wrestlemania’s global debut tonight, which is expected to break streaming records.
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