In an interview with the Wrap, WWE President Nick Khan spoke about the big announcement from earlier today that the WWE Network will become part of NBC’s Peacock service starting in March. Here are highlights:
On how the deal benefits WWE: “No, so here’s what it is. Vince McMahon and the WWF, at the time, were the first movers from closed circuit to pay-per-view in the early ’80s, the first mover in the sports/entertainment space, outside of Netflix, to the SVOD model in 2014, and we believe the first mover, again, in this deal to partner with a massive conglomerate that has significant reach, in order to serve our fans and expand our audience.