AEW and Warner Bros. Sign Multi-Year Deal: Maximum Live Streaming and More

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AEW and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached a multi-year deal that will see programming continue on TNT and TBS and live broadcast on Max in 2025.

Published Wed, Oct 02, 2024 3:34:08 PM -0500

by Ray Flook

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After months of speculation about what the future might hold for the CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan's All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBDD), we finally got some answers. Earlier today, AEW and WBD announced that they had reached a multi-year extension (estimated at “more than $150 million per year, all things considered”) that will lock programming on TNT and TBS while locking down AEW programming The Max streaming service would bring it to the station. Primarily: AEW Dynamite (Wednesdays on TBS) and AEW Collision (Saturdays on TNT) isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

Additionally, the new deal will increase the professional wrestling company's social media presence and give AEW the opportunity to offer additional programming for WBD in the future. Additionally, Max will also begin live-streaming AEW programming for the first time, the same month WWE Raw moves to Netflix. As for AEW pay-per-view events, Max will distribute them at a discounted rate and handle marketing and promotion for the events. Don't expect this to happen in the immediate future, however, as it's eyeing a launch sometime “later in 2025” – which gives plenty of time for event pricing and other details to be rolled out.

Here's a look at the deal announcement teaser released this afternoon:

Khan shared that the contract extension “continues the tradition of iconic wrestling events broadcast on TBS and TNT, while establishing a new legacy for AEW through weekly live streams on Max for years to come.” Kathleen FinchChairman and CEO of US Networks, WBD, added: “Tony Khan and the entire AEW team have been incredible partners, and we are very excited about this expanded agreement to bring TNT and TBS and TNT and TBS amazing new AEW content and – “We're focused on delivering fresh and authentic experiences to AEW's passionate and engaged fan base, while introducing them to our growing slate of high-quality sports and entertainment properties on TNT and beyond.

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