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Paul Rouse: Wrestling on Netflix makes future of sports TV impossible to predict

Netflix has agreed a deal that will see it broadcast live sport as a centrepiece of its offerings. What will that mean for other sports?
Paul Rouse: Wrestling on Netflix makes future of sports TV impossible to predict

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - MAY 06: Bad Bunny enters the ring during the WWE Backlash at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on May 06, 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.(Photo by Gladys Vega/ Getty Images)

The churn in the broadcast of sport gathered momentum this week.

Netflix has agreed a deal that will see it broadcast live sport as a centrepiece of its offerings. For ten years – beginning next January – it has exclusive rights to Wrestling Entertainment’s flagship ‘Raw’ programme.

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