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WWE to bring back 'SmackDown' to NBCUniversal's USA Network
  + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Apr 2, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; L to R; Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman and during Wrestlemania Night 2 at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 21 (Reuters) - WWE's "Friday Night SmackDown" will be back on USA Network late next year, after the wrestling company struck a new partnership deal with Comcast's (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal to air more shows. WWE, part of TKO Group (TKO.N), will also produce four primetime specials per year for NBC as part of the five-year deal. "With Friday nights on USA, primetime specials on NBC, and the WWE hub on Peacock, we'll continue to use the power of our portfolio to super-serve this passionate fanbase," NBCUniversal Entertainment Chairman Frances Berwick said. USA Network is currently home to "WWE NXT" and "WWE Raw".
Persons: Sikoa, Paul Heyman, Joe Camporeale, we'll, Frances Berwick, Samrhitha, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Anil D'Silva Organizations: USA Network, WWE, NBC, Thomson Locations: Inglewood , CA, USA, SoFi, Bengaluru
Shinsuke Nakamura and Karrion Kross wrestle during the WWE SmackDown at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on May 5, 2023, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. WWE's "Friday Night SmackDown" will return to USA Network in October 2024 as part of a five-year domestic media rights partnership between TKO Group Holdings and NBCUniversal , WWE said Thursday. WWE does not expect to reach a rights agreement for its flagship show "Raw" until next year. "SmackDown" has been on Fox since October 2019, with a rights agreement for $205 million per year in a five-year deal. "SmackDown" last appeared on USA Network from 2016 to 2019.
Persons: Shinsuke Nakamura, Karrion Kross, Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, WWE's, Frances Berwick, we'll Organizations: WWE, Coliseo, Coliseo de Puerto Rico, USA Network, NBCUniversal, CNBC, Fox, Holdings, Endeavor, NYSE, NBC, NBCUniversal Entertainment Locations: Coliseo de Puerto, San Juan , Puerto Rico, USA
The Golden Globes are returning to NBC
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: 1 min
(CNN) The Golden Globes are coming back to television. "We recognize the HFPA's commitment to ongoing change and look forward to welcoming back the Golden Globes to NBC for its landmark 80th Anniversary in January 2023," Frances Berwick, chairman of entertainment networks for NBCUniversal television and streaming, said in a statement. NBC had announced in 2021 that it would temporarily end a decades-long relationship and not carry the 2022 ceremony after controversy mounted over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's lack of diversity and ethical questions related to financial benefits given to some members, such as a hotel stay in connection with an "Emily in Paris" junket. The HFPA has since been working to rebuild its reputation.
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