XBOX One To Distribute WWE Network

By R. Thomas Umstead
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The WWE Network has pinned down another distribution partner, having reached agreement with Microsoft’s Xbox One gaming console.

Xbox One users can download the WWE Network app to receive the $9.99 per month OTT service, which offers original WWE content, on demand programming and the wrestling outfit’s pay-per-view events, including this Sunday’s Extreme Rules show, according to WWE officials.  

The WWE Network, which has more than 660,000 subscribers according to the WWE, is available through Apple TV, Roku streaming devices, Sony PlayStation 3 and Sony PlayStation 4, Apple iPad and iPhone, Amazon’s Kindle Fire devices and Android devices, as well as on desktops and laptops via WWE.com.  

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.