ESPN’s hasty rollout for its new app to align with football season, plus a WWE deal that came together much sooner than anticipated, is all coming to a head. The network was not ready to have app-exclusive live programming this quickly, before it could finalize distribution deals with several key partners.

ESPN this weekend will welcome WWE as a foundational pillar for the company and the launch of its new direct-to-consumer model with its first premium live event -- Wrestlepalooza -- to be streamed on the new app.

Last week, the WWE announced a new network and app for phones, tablets, and game consoles that would allow subscribers access to the company’s massive back catalog of wrestling dramas. Developed over the last two years at a cost of millions of dollars ...

(KTAL/KMSS) — In a major television move, WWE is switching streaming partners (again) with a move to the yet-to-launch ESPN Unlimited app in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. The question is, will fans follow them this time? The WWE has a history of staying ...

ESPN, considered the top sports network, has positioned itself in that space via an array of moves that have resulted in new opportunities and platforms, but its latest ventures have garnered mixed responses online. ESPN announced this week new ...

WWE makes its ESPN debut Saturday night from Indianapolis with Wrestlepalooza, the first premium live event to broadcast on the cable sports network's direct-to-consumer app.

The historic first WWE premium live event on the new ESPN app, Wrestlepalooza, was headlined by Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Dr

WWE has been the hottest thing around. And the heat will be turned up on Saturday when it presents King and Queen of the Ring from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The premium live event brings back the popular tournament declaring the king and queen of the WWE for ...