According to both the dirtsheets and a few news sources, NBC is expected to reveal this Thursday that they agreed to a new deal with the WWE for their tv shows. The new deal is rumored to be worth at least double what the WWE got in the previous deal.
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Originally Posted by Observer
"There are those within the TV Industry that believe the deal with WWE is done with NBCU and they're going to announce it on Thursday. I have no idea about the money but I would think it's going to be a match of whoever the highest outside bidder was."
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Originally Posted by Inquisitr.com
NBCU and WWE have not announced anything just yet, but WWE may be waiting to allow NBCU to announce the new deal at their upfronts this Thursday in New York. For the last number of years, NBCU has held their cable upfront parties separately, but this year will be holding one big event for all 17 of their channels including the USA Network, Bravo, E!, Oxygen and others.
WWE executives told anyone that asked that they hoped to have a new deal signed by May, as well as have it announced within the month too. So if NBCU announces the new deal this week, it would come as no surprise. WWE hoped to sign back on with NBC, now they may have. This despite rumored interest from Discovery and even Disney.
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