Fox Sports college football analyst Clay Travis believes World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. WWE and Netflix, Inc. NFLX are a match made in heaven. In fact, according to Travis, who is a WWE shareholder, WWE and UFC could be a quick fix to Netflix’s one remaining shortcoming: live programming.
“Given how rapidly media companies have gobbled up independent companies like Pixar, Dreamworks, Marvel and Lucas Films over the past decade, it’s inevitable that someone will come along and buy out WWE as well,” Travis argues.
He estimates Netflix could instantly add hundreds of thousands of unique WWE Network subscribers to its platform if it were to combine the two services.
Travis places a $2.5 billion price tag on WWE, but points out that Netflix already plans to spend $6 billion on exclusive content this year.
Travis calls his potential deal a “steal” for Netflix and points out that Comcast Corporation CMCSA is already paying nearly $250 annually for WWE programming which it doesn’t own. Comcast also doesn’t even have access to archived WWE content. At that annual rate, Travis believes Netflix could have a WWE buyout paid for in 10 years.
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