ESPN seeks to join WWE streaming access lawsuit
ESPN has filed a motion to intervene in a class-action lawsuit brought against WWE. The lawsuit centers on subscriber access to WWE's Premium Live Events (PLEs) after they were made exclusive to an ESPN streaming service.
Key Takeaways
- ESPN filed a motion to intervene in a class-action lawsuit filed against WWE.
- The lawsuit focuses on subscriber access to WWE Premium Live Events, or PLEs.
- WWE’s PLEs became exclusive to ESPN’s streaming service.
- The dispute is tied to how subscribers can access those events.
Why It Matters
ESPN’s motion brings the streaming platform directly into a subscriber-access dispute tied to WWE Premium Live Events. That makes the case about more than WWE’s distribution decisions; it also touches ESPN’s role as the exclusive streaming destination for those events. For the broader streaming ecosystem, it is another example of exclusivity changes creating legal friction around access. What to watch next is whether the court grants ESPN’s intervention and how the lawsuit frames subscriber access to PLEs.
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