Update on WWE Raw on Netflix runtime, commercial breaks – Figure Four Online
Exclusive access to podcasts and newslettersSeveral changes to the broadcast are expected when Raw makes its debut on Netflix tonight. WWE Vice President and Line Producer Brian Fadem recently spoke with the Sports Business Journal about what fans can expect now that Raw has entered the streaming world. “The global side is huge, we know we’re exposed to a way bigger market than we normally would be as a domestic product,” Fadem said. “We want to make this show the spectacle, the level that we feel like it should be on a new platform like Netflix. The vibe I get around WrestleMania week is very much the vibe I am getting today, and this past week.”Fadem also addressed commercial breaks and Raw’s runtime with the move to Netflix. He revealed that international viewers will not have the same number of commercial breaks as those in the United States. “While you might go to commercials if you’re in Texas, if you’re in Italy you’re going to see us continue content,” said Fadem. “You’re going to see the continuation of a match. You’re going to see exclusive interviews with our talent. You might see an exclusive package that will only be viewed on that international level.”Fadem also says incorporating drones into the broadcast is a top priority for WWE’s production team.“That’s one thing we’re really going to try to lean into,” said Fadem of the drones. “Getting these drones to be used in intimate ways and really take the viewer who’s at home, trying to get them to feel here like everyone else.”Paul “Triple H” Levesque revealed in an interview yesterday that Raw’s runtime will be flexible with the move to streaming. However, our own Bryan Alvarez notes that tonight’s debut show has been clocked in at around 3 hours and twenty minutes. “Tonight’s debut RAW on Netflix was timed out yesterday at 3 hours 20 minutes,” Alvarez wrote. Exclusive access to podcasts and newsletters© 2025 Figure Four Weekly. All Rights Reserved.
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