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WWE Universe

The official WWE app for on-demand and event video: streaming WWE shows, pay-per-view and archive content across Android, iOS and Apple TV. I contributed to the native Android app at Massive Interactive and Deltatre.

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WWE Universe is the official WWE video app: on-demand streaming of WWE shows, pay-per-view events and archive content, delivered across phones, tablets and the living room. I contributed to the native Android app while at Massive Interactive and later Deltatre; the same product also ships on iOS and on Apple TV (tvOS).

It is a streaming product, not a game. The complexity lives in video playback, entitlements and catalogue, not in screens.

Where the engineering pressure sits

Streaming apps concentrate their difficulty in the parts a user never names. The video has to start fast and stay stable across variable mobile networks, so playback runs on adaptive streaming (ExoPlayer, the standard Android media stack) with DRM-protected streams and resilient buffering. The catalogue has to track WWE’s real programming, so shows, events and pay-per-view content appear and expire on schedule. And the same content has to feel right in two very different places: a touch phone in your hand and a ten-foot Apple TV interface driven by a remote, sharing a catalogue but diverging in navigation and playback controls.

What it does

  • On-demand streaming of WWE shows, events and archive content
  • Live and pay-per-view event streaming tied to WWE programming
  • Catalogue browsing, search and continue-watching
  • Adaptive video playback with DRM-protected streams (ExoPlayer on Android)
  • Sign-in and entitlement checks for subscriber content
  • Delivery across Android phones and tablets, iOS, and Apple TV (tvOS)

Where to find it

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WWE Universe?

WWE Universe is the official WWE app for streaming WWE video: on-demand shows, events and pay-per-view content, with catalogue browsing and continue-watching, across Android, iOS and Apple TV.

What platforms does it run on?

Android phones and tablets (Google Play), iOS (App Store), and Apple TV running tvOS.

What did David work on?

He contributed to the native Android app while at Massive Interactive and Deltatre.

What is the video stack?

Native adaptive streaming with DRM-protected content. On Android this uses ExoPlayer, the standard Android media player, with protected playback and resilient buffering across changing network conditions.