Kemo
10-29-2015, 05:05 PM
WWE’s third quarter financial results were chock full of information about the state of the WWE Network. Here are the highlights:
– WWE Network had 1,233,000 paid subscribers at the end of Q3 2015, and averaged approximately 1,173,000 paid subscribers during the quarter, representing a 62% increase from Q3 2014.
– Total subscribers increased 79% to more than 1.3 million from the third quarter 2014; paid subscribers increased 7% to more than 1.2 million from the second quarter 2015.
– Network revenue reached a record of $145.8 million on a trailing 12-month basis.
– WWE Network is set to launch in Germany and Japan this January. WWE is also working on plans for expanding in China, the Philippines and Thailand.
– The Madison Square Garden live special featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show recently became the most-watched WWE Network program, excluding the monthly pay-per-view events. The Stone Cold Podcasts and ‘Swerved’ are also among the most watched shows.
– WWE is working on WWE Network user experience improvements, including search upgrades, the ability to organize content as themed “collections” and allowing non-subscribers the ability to explore
– WWE is adding around 90 hours of original content to the WWE Network in the 4th quarter, including Breaking Ground and WWE 24 episodes.
– The on-demand library currently has more than 3,700 hours of content with more being added.
– WWE Network had 1,233,000 paid subscribers at the end of Q3 2015, and averaged approximately 1,173,000 paid subscribers during the quarter, representing a 62% increase from Q3 2014.
– Total subscribers increased 79% to more than 1.3 million from the third quarter 2014; paid subscribers increased 7% to more than 1.2 million from the second quarter 2015.
– Network revenue reached a record of $145.8 million on a trailing 12-month basis.
– WWE Network is set to launch in Germany and Japan this January. WWE is also working on plans for expanding in China, the Philippines and Thailand.
– The Madison Square Garden live special featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show recently became the most-watched WWE Network program, excluding the monthly pay-per-view events. The Stone Cold Podcasts and ‘Swerved’ are also among the most watched shows.
– WWE is working on WWE Network user experience improvements, including search upgrades, the ability to organize content as themed “collections” and allowing non-subscribers the ability to explore
– WWE is adding around 90 hours of original content to the WWE Network in the 4th quarter, including Breaking Ground and WWE 24 episodes.
– The on-demand library currently has more than 3,700 hours of content with more being added.