The WWE announced its 3rd Quarter earnings on November 1st with mixed news as the company saw a decline in its profits and revenue from last year yet it beat analyst expectations. The big news from the earnings call is that the WWE has decided on a pay subscription model for its WWE Network. The […]
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Report: UFC 151 cancellation estimated at a $40 million economic loss
MMA Fighting reports the financial impact of the cancellation of 151 caused a $40 million impact on all parties involved. Not only were fighters on the card financially impacted , but the trickle down of parties impacted by the loss including, hotels, taxis, restaurants, clubs and gambling revenue. The UFC had invested $2 million in […]
The Wrestling Post: WWE Earnings for 2nd Quarter
World Wrestling Entertainment announced its 2nd Quarter results for 2012. Revenues were off by $1 million from last year and there was no word on the launch of the WWE Network. The much-talked about Network and the much-maligned film division were the key reasons for the shortfall in this quarter’s revenues. Interestingly, the launch of […]
Zuffa Maintains “BB” Credit Rating After $50M Add-On
Standard and Poor’s February report states that it has maintained Zuffa’s credit rating at “BB” following a $50 million add-on proposed to it’s senior secured term loan, which now has a sum of $525 million. The issue-level rating on the term loan in ‘BB’, which is the same as the corporate credit rating, with a […]
SEC Files Order Against ProElite
On March 20th, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an administrative release stating that ProElite was delinquent in its periodic filings with the Commission, having filed some but not all of the required periodic reports. The release can be read below: SEC PE Filing The order states the following: ” ProElite, Inc. (“PELE”) (CIK No. […]