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WWE Earnings disappoint for Q4

February 24, 2012 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

The WWE announced its Q4 2011 results on Thursday and the earnings were described as disappointing. WWE earnings were lower for the fifth straight quarter. The main culprit for the poor performance of the company was its film division and television licensing decisions according to Vince McMahon. In addition, costs from starting the WWE Network […]

WWE Network set for April 1 launch

December 5, 2011 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

The WWE Network is set to launch on April 1st of next year. The Sports Business Journal reports that its in talks with In Demand and other cable operators to carry the network. The WWE expects to reach 40 million homes with its network which would have the same reach as Fuel TV and the […]

WWE announces third quarter earnings

November 5, 2011 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

The WWE announced its 3rd quarter earnings this past Thursday in a conference call hosted by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and other WWE executives. Despite beating analysts expectations for Q3 earnings, net income for WWE fell to $10.6 million vs. $14.3 million in 2010. The WWE announced that revenues totaled $108.5 million as opposed to […]

WWE Network coming in 2012

September 6, 2011 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

Cageside Seats reports that the WWE Network is coming to cable systems in 2012. A teaser played on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw on USA and a story followed on WWE.com. Via WWE.com It’s the WWE Network. And, as the world learned this week, it’s on its way in 2012. All we know […]

McMahon denies any ties with UFC in company earnings call

August 6, 2011 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE announced its 2nd quarter earnings on Thursday as it beat analyst expectations. In its earnings call, Vince McMahon dismissed any partnership with the UFC for a television network.The question came as a result of Dana White’s recent visit to WWE headquarters. White was vague about the reason for his visit while McMahon indicated that […]