{"id":10630,"date":"2016-02-11T08:43:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T14:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=10630"},"modified":"2016-02-11T09:01:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T15:01:10","slug":"wwenetworksubs2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/11\/wwenetworksubs2015\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE NETWORK &#8211; Latest subscriber count to conclude 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-630585014\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE&#8217;s latest WWE Network count declined in the Fourth Quarter 2015 due to a loss of domestic subscribers. (<a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/wwe-reports-strong-fourth-quarter-133000601.html\" target=\"_blank\">WWE Q4-2015 Financial Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2015 total was 1.217 million total paid subscribers. This was down slightly from 1.233 million at the end of the Third Quarter.<\/p>\n<p>In the quarter, WWE lost 50,000 domestic subscribers. WWE added 34,000 international subscribers as the Network became available in new markets, such as India, to arrive at a net decline of 16,000 (one percent).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/02\/WWEQ4Netsubs.png\" alt=\"WWEQ4Netsubs\" width=\"566\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/02\/WWEQ4Netsubs.png 566w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/02\/WWEQ4Netsubs-300x68.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE reported an increase in their\u00a0average paid subscribers metric, which is essentially their profit break-even point. The Q4 figure was\u00a01.237 million average paid, up from 1.173 million in Q3 and 1.216 million in Q2.<\/p>\n<p>WWE has comfortably passed the break-even point, but is not yet in the territory of delivering\u00a0big profitability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Financially, the WWE Network category produced $37.2 million in fourth quarter revenue. \u00a0This compares to $27.2 million in Q4-2014 during the ramp-up phase.<\/p>\n<p>WWE noted that\u00a0&#8220;licensed partner agreements&#8221; impacted their Network revenue.\u00a0WWE reported that nine percent of their Network subs were from\u00a0the agreements, lowering their revenue per subscriber.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Looking ahead to the First Quarter 2016, WWE is expecting a slight increase in Network subscribers due to\u00a0the lead-up\u00a0to WrestleMania.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3856493332\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Their prediction is 1.280 million average paid subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>WWE\u00a0expects a bigger increase in the Second Quarter since WM32 takes place in April. WWE will release an updated Network count the day after Mania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE is also looking to boost subscriber numbers by adding more original content. WWE is expecting to add &#8220;more than 300 hours of original content&#8221; in 2016, an increase from the pace in 2015. 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