{"id":15447,"date":"2016-04-04T14:33:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T19:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15447"},"modified":"2016-06-16T16:37:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T21:37:14","slug":"wwe-announces-latest-network-subscriber-count-wrestlemania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/04\/wwe-announces-latest-network-subscriber-count-wrestlemania\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces latest Network subscriber count post-WM32"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2225638266\" 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/wwe-network-reaches-record-1-190000801.html\" target=\"_blank\">announced their latest Network subscriber count on Monday<\/a> after the anticipated uptick for WrestleMania 32.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Total paid subscribers as of Monday was 1.454 million.<\/p>\n<p>WWE is headlining with a total of 1.824 million paid and free trial subscribers. That indicates 370,000 free trial subscribers, or 20 percent of the total.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The total number of domestic paid subscribers is down from last year. Domestic paid after WM32 is 1.109 million compared to 1.123 million after WM31.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The total paid subscriber count of 1.454 million is up 11 percent from 1.315 million after WM31 last year.<\/p>\n<p>The concern for investors &#8211; as evidenced by the stock falling after the news release and conference call at 3:00 p.m. EST &#8211; is whether WWE will\u00a0retain free trial subscribers after WrestleMania, especially when domestic paid subscribers was down from WM31 to WM32.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if WWE can maintain this year&#8217;s overall growth since\u00a0The Churn was a significant factor after last year&#8217;s WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory was made last night with both a record-setting crowd at AT&amp;T Stadium and more households than ever before watching WrestleMania on WWE Network,\u201d said WWE Chairman &amp; CEO Vince McMahon in a press release. \u201cWWE Network continues to drive transformative growth for our company.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2390148364\" 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>\u201cResults today further demonstrate the power of our brand, illustrate our potential to drive long-term growth and provide evidence that we are effectively executing our multi-platform content strategy,\u201d said George Barrios, WWE Chief Strategy &amp; Financial Officer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 Numbers Break Down Post-WM32<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.824 million total paid &amp; free trial<\/li>\n<li>1.454 million total paid\n<ul>\n<li>1.109 million domestic paid (76%)<\/li>\n<li>345,000 international paid (24%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The total number of domestic paid subscribers is down from last year&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 Numbers Break Down Post-WM31<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.315 million total paid &amp; free trial<\/li>\n<li>1.315 million total paid (no free trial last year)\n<ul>\n<li>1.123 million domestic paid (85%)<\/li>\n<li>192,000 international paid (15%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/04\/wwe-network-conference-call-release-wwe-confident-can-translate-free-paid-q1-q2-numerical-expectations-overall-2016-earnings-prediction-chinas-presence-piracy\/\" target=\"_blank\">WWE Conference Call Report on Network Subs<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/04\/wwe-network-subscriber-count-many-people-subscribed-wrestlemania-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jump in Network Subs during WM32 Week<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-228175268\"><div id=\"pwtor-2322287798\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE announced their latest Network subscriber count on Monday after the anticipated uptick for WrestleMania 32. &#8211; Total paid subscribers as of Monday was 1.454 million. 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