{"id":18762,"date":"2016-05-10T08:47:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=18762"},"modified":"2016-05-10T14:18:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T19:18:42","slug":"wwe-q1-2016-ppv-revenue-nearing-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/10\/wwe-q1-2016-ppv-revenue-nearing-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Q1 2016 &#8211; PPV Revenue nearing extinction (updated w\/PPV Buys)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1281145193\" 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 traditional Pay-Per-View business is nearly extinct, as WWE reported only $2.1 million in revenue for the First Quarter 2016.<\/p>\n<p>However, PPV revenue should uptick\u00a0in the\u00a0Second Quarter when WrestleMania PPV revenue is reported.<\/p>\n<p>The only two traditional PPV events in the first quarter were Royal Rumble and Fast Lane, which combined to generate $2.1 million in PPV revenue.<\/p>\n<p>This compares to $9.0 million in Q1-2015, which included revenue from WrestleMania 31.<\/p>\n<p>On a linear basis, WWE generated $3.6 million in PPV revenue during the previous period, Fourth Quarter 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The PPV trendline from last year&#8217;s First Quarter to this year&#8217;s looks like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Q1-2015: $9.0 million (WM31 quarter)<\/li>\n<li>Q2-2015: $3.5 million<\/li>\n<li>Q3-2015: $4.5 million (SSlam quarter)<\/li>\n<li>Q4-2015: $3.6 million<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q5-2016: $2.1 million<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, WWE noted that &#8220;an anticipated decline in pay-per-view revenue partially offset <i>WWE Network<\/i> growth,&#8221; which points to the effects of WrestleMania in a different quarter and WWE still trying to transition traditional PPV customers over to the Network.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3190095583\" 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><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong>WWE released more PPV data in their <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.corporate.wwe.com\/Cache\/c34256587.html\" target=\"_blank\">10-K SEC filing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WWE generated a total of 153,000 PPV buys in the First Quarter, translating to average revenue per buy of only $14.92.<\/p>\n<p>This points to the majority of buys from international sources where WWE typically\u00a0gets less money than a traditional domestic PPV purchase.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3209358283\"><div id=\"pwtor-2162257838\"><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&#8217;s traditional Pay-Per-View business is nearly extinct, as WWE reported only $2.1 million in revenue for the First Quarter 2016. 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