WWE announced its second quarter financials today (and held its regular conference call), and that it was issuing a dividend to shareholders last week. Some notes…
– Due to an increase in pay-per-view buyrates and revenue, WWE’s made up for getting rid of New Year’s Revolution. In fact, Backlash, Judgment Day, One Night Stand and Night of Champions (formerly Vengeance) are all up this year vs. last:
Backlash: 200k (up from 194)
Judgment Day: 252k (up from 242)
One Night Stand: 194k (up from 186)
Night of Champions/Vengeance: 273k (up from 243)
– WWE.com is focusing more on storylines and characters, while also looking to draw fans that were looking to other sites.
– When asked about Freddie Prinze, Jr. being hired and specifics on storylines, Linda said she likes the direction they’re going in but isn’t apprised of creative plans.
– They also talked about movies, Internet traffic and more, with one investor getting heated at WWE for spending so much money to upgrade production facilities.
The presentation given is located here and you can listen to the conference call here.
