Four departments within WWE registered an increase compared to Q2 2014 while the other five registered a decrease, mainly due to WrestleMania being in the second quarter last year while this year its revenues were added to the first quarter.
Television revenues increased 19% to $52.1 million from $43.8 million in the prior year quarter; Licensing revenues increased 105% to $11.3 million from $5.5 million; WWEShop revenues increased 45% to $5.8 million as compared to $4.0 million in the prior year quarter; WWE Studios increased to $2.1 million as compared to revenue of $1.7 million in the prior year quarter.
Home Entertainment net revenues decreased to $3.1 million from $5.4 million in the prior year quarter; Digital Media net revenues were $3.8 million compared to $5.2 million in the prior year quarter; Live Event revenues decreased 34% to $26.4 million from $40.3 million in the prior year quarter; Venue Merchandise revenues decreased to $4.7 million from $6.5 million in the prior year quarter; Network revenue, including WWE Network and PPV, decreased 7% to $40.1 million.
