Six of the nine WWE business segments had an increase in revenue when compared to the prior year quarter.
Those who performed better this year are: WWE Network subscription revenue increased 18% to $42.8 million from $36.4 million in the prior year quarter. Traditional pay-per-view purchases added another $2.3 million to that figure; Live Event revenues increased 10% to $28.6 million with US events on par with last year and International revenue increasing; Digital Media went up to $18.4 million vs $13.9 million in the prior year quarter; Venue merchandise was $19.3 million, an increase of $1.3 million from last year; WWEShop.com revenue was $21.8 million, up from $17.1 million; WWE Studios registered an increase of $2.5 million compared to $1.7 million in the prior year quarter.
The three divisions which didn’t do as well are: Television revenues decreased 14% to $56.3 million from $65.2 million in the prior year quarter; Licensing revenues decreased 22% to $9.0 million; and Home entertainment went down to $8.9 million compared to $10.8 million last year.
