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WWE Might Be Interested In Buying Indy Competitor Ring Of Honor To Beef Up Network Programming
Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 2:36pm | 598Pro Wrestling Sheet has reported World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is in talks with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ: SBGI) to potentially acquire Sinclair’s Ring of Honor (ROH) professional wrestling promotion. Pro Wresting Sheet cites “multiple sources with direct...
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'Wrestlenomics' Experts Say WWE Has Some Attendance Discrepancies
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 4:37pm | 329World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) may not be filing stadiums as full as they would like shareholders to believe. At least, that is what Chris Harrington and Brandon Howard of Indeed Wrestling are claiming. Last Friday, Harrington tweeted the following graph highlighting the...
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This Analyst Sees 1.51 Million Paid WWE Network Subscribers
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 1:51pm | 240The biggest driver of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE)'s stock over the past two years is WWE Network, its OTT subscription service. The company is expected to report Q2 results in late July, and Needham came out with a note Tuesday morning with an early preview. "On...
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WWE Network Has Transformed The Company's Earnings Power
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 11:13am | 280Roughly two years after the company launched its revolutionary WWE Network, Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wingren believes World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) may be on the brink of turning a major corner in terms of earnings. Wingren believes WWE’s new business model provides the...
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WWE Just Announced A Major China Expansion
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 9:50am | 430World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) has made a big overseas push over the past year. The company may have made its biggest splash yet. "Today's historic announcements further demonstrate WWE's long-term commitment to China," said WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon...
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Should Netflix Buy UFC And WWE? Clay Travis Thinks It's A Match Made In Heaven
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 1:45pm | 380Fox Sports college football analyst Clay Travis believes World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) are a match made in heaven. In fact, according to Travis, who is a WWE shareholder, WWE and UFC could be a quick fix to Netflix’s one remaining...
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WWE Cracking Down On Shared Network Accounts
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 1:36pm | 323World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is reportedly making a stand against WWE Network subscribers sharing passwords with friends and family. The company has updated its terms of service for the network and added a new section about simultaneous streaming. “Although your WWE Network...
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Watch WWE's Post-WrestleMania Sub Churn, Analyst Says
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 9:53am | 376The risk going forward for World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is estimating WWE Network churn once the 30-day free trial ends, according to FBN Securities analyst Robert Routh. Routh, who has an Outperform rating on WWE shares, noted that the company's most popular event WrestleMania...
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WWE Pops And Drops Following Guidance, 1.8 Million Network Subscribers
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 3:57pm | 280Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) popped and dropped following its preliminary results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. In a press release, the company said total domestic subscribers increased 24 percent to 1.39 million; total international subscribers climbed 126...
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Will Investors Cheer WWE Network Subscribers? Here's How It's Traded Historically Following WrestleMania
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 1:59pm | 381WrestleMania has come and gone. For wrestling fans, it's the time of year when new storylines finally end or just begin. For investors, it's an important time to zero in on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) stock. Shares opened sharply higher on Monday, recently trading up...
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World Wrestling Entertainment Primed To Navigate The Future Of TV; PacCrest Says Buy It Now
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 7:35am | 416Pacific Crest’s Evan Wingren initiated coverage of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) with an Overweight rating, with a price target of $22. The analyst commented that the company appeared to be “well positioned to navigate the future of TV via its Internet-based direct-...
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Selling Nostalgia: WWE's Falling Stock, Ratings Drop Spark Shane McMahon's Return
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 10:04am | 642The blurred line between reality and fiction was cleared long ago by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE). The real world of WWE, however, has occasionally made for pretty interesting storylines. The latest example? Shane McMahon returning to the company after a six-year absence....
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How Much Will Daniel Bryan's Retirement Hurt WWE?
Monday, February 15, 2016 - 1:14pm | 852Daniel Bryan gave an emotional farewell to the WWE Universe last week. After being out of action for nearly a year, Bryan was forced to retire from professional wrestling, as he could not be cleared by the company's medical staff. In his retirement speech on "Monday Night Raw,"...
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WWE Posts Record-Breaking Year, But What About Subscriber Growth?
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 1:43pm | 377World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) had analysts up against the ropes Thursday after pummeling earnings and revenue expectations for the fourth quarter. The company posted earnings of $0.04 a share compared to consensus of breakeven. Revenue came in at $166.2 million against $161.3...
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WWE Investors: Tread Carefully, Stock Can Be 'Brutally Volatile' During Wrestlemania
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 4:17pm | 516The road to Wrestlemania has begun. For Wall Street, that means it's the time of year when World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is in the spotlight. Wrestlemania season typically kicks off with WWE's annual Royal Rumble event, which took place on Sunday night. That appears to...