WWE announces network subscription number

[nomoreneveragain]

Canada/UK/Aus they will get close to 1M

 

[FreshAIG]

Only here can the WWE stock take a massive hit after this announcement and have people still think this is a good number. Look, I love the WWE, but this is not good at all.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q;_ylt=A0L...HNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDM4NV8x?s=WWE

 

[Golayitdown]

It's not good news. The stock has fallen immensely today since the news broke. The number is not good at all. And this is with the WM people, who are more than likely gonna cancel their subscription after the 6 months is up. There's nothing coming up that's gonna build fans interest like that to order the network. I'm a dieheard fan and even I barely find myself watching it. People who really don't care about the current product, with WM over, probably gonna get rid of it once Summerslam is over. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think so

It's terrible stock wise based on the unrealistic expectations of a million+ subscribers. They average a little less than 4 million people watching the shyt for free every week and they expect over a quarter of their demographic to jump on a completely new endeavor? I didn't expect them to even have this many subs.

As for subscribers, i don't disagree, but their biggest benefit is that they have 6 months to keep who they have and grab a decent amount of new subscribers. They're essentially going to have to have WM quality events for the foreseeable future to sustain this business..

 

[Jmare007]

It's not good news. The stock has fallen immensely today since the news broke. The number is not good at all. And this is with the WM people, who are more than likely gonna cancel their subscription after the 6 months is up. There's nothing coming up that's gonna build fans interest like that to order the network. I'm a dieheard fan and even I barely find myself watching it. People who really don't care about the current product, with WM over, probably gonna get rid of it once Summerslam is over. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think so

And the stock will rise again when they announce their new TV deal at the end of the month-early May. That's way more important than a good number of subscribers.

If they fail to land a good deal then that's time to hit the panic button for them, not just 42 days after launching a Network most people thought it's live stream wouldn't held up for Wrestlemania. WWE has been very realistic about how many people they expect to subscribe but all of a sudden people start making wild claims about 1-1.5 million and set a stupid high expectation for no real reason. They said 1 million in the first year was the goal, they are very close to that, and next year they go worldwide. Even if they suffer a dip after Summerslam, it will go back up in January for the Rumble and the Road to Wrestlemania.

So far they've done a great job with the Network. Being doom and gloom about an scenario 4 months down the line is reaching. If it's July and the product is cold as fukk - a very real possibility, but not an inevitability - THEN I get being worried.

 

[FreshAIG]

It's terrible stock wise based on the unrealistic expectations of a million subscribers. They average a little less than 4 million people watching the shyt for free every week and they expect over a quarter of their demographic to jump on a completely new endeavor?

As for subscribers, i don't disagree, but their biggest benefit is that they have 6 months to keep who they have and grab a decent amount of new subscribers. They're essentially going to have to have WM quality events for the foreseeable future to sustain this business..

the problem with that is, WM sells off it's name alone more than the card. So even if they stack events, it's still not gonna pull in big subscriber numbers. I personally know a bunch of people who never watch regularly and only subscribed for Mainia.

I think the only thing that will help them now is a big TV rights deal. That might be coming, but who knows.

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Only here can the WWE stock take a massive hit after this announcement and have people still think this is a good number. Look, I love the WWE, but this is not good at all.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q;_ylt=A0L...HNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDM4NV8x?s=WWE

52wk Range: 8.56 - 31.98

they're 3x their 52 week low; yeah, its a really bad look 22-23 is their real target price right now and is where it was before the annoucement spike.

That said, [FORMAL DISCLAIMER] this is NOT financial advice and I AM NOT a financial advisor

 

[Swiggy]

shyt was $69.99 if you ordered it in HD

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

Welp I guess that means they have to up the number from 10 adverts for the network during Raw to about 35 now.

Should be fun.

Cena to come out wearing a WWE network tee shirt now.

 

[FreshAIG]

And the stock will rise again when they announce their new TV deal at the end of the month-early May. That's way more important than a good number of subscribers.

If they fail to land a good deal then that's time to hit the panic button for them, not just 42 days after launching a Network most people thought it's live stream wouldn't held up for Wrestlemania. WWE has been very realistic about how many people they expect to subscribe but all of a sudden people start making wild claims about 1-1.5 million and set a stupid high expectation for no real reason. They said 1 million in the first year was the goal, they are very close to that, and next year they go worldwide. Even if they suffer a dip after Summerslam, it will go back up in January for the Rumble and the Road to Wrestlemania.

So far they've done a great job with the Network. Being doom and gloom about an scenario 4 months down the line is reaching. If it's July and the product is cold as fukk - a very real possibility, but not an inevitability - THEN I get being worried.

This I agree with is a big deal but it's not way more important the Subscriber numbers. Hopefully their new TV rights deal is big for their sake. Look, I'm not saying WWE is in any REAL trouble just that that number is very lackluster and I don't see what they can offer that will bring it up.

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

If they get into China through YOU on demand, its a wrap...that would be monumental for the brand

I know WWE goes to india, have they ever done a tour of china or Hong Kong?

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

This I agree with is a big deal but it's not way more important the Subscriber numbers. Hopefully their new TV rights deal is big for their sake. Look, I'm not saying WWE is in any REAL trouble just that that number is very lackluster and I don't see what they can offer that will bring it up.

the tv deal is better revenue than the WWE Network. It is WAY more important.

 

[StatUS]

I don't own WWE stock soooo.......

 

[FreshAIG]

the tv deal is better revenue than the WWE Network. It is WAY more important.

I'm looking at losses. If the TV deal is equal or close to what they have now then nothing much is gained but a lot of money went into this network and they needed 1.5 million to break even by years end. That's a LOT of revenue loss if it doesn't reach that point. The TV deal is gonna have to be GREAT to make up for that. It might be but we don't know yet.

 

[FreshAIG]

Btw, Daniel Bryan already failure as WWE champion

 

[nomoreneveragain]

I'm looking at losses. If the TV deal is equal or close to what they have now then nothing much is gained but a lot of money went into this network and they needed 1.5 million to break even by years end. That's a LOT of revenue loss if it doesn't reach that point. The TV deal is gonna have to be GREAT to make up for that. It might be but we don't know yet.

But you're completely dismissing PPV buys