WWE are reporting that the WWE Network had an average of 1,173,000 paid subscribers during quarter three of 2015. That's down from the 1,216,000 average in Q2, although Q3 did finish with 1,233,000 subs at the end. It isn't a terrible number for WWE, but it isn't that great either. The company spin is that the Q3 average paid subs are a 62% increase from the prior year quarter. However, with the average dropping from Q2, some are questioning if the number has peaked. WWE certainly made a huge effort with big main events and new programming in the quarter, so it has to be disappointing to see the average subs down. The breakdown of subscriptions is - International subs: 243,000 and Domestic subs: 990,000. In hopes of boosting international subs, WWE announced that they would be launching in Germany and Japan in January 2016. Being on less than a million subscriptions in the US has to be a disappointment. Over its lifetime, WWE Network has attracted nearly 2.3 million unique subscribers with approximately 54% of these subscribers active as of September 30. That gives you some idea of what a max number could be for the Network if WWE had everyone possible engaged in their marketplace. Really, even that would be a little on the frustrating side for some investors - Wall street had hopes of four million subs. Some other notable things to mention include Live from MSG being the networks most watched program to date (excluding pay-per-view). The company expects to end the next quarter with about the same 1.2 million subs. You can read the full financials here.
