WWE Network Reaches 1.82 Million Subscribers

WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced that its digital subscription service, WWE Network, reached a record 1.82 million total subscribers following last night's WrestleMania, the most viewed WrestleMania in history. This is a 39% increase from March 30, 2015, the day after WrestleMania last year.

"History was made last night with both a record-setting crowd at AT&T Stadium and more households than ever before watching WrestleMania on WWE Network," said WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. "WWE Network continues to drive transformative growth for our company."

"Results today further demonstrate the power of our brand, illustrate our potential to drive long-term growth and provide evidence that we are effectively executing our multi-platform content strategy," said George Barrios, WWE Chief Strategy & Financial Officer.

WWE NETWORK Subscriber Highlights

• WWE Network reached record levels of total subscribers, total domestic subscribers and total international subscribers as of April 4, 2016
• Total domestic subscribers increased 24% to 1.39 million; total international subscribers increased 126% to 434,000 from March 30, 2015 - the day after WrestleMania last year
• Domestic and international paid subscribers reached 1.11 million and 345,000, respectively as of April 4, 2016

WWE NETWORK total subscribers at WrestleMania 32 and WrestleMania 311,2,3:
Total Subscribers (thousands)			April 4th, 2016 WrestleMania 32			March 30th, 2015 WrestleMania 31			% Growth
Total (Paid + Free Trial)			1,824			1,315			39%
Total Paid			1,454			1,315			11%
Total Domestic (Paid + Free Trial)			1,390			1,123			24%
Domestic Paid			1,109			1,123			-1%
Total International (Paid + Free Trial)			434			192			126%
International Paid			345			192			80%

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