WWE® REPORTS STRONG FOURTH-QUARTER ACHIEVING RECORD RESULTS FOR 2017
Fourth-Quarter 2017 Highlights
- Revenue increased 9% to $211.6 million as compared to the prior year quarter
- Operating income was $27.0 million. Adjusted OIBDA1 reached $34.8 million which was in line with guidance
- WWE Network’s average paid subscribers2 increased to 1.48 million during the fourth quarter 2017 consistent with the Company’s guidance
- Celebrated the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw in January 2018; SmackDown surpassed 950 episodes and remained the second longest running episodic program in history (behind only Raw)
- Formed partnerships to create content across platforms including the series Mixed Match Challenge™ which streams live on Facebook Watch Miz & Mrs. which will air on USA as well as virtual reality experiences from select 2018 special events available on a new WWE channel within the NextVR app
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