Showing posts with label Media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Media. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2014

The ​WWE Network To Air Tribute To The Troops?, Sheamus/UFC News Media & More

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--- The WWE Network plans on adding a Tribute to the Troops section to the “In-Ring” area.

Also read: ?Sheamus & A Top UFC Fighter Involved In A Twitter War Today - Check Out The Heated Exchange!

--- WWE Superstar Sheamus recently got into a war of words on Twitter with UFC featherweight fighter Conor McGregor. FOX Sports has now published an article on the Twitter “battle.”

Friday, June 13, 2014

Media Covers Patterson's 'Shocking Announcement', WWE Studios

-- WWE Studios president Michael Luisi has sold 5,415 shares of Class A common stock for $11.2 per share.

-- MLB.com is now auctioning off "Wrigley Field Centennial Seats- Kerry Wood 20-Strikeout Game designed and autographed by CM Punk".

Also read: ?Pat Patterson's 'Shocking' Revelation Is?, CM Punk/MLB, More

-- As you know by now, Pat Patterson made the "shocking announcement" (that's what WWE hyped it up as!) that he was gay on last night's season finale of "Legends House" on the WWE Network. Many people in the business have known this for years, including the people on the show despite their reactions. Yahoo and TMZ have also covered the story.

Friday, May 16, 2014

WWE Concerned With Social Media + Confirmed NXT Matches

-- When guys get tryouts in WWE nowadays, they are told to be careful what they say in social media, particularly anything that could potentially get them in trouble.

The most notable situation of this was with Mark and Jay Briscoe, where they wrote a gay slur on Twitter, despite apologizing for it after the fact, WWE wouldn't touch either of them. Their current employer - Ring of Honor - also forced them to apologize for the tweet. Jay Briscoe actually came out during a live event and cut a promo apologizing for the tweet. For those unaware, ROH President Cary Silkin is openly gay.

-- The following matches were taped on April 24th for tonight's edition of WWE NXT television:

Also read: ?Eric Young Speaks Out - Recent TNA Releases, Sting, Hogan, More

- The Ascension vs. a local team

- Charlotte vs. Alexa Bliss in a Tournament Match

- Aiden English vs. Mojo Rawley

Also read: Rob Feinstein Finally Addresses The Story About Him Chatting With An Underage Boy Online

- Angelo Dawkins vs. Big Cass

- Tyson Kidd vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze in a NXT Championship number one contender's match

Sunday, March 23, 2014

A Major John Cena Media Appearance + NXT News, ...

-- WWE Superstar John Cena will be appearing on "Live with Kelly & Michael" this coming Monday. He'll be promoting RAW and hyping the WrestleMania 30 pay-per-view. "Live with Kelly & Michael" airs every weekday at 9AM EST on ABC.-- Current WWE NXT Champion Adrian Neville has posted his latest video blog at WWE.com. You can view it at this link.-- Xavier Woods will be appearing at a meet and greet prior to this Saturday night's WWE NXT event in Leesburg, Florida.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Report: WWE Retains High Powered Media Agent

According to the LA Times, WWE has retained Chris Bevilacqua to negotiate its new TV rights deal. Bevilacqua is responsible for the formation of College Sports TV and has negotiated TV deals for several college conferences.WWE has made it clear for the past year that they are looking for a substantial increase in their TV rights fees, and now that their exclusive negotiating period with NBC Universal is over, they are now looking for offers on the open market. As a reminder, RAW and SmackDow...

Friday, February 21, 2014

WWE Q4 Financials: Digital Media Sees 12% Incre...

According to the WWE financials that were released today, here is how the WWE Digital Media department did compared to 2012…

WWE.com: $23 million – up $3.3 million from 2012

WWE Shop: $15.5 – up $700,000 from 2012

Overall For 2013: $38.4 – up $4 million from 2012

WWE Q4 Financials: WWE Digital Media Sees Drop

According to the WWE financials that were released today, here is how the company's Digital Media performed…

Revenues from our Digital Media related businesses were $11.7 million as compared to $12.1 million in the prior year quarter.

WWE.com revenues were $5.7 million as compared to $6.2 million in the prior year quarter with lower aggregate sales of digital content. Key digital metrics such as unique visitors to the Company's website and mobile app as well as average monthly page views increased from the prior year quarter.

WWEShop revenues were $6.0 million as compared to $5.9 million in the prior year quarter reflecting a comparable percentage increase in revenue per order to $47.88. The volume of online merchandise sales remained essentially unchanged at approximately 124,300 orders.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

WWE Extreme Rules Tickets, WWE-NBCU Media, More...

-- The pre-sale code for the WWE Extreme Rules PPV event at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ is EXTREME. The pre-sale will begin tomorrow morning.-- The New York Post has a story today looking at the negotiations between WWE and NBC Universal, which you can check here.-- The news that the exclusive negotiating period ended on Friday with no new deal has not impacted the stock, as there have only been very minimal drops over the past few days.-- The Iron Sheik has posted his lat...