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WWE Might Be Interested In Buying Indy Competitor Ring Of Honor To Beef Up Network Programming
Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 2:36pm | 598Read More...Pro Wrestling Sheet has reported World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is in talks with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ: SBGI) to potentially acquire Sinclair’s Ring of Honor (ROH) professional wrestling promotion. Pro Wresting Sheet cites “multiple sources with direct...
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The Most Valuable Toy Brands
Saturday, March 4, 2017 - 11:46am | 375Read More...In the company’s most recent quarterly earnings call, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) CEO Vince McMahon informed shareholders that the company’s toy business is booming. “In consumer products, we maintained a dominant position with the second highest selling action...
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Dana White Enters Vince McMahon's Territory: Does He Have A Chance In Hell?
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 1:24pm | 456Read More...UFC 205 in New York broke a number of attendance and sales records for both UFC and Madison Square Garden Co (NYSE: MSG). UFC 205 was the UFC’s first major event in New York after a ban on MMA was lifted in the state this year. While UFC in NYC may be a relatively new phenomenon, New York has...
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WWE Says 'A SmackDown Shakeup Is About To Completely Reshape' The Company, But What Is It?
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 10:14am | 215Read More...World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) said in a press release on Thursday that a "SmackDown shakeup is about to completely reshape all of WWE." WWE announced that beginning July 19, its weekly "SmackDown" show will move from Thursday to Tuesday nights and air live each week — for...
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Wrestlemania Boosted WWE Network Subscriptions By 20%
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 2:59pm | 427Read More...Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) were trading higher by nearly 5 percent on Tuesday after the company reported first quarter results. WWE said it earned $0.18 per share in the first quarter on revenue of $171 million. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to...
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Could A Dutch Media Tycoon Buy WWE?
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 11:56am | 247Read More...World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE)'s name has been thrown around as an acquisition target since at least 2014. The company may have a standing bidder on its hands, at least according to a report by the New York Post. The New York Post reported that John de Mol, a Dutch media...
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Watching Wrestlemania? Here Are The 10 Highest-Paid WWE Performers
Sunday, April 3, 2016 - 1:01pm | 294Read More...With World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE)’S Wrestlemania 32 in Dallas, Texas, right around the corner this weekend, Forbes has released a new list of the company’s top-earning talent. All the performers get a cut of the Wrestlemania revenue and get a percentage of...
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3-Time Champion Accuses WWE Of Unequal Pay For Women
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 1:18pm | 410Read More...Patricia Arquette’s Oscar speech highlighting the persistent gender pay gap in Hollywood and elsewhere has brought the debate over equal compensation to the world of sports entertainment. A recent tweet from World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) female talent AJ Lee sparked a...
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The WWE Network's Bumpy Road
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 4:16pm | 1032Read More...There’s no question that 2014 has been a disappointing year for World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWE) and its shareholders. After first going public in 1999 at $17 per share, WWE stock has drifted mostly sideways for the next 14 years while the S&P 500 has gained more than...
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The NBA's $24-Billion Contract Just The Latest TV Mega Deal
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 3:28pm | 1110Read More...The National Basketball Association on Monday announced it signed a deal with ESPN and TNT, owned by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX), respectively, to extend its television deal through the 2024-2025 season. The $24-billion deal breaks down, on average, to $2...
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Market Wrap For Febuary 20: S&P 500 Inches Closer To New Highs
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 5:46pm | 3262Read More...U.S. stocks overcame mixed economic data and earning reports as the S&P 500 inches towards new all time highs and the Dow recorded an almost triple digit point gain. Jobless claims declined less than expected while consumer prices met expectations and rose slightly. Data from the...
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WWE Earnings Give a Stone Cold Stunner to Wall Street
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 12:01pm | 745Read More...The markets have extremely volatile lately, with gains and losses of 300 points becoming the norm. If only Stone Cold Steve Austin was this volatile. Wait, he is. Never mind. World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) is definitely known for some outlandish things, including Austin himself. The...
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WWE Pulling A Stunner In A SmackDown Market
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 1:37pm | 1010Read More...I won't lie to you. It's ugly out there and more than likely going to get worse before it gets better. It's not as ugly as Dusty Rhodes, but close enough. Despite all the ugliness today, World Wrestling Entertainment is not sitting in the SmackDown Hotel, but appears to be the King of the Ring,...
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World Wrestling Entertainment Shares Up After CEO Profiled On Bloomberg Last Night
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 11:33am | 73Read More...World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) shares are higher this morning after the company was mentioned last night in an expose on Bloomberg. Bloomberg's Melissa Long spoke with WWE's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon about company, as well as the competitive advantage it...
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World Wrestling Entertainment Shares Have Hit Rock Bottom
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 1:05pm | 394Read More...World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: WWE) shares continue to fall almost every single day, and it looks as if there is no end in sight. The Stamford, Ct.-based company cut its dividend to help shore up its balance sheet, but the company continues to put out a stale product, pay per view buy-...
