WWE said its decision a year ago to shift its streaming setup from its own stand-alone service to a marquee spot on NBCUniversal’s Peacock, has dramatically boosted its audience
Addressing investors on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call, President Nick Khan offered rare insights into viewership on Peacock since NBCUniversal licensed WWE fare for $1 billion over five years. Five events streamed last summer and fall, he said, posted gains of between 20% and 75% apiece compared with pre-pandemic editions in 2019 hosted on WWE Network. No specific viewership metrics were offered, only relative numbers, in keeping with industry norms of late.
Khan said 3.5 million paying Peacock subscribers have watched WWE programming since the WWE Network folded last spring amid the Peacock integration. Price is one key reason. At the time of its shutdown, WWE Network cost $10 a month and had accumulated 1.5 million subscribers since launching in 2014 as an early direct-to-consumer foray. A range of WWE programming, including live events, is offered at no charge as part of Peacock Premium.
The result of the move, Khan said: “More people are watching WWE premium live events than ever before.” Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Frank Riddick said the Peacock arrangement offers “more favorable economics” than running a streaming entity, with everything that entails. The visibility on Peacock has also helped viewership of WWE’s major events, includingThe streaming insights came as WWE reported its first $1 billion revenue year in 2021 — $1.095 billion, to be exact — and strong fourth-quarter earnings.
Revenue of $310.3 million in the quarter came up short of Wall Street estimates for $325.9 million, though it still gained 30% compared with the year-earlier quarter.
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