Yesterday we reported that WWE released early buy rate information for the company's July, August and September PPV events, and key performance indicators have now been released noting other WWE figures from this year and from Q3. Below are highlights from the report, which you can read in full by clicking on the above link:
-Live attendance in North America is down in Q3 compared to Q3 in 2010 and 2011, however International live attendance is up from the previous two years in Q3.
-PPV buys throughout the year of 2012 have been on par with PPV buys from the past two years, however are down big from the previous quarter.
-Home Video buys are down this quarter compared to the last two quarters this year, with Q3 averaging 658,000 units shipped compared to 830,000 and 837,000 units shipped in Q1 and Q2 respectively.