World Wrestling Entertainment® and mun2 received a prestigious “Emma” Award (Excellence in Multi-Cultural Marketing Awards) from NAMIC (National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications) for the “Ultimate Quinceañera” Sweepstakes. Both organizations were recognized today at the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference in New York City.
In the Case Studies/Campaigns Division II – Networks and Industry Suppliers category, [...]
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THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that the Connecticut Superior Court has dismissed most of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)’s claims against THQ Inc. and THQ/JAKKS Pacific LLC. In particular, the Connecticut Superior Court dismissed all claims brought by WWE against THQ and THQ/JAKKS Pacific, LLC arising out of WWE’s allegations that the videogame license between [...]
World Wrestling Entertainment issued a statement that its litigation efforts against Jakks/THQ would continue despite a ruling in Connecticut State Court:
“The decision today from Connecticut State Court says that the prior federal court decision in this matter precludes the Connecticut court from allowing WWE to present our case on the merits. We believe the [...]
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share on its Class A shares of common stock. As previously announced, members of the McMahon family have waived $0.12 per share of the dividends. As a result, all Class A and Class B shares owned by the McMahon family [...]
In recognition of WWE’s family friendly programming, all of its network distributors (NBC, USA Network, SCI FI Channel, CW) now rate WWE’s weekly individual programs as PG.
WWE–produced television has long been thought of as family programming. It’s not uncommon for multiple family members across generations to enjoy the fun-filled excitement of World Wrestling Entertainment®. [...]
The second week of winners in McMahon’s Million Dollar Mania™ giveaway has been announced. Eight lucky fans of “Monday Night RAW”® won a total of $1 million dollars on tonight’s episode after each receiving a phone call from Mr. McMahon and knowing the correct password.
Just a few days ago, Denzel Parker, 15, from Virginia [...]
World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE) and Ten Sports have announced a new agreement which will see WWE available exclusively on Ten Sports in India through 2014.
The joint announcement gives Ten Sports exclusive broadcast rights to more than 450 hours of first run, WWE branded content in the Indian sub-continent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, [...]
Champions were crowned, the legendary Ric Flair was forced to retire, boxer Floyd Mayweather prevailed, and Undertaker extended his undefeated streak as World Wrestling Entertainment® set both attendance and ticket sale records at WrestleMania XXIV tonight at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
WWE® grossed more than $5.85 million in ticket sales, making it the [...]
World Wrestling Entertainment® set both attendance and ticket sale records at WrestleMania XXIV tonight at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. WWE grossed more than $5.85 million in ticket sales, making it the highest grossing live event in WWE history and in the history of the Citrus Bowl. WWE set an attendance record for the [...]
After a successful decade of “SmackDown” on both UPN and The CW, World Wrestling Entertainment and The CW have agreed to conclude our partnership. Since The CW’s exclusive negotiation period ran out as of last Thursday, January 31, we have been contacted and have been in negotiations with other networks. “WWE SmackDown” will continue to [...]
