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WWE Ramps Up China Expansion With New Executive

So far, WWE has launched the 24-hour video service in 180 countries in Asia, Europe and other regions.

WWE Network had 277,000 paid international subscribers by the end of 2015, or 23% of its worldwide total. Citing Parks Associates, WWE said the network is the fifth most popular direct-to-consumer subscription service in the U.S. behind Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Hulu and MLB.TV.

From the article "WWE Ramps Up China Expansion With New Executive" by Matthew Rocco.

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