During WWE investor conference call as part of WWE reporting it's financial results for Q3 2012, Vince McMahon officially announced that the WWE Network will be a "premium subscription model" - similar to HBO and Showtime.
With the WWE Network launch still a few months away, the latest word out of WWE is that the company is considering making it a paid premium channel, similar to HBO or Showtime, where subscribers pay a monthly fee. This model is not confirmed, but the feeling is that it would be easier to get the channel picked up by cable providers. Instead of companies like Comcast and Time Warner having to pay WWE rights fees to carry the channel, WWE could instantly begin making money from subscriber fees.
