World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A

Hello and welcome to WWE's first quarter earnings call. This call is being recorded. We have just a few announcements before we begin. First, please use the question mark icon in the upper right hand corner of your web console for technical assistance. The option to enlarge slides is located to the right on your slides with the four arrows pointing in different directions. If you're listening through a phone line, you may ask a question verbally by pressing star then one on your touch tone phone. If you wish to be removed from the queue, please press star two. I will now turn the call over to Seth Seslow, SVP and head of investor relations. Please go ahead, Seth.

Thank you. And good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to WWE's first quarter 2022 earnings conference call. Leading today's discussion are Vince McMahon, WWE's chairman and CEO, Nick Kahn, WWE's president and chief revenue officer, Stephanie McMahon, WWE's Chief Brand Officer, and Frank Riddick, WWE's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Their remarks will be followed by a Q&A session. We issued our earnings release about an hour ago and have posted the release, our earnings presentation, and other supporting materials on our website. Today's discussion will include forward-looking statements These statements reflect our current views, are based on various assumptions, and are subject to risks and uncertainties disclosed in our SEC filings. Actual results may differ materially and undue reliance should not be placed on them. Additionally, the matters we will be discussing today may include non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of non-GAAP to GAAP information are provided in our earnings release and presentation, which are available on our website. Finally, as a reminder, today's conference call is being recorded, and the replay will be available on our website. With that, I would now like to turn the call over to Vince.

Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for joining us today. As you know, we have a following of record performance. In 2021, momentum seems to be carrying on very well into 2022. We had a really good, strong start delivering record financial results, which obviously reflects the strong performance across pretty much all lines of businesses. We had a couple of notable achievements. We staged what we would know as a successful premium live events including Elimination Chamber, Royal Rumble and Day One. We also announced an expanded partnership with ANA to produce original programming and we completed a modest media rights agreement in the MENA region. Nick and staff will provide further perspective on our operations and Frank is going to give us a financial performance in more detail. I think we're pleased with how the business is currently performing