Fite+ thread - Worse name, worse app

[Bo Rida]

I posted this in the GCW thread but as that's preaching to the choir I thought the news deserved its own thread.

Gcw are now on fite+ so it will cost $4.99 a month to watch all their shows. Including the entire catalogue of GCW shows that have aired on FITE since 2018.

Edit: Price has increased since.

www.si.com/wrestling/2022/11/01/gcw-fite-reach-partnership-new-two-year-deal

Wrestling Revolver have also joined the service.

Other promotions on fite+ include:
Black Label Pro, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Absolute Intense Wrestling, Glory Pro Wrestling, Greektown Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling

So insane value for more wrestling than you could ever hope to watch.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

This is absolutely something a lot of Indies are gonna latch on to because that price is insane for the bulk catalogue plus new shows you're already gonna get

It's probably too low a price for AEW to latch onto, even though I really wish they'd get a streaming deal already, they have so much catalogue plus ROH now that locking it into one place feels like it needs to happen sooner rather than later.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Nov 2, 2022 4:04:27 GMT -5 Bo Rida said:

I posted this in the GCW thread but as that's preaching to the choir I thought the news deserved its own thread.

Gcw are now on fite+ so it will cost $4.99 a month to watch all their shows. Including the entire catalogue of GCW shows that have aired on FITE since 2018.

www.si.com/wrestling/2022/11/01/gcw-fite-reach-partnership-new-two-year-deal

Wrestling Revolver have also joined the service.

Other promotions on fite+ include:
Black Label Pro, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Absolute Intense Wrestling, Glory Pro Wrestling, Greektown Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling

So insane value for more wrestling than you could ever hope to watch.

I believe the NWA also on there with there stuff. Mostly getting Poweerrr on like Tuesday instead of Friday and stuff.

[Mozenrath]

Definitely great for Fite users.

[lucas_lee]

Theyre definitely trying to chop IWTV under its legs. Its a shame really IWTV has its issues but FITE TV productions are usually riddled with sound and streaming issues

[Bo Rida]

Ended up going for the yearly subscription when I realised my existing and soon to expire fite credits meant I could essentially get Full Gear included in the price. I believe it's actually enough to get a future "free" aew ppv too.
All for less than £50, crazy.

Nov 2, 2022 6:54:28 GMT -5 lucas_lee said:

Theyre definitely trying to chop IWTV under its legs. Its a shame really IWTV has its issues but FITE TV productions are usually riddled with sound and streaming issues

Yeah have to wonder if this price is sustainable. Seems designed to undercut everything else so they can't compete and then jack up the price. Suppose that's basically all streaming though.

[RKTaker]

yeah if Promotions start choosing Fite Plus over IWTV, IWTV might be in trouble but I think IWTV is the better service right now

[ayumidah]

I let out a little cheer with this. Some of those shows got worrisome for my budget.

[RKTaker]

Nov 3, 2022 1:32:47 GMT -5 booty2shoes said:

Nov 3, 2022 0:00:52 GMT -5 RKTaker said:

yeah if Promotions start choosing Fite Plus over IWTV, IWTV might be in trouble but I think IWTV is the better service right now

Losing AIW, BLP and Glory Pro as content providers isn't going to help. After obviously losing GCW and CHIKARA in recent years for assorted reasons.

it won’t but IWTV still has more promotions and the back catalogs of CZW, Chikara, IWA-MS. obviously I expect Fite Plus to grow and it does have the advantage of being cheaper. West Coast Pro and Prestige Wrestling just announced they’re sticking with IWTV so that helps

[Natural Born Farmer]

$4.99 for those Indies is a crazy deal.  It'd be a hell of a value for GCW alone.

I wonder if this is Fite starting some kind of grand, NWA-esque plan.  I can't imagine the Indies are willing to forgo some of their PPV cut unless Fite is paying them something for this up front, and I'm not sure what Fite gets out of that unless there's bigger plans down the road.

[lucas_lee]

Nov 3, 2022 9:56:36 GMT -5 Natural Born Farmer said:

$4.99 for those Indies is a crazy deal.  It'd be a hell of a value for GCW alone.

I wonder if this is Fite starting some kind of grand, NWA-esque plan.  I can't imagine the Indies are willing to forgo some of their PPV cut unless Fite is paying them something for this up front, and I'm not sure what Fite gets out of that unless there's bigger plans down the road.

FITE is definitely trying to recoup the money they lost from their Triller venture and wrestling has been proven to be successful for them. So I cant blame them. I still think IWTV is better overall in terms of video quality and other stuff. But Fite can play catch up

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

Nov 2, 2022 14:18:50 GMT -5 Bo Rida said:

Yeah have to wonder if this price is sustainable.

they could always charge extra to mute Kevin Gill & matches involving Bussy

[Chainsaw]

It's a shame the IWTV model doesn't look like it's going to work out, there's already too much splintering of indies trying to get their piece of the pie with their own services, I can't imagine it's going to let up anytime soon. IWTV is a perfect blend of library and live service for it's price, but I can see more and more indies either jumping to Fite for their own + channels or them trying to get their own platforms going.

Basically, consumers are just going to keep losing out on this, and it's funny to be harder for anyone to get longterm growth.

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

non joke post - I use IWTV for decades old CZW, IWA MS and Chikara and basically nothing else so as long as that stays i'm alright

[Muskrat]

I could absolutely see myself signing up for this, but sweet Christ I work 10+ hour days and struggle to find time to balance watching wrestling, sports, scripted TV and YouTube while still maintaining a social life, play sports, and community involvement as it is

EDIT: And I commute to work, so I’m generally gone 12+ hours a day during the week. I get like 3 hours give or take on a average night for “non work activities”. I might not have time to take on new fandoms haha

[RKTaker]

Nov 3, 2022 17:33:54 GMT -5 Chainsaw said:

It's a shame the IWTV model doesn't look like it's going to work out, there's already too much splintering of indies trying to get their piece of the pie with their own services, I can't imagine it's going to let up anytime soon. IWTV is a perfect blend of library and live service for it's price, but I can see more and more indies either jumping to Fite for their own + channels or them trying to get their own platforms going.

Basically, consumers are just going to keep losing out on this, and it's funny to be harder for anyone to get longterm growth.

GCW BLP and others aren't getting their own + channels, essentially this seems to be Fite's answer to IWTV

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

BTW, all the past Collective shows are included as part of GCW's library, whether they were promoted as GCW shows or as another company.

This means that Blackcraft Wrestling: No Apologies is on FITE+. If you ever want to watch quite possibly the worst wrestling show ever to be livestreamed, here you are.

[RKTaker]

411mania.com/wrestling/fite-michael-weber-relationship-gcw-move-streaming/

interview with Fite co-founder about streaming deals. sounds like they’re gonna add stuff monthly so maybe look out for more promotions joining in December/January

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

plase just do not under any circumstance take away my instant access to Tag World Grand Prix 2005 or Tournament Of Death 2

[Ultimo Gallos]

Nov 3, 2022 17:41:19 GMT -5 DrBackflipsHoffman said:

non joke post - I use IWTV for decades old CZW, IWA MS and Chikara and basically nothing else so as long as that stays i'm alright

Replace chikara with NWA Wildside and add Limitless and that is all I keep IWTV for.