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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Jan 8, 2014 22:35:35 GMT -5
So wait, you pay the $60 up front? Damn... It has to be or people would just pay 9.99, watch a PPV then cancel.
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Post by RareTradU on Jan 8, 2014 22:35:46 GMT -5
I am so ready for this! Every WWE, WCW, and ECW PPV available at launch? Hells yes! This is going to kick some major ass.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jan 8, 2014 22:36:05 GMT -5
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Post by Instant Classic on Jan 8, 2014 22:36:33 GMT -5
I feel bad for non Americans.
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 8, 2014 22:37:03 GMT -5
The only thing I don't like is a live PPV is totally dependent on the internet connection, using the Sky box doesn't have that problem. So I hope they keep Sky as well in the UK.
I would be buying it for the B show PPVs that I can watch in bed at 4am (making it easier to get up for work in the morning instead of being in the lounge), the original shows and the vault. I just wouldn't want to risk MITB, SS, SS, RR and WM on an internet connection dependent on strength compared to a reliable Sky Box (and the PPVs already £15/17 pound over here anyway)
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 8, 2014 22:37:23 GMT -5
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Post by domrep on Jan 8, 2014 22:37:27 GMT -5
also another this i wonder is why it took them 2 years to finally launch The Network They were shopping it to cable providers this entire time and when they didn't find a taker, they went with this, which is probably what they should have done the entire time. This is what its moving towards, a la carte type of service.
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Post by paywindah on Jan 8, 2014 22:37:29 GMT -5
All past episodes of Raw/SD/ECW etc already had me sold. That makes the wantobe wrestling hystorian in me very happy and it's more legal/consistent than trying to find episodes on YT Don't get your hopes up. The FAQ on their site says it will launch with only 1,500 hours. More than half of that will be the PPVs, so no way will they have all the old TV shows. www.wwe.com/media-faq
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 8, 2014 22:38:09 GMT -5
Most of the old TV shows will come later
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Post by BEARD on Jan 8, 2014 22:38:36 GMT -5
I feel bad for non Americans. I'm sure there will be a way to watch it the same way we can watch American Netflix. Maybe not on PS3/Xbox (not sure the American DNS trick would work to get the actual Network app) but it should on a laptop.
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Post by domrep on Jan 8, 2014 22:38:38 GMT -5
So wait, you pay the $60 up front? Damn... It has to be or people would just pay 9.99, watch a PPV then cancel. Yeah, I get it. I wouldn't have done that, but I get it. But it does make me wonder though...you can pretty much watch any WWE/WCW/ECW ppv on You Tube now, so I guess my question is...what would entice me to get the Network? The PPVs?
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Jan 8, 2014 22:38:50 GMT -5
"Live pay-per-views will be available in Spanish
AW YEAH.
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Post by Krazee on Jan 8, 2014 22:39:05 GMT -5
personally i love that it's gonna be a streaming service
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jan 8, 2014 22:39:19 GMT -5
also another this i wonder is why it took them 2 years to finally launch The Network They were shopping it to cable providers this entire time and when they didn't find a taker, they went with this, which is probably what they should have done the entire time. This is what its moving towards, a la carte type of service. And surprisingly, WWE is on the cutting edge with this entire thing, especially with the popularity of services like Netflix and the like.
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Post by Society of the Spectacle on Jan 8, 2014 22:39:41 GMT -5
I watched most of the press conference, but I think I was out of the room when it may have been brought up, but was there any description of how multi-users would work? Like if I split the service with my buddy, would we both be able to watch it from our separate computers at the same time? Is it a Hulu/Netflix thing where it's computer and one additional device simultaneously?
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Post by Mesousa287793 on Jan 8, 2014 22:39:47 GMT -5
also another this i wonder is why it took them 2 years to finally launch The Network They were shopping it to cable providers this entire time and when they didn't find a taker, they went with this, which is probably what they should have done the entire time. This is what its moving towards, a la carte type of service. It's like they were rather pissed about it, so they did this, instead. I can already hear many TV networks gulping out of nervousness from this.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jan 8, 2014 22:39:52 GMT -5
All past episodes of Raw/SD/ECW etc already had me sold. That makes the wantobe wrestling hystorian in me very happy and it's more legal/consistent than trying to find episodes on YT Don't get your hopes up. The FAQ on their site says it will launch with only 1,500 hours. More than half of that will be the PPVs, so no way will they have all the old TV shows. www.wwe.com/media-faqI believe they only said all the PPVs will be available. TV shows will come later, I'm guessing.
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 8, 2014 22:40:01 GMT -5
All past episodes of Raw/SD/ECW etc already had me sold. That makes the wanttobe wrestling historian in me very happy and it's more legal/consistent than trying to find episodes on YT Don't get your hopes up. The FAQ on their site says it will launch with only 1,500 hours. More than half of that will be the PPVs, so no way will they have all the old TV shows. www.wwe.com/media-faqDamn it But as long as they get them on eventually then it's ok I guess
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 8, 2014 22:40:09 GMT -5
They were shopping it to cable providers this entire time and when they didn't find a taker, they went with this, which is probably what they should have done the entire time. This is what its moving towards, a la carte type of service. And surprisingly, WWE is on the cutting edge with this entire thing, especially with the popularity of services like Netflix and the like. Cutting edge? You mean "over the top," right?
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Post by Mesousa287793 on Jan 8, 2014 22:40:52 GMT -5
It has to be or people would just pay 9.99, watch a PPV then cancel. Yeah, I get it. I wouldn't have done that, but I get it. But it does make me wonder though...you can pretty much watch any WWE/WCW/ECW ppv on You Tube now, so I guess my question is...what would entice me to get the Network? The PPVs? Yeah, but their mostly low quality, and not to mention many of them are likely rare. Plus, YouTube searches on consoles kinda stink, so this is much, much easier.
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