Renslayer
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
every time i come around your city...
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 8, 2014 22:49:45 GMT -5
So have they started purging the stuff that's on YouTube yet?
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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Jan 8, 2014 22:50:37 GMT -5
I don't know the technicalities of it but I wonder if it will be a similar stream to that of Netflix and the Sky Player app/Now TV where if the connection is poor, the quality of the picture decreases and if the connection picks up the stream quality improves, rather than just buffering all the time and keeping the same picture quality. I guess that is a way around it but still I would want a consistent quality to it. Hmmmm... Yeah we definitely need more information on the whole UK PPV/Sky deal as well, but they probably won't do that until the current deal runs out in October. Also helps that MLB is aiding the streaming stuff, MLB's game streaming has generally been reliable.
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Post by Mesousa287793 on Jan 8, 2014 22:50:56 GMT -5
Here's a FAQ hiccup:
11. Will Pay-Per-View events still be available outside WWE Network? Yes, WWE will continue to offer individual pay-per-view events to TV providers. Fans should call their local cable or satellite provider for availability.
Um...why? They could just remove them to bait more people to buy the Network. No one wants WWE PPV's anymore.
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BEARD
Trap-Jaw
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Post by BEARD on Jan 8, 2014 22:51:00 GMT -5
@pwinsidercom: Quick update - WWE Network is $9 a month. You get Wrestlemania if you buy 6 months at launch.
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paywindah
Dennis Stamp
He's goin' to da paywindah here on da muddaship TBS.
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Post by paywindah on Jan 8, 2014 22:51:35 GMT -5
"The company told Variety that it will break even after signing up between 800,000 and 1 million subscribers."
Not going to happen. Not even close. Enjoy it while it lasts, kids.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jan 8, 2014 22:52:16 GMT -5
So the feed kept cutting out on me. Will we be able to watch old school 80s wrestling on the network? Old WWF and WCW PPVs, yes. Everything else, you gotta wait.
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Deleted
Deleted Member
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 22:52:26 GMT -5
No way in hell am I searching through 60 pages. What's the nuts and bolts of this deal?
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BigJerichool222
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
THE BIG DOG!
#NotInMySalad
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Jan 8, 2014 22:52:41 GMT -5
No XFL, no buys.
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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Jan 8, 2014 22:53:47 GMT -5
"The company told Variety that it will break even after signing up between 800,000 and 1 million subscribers." Not going to happen. Not even close. Enjoy it while it lasts, kids. You don't think they can convert a person that buys like 1 PPV and just get them to this instead?
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 8, 2014 22:54:00 GMT -5
Here's a FAQ hiccup: 11. Will Pay-Per-View events still be available outside WWE Network? Yes, WWE will continue to offer individual pay-per-view events to TV providers. Fans should call their local cable or satellite provider for availability. Um...why? They could just remove them to bait more people to buy the Network. No one wants WWE PPV's anymore. They still have the cable/satellite contracts to deal with. They also would need them if the Network were to flop, of course.
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Post by Error on Jan 8, 2014 22:54:01 GMT -5
Here's a FAQ hiccup: 11. Will Pay-Per-View events still be available outside WWE Network? Yes, WWE will continue to offer individual pay-per-view events to TV providers. Fans should call their local cable or satellite provider for availability. Um...why? They could just remove them to bait more people to buy the Network. No one wants WWE PPV's anymore. Well not everyone can easily stream stuff first off. Secondly, not everyone wants to watch stuff on anything other than a TV. So why leave that money on the table and piss off a group of consumers at the same time?
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jan 8, 2014 22:54:16 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd rather watch it on the Network on my TV than watch it in 240p, and mirrored/zoomed in to circumvent copy protection. Yeah, my buddy was talking about that kinda thing 'I can watch all of it on youtube...and I have a lot downloaded" Yeah but WWE's quality will be much better than someones worn out VHS tape rip... Ya, I already have a lot of this stuff downloaded but I'm more then willing to pay for better quality. Some of the Nitros I have are damn near unwatchable.
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Post by toodarkmark on Jan 8, 2014 22:55:03 GMT -5
Isn't this just their In Demand station, but with everything on Youtube and in their tape library on it when they want it to be?
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543Y2J
Patti Mayonnaise
Seventh level .gif Master
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 8, 2014 22:55:39 GMT -5
@pwinsidercom: Quick update - WWE Network is $9 a month. You get Wrestlemania if you buy 6 months at launch. You maniacal evil genius you (not that it effects me for another year but still)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 22:56:22 GMT -5
Here's a FAQ hiccup: 11. Will Pay-Per-View events still be available outside WWE Network? Yes, WWE will continue to offer individual pay-per-view events to TV providers. Fans should call their local cable or satellite provider for availability. Um...why? They could just remove them to bait more people to buy the Network. No one wants WWE PPV's anymore. Data caps and speed are the immediate reasons that sprung to mind, not everyone will have sufficient bandwidth for this.
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Post by The Tee Why on Jan 8, 2014 22:56:29 GMT -5
Yeah, my buddy was talking about that kinda thing 'I can watch all of it on youtube...and I have a lot downloaded" Yeah but WWE's quality will be much better than someones worn out VHS tape rip... Ya, I already have a lot of this stuff downloaded but I'm more then willing to pay for better quality. Some of the Nitros I have are damn near unwatchable. Right? It's not even that pricy...you get this for cheaper than buying coffee for a week. Sounds pretty done deal to me, gonan be amazing.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jan 8, 2014 22:57:06 GMT -5
No way in hell am I searching through 60 pages. What's the nuts and bolts of this deal? WWE network is gonna be available on all portable smart devices and computers. You get every WWE, WCW, and ECW PPV to watch on demand at launch and every WWE PPV for the year. More content will be added as time goes on. It costs $9.99 a month but you have to pay $60 upfront when you first subscribe so people don't just get the service for Mania and immediately drop it afterwards. There is also gonna be tons of live content and original content such as the much-hyped Legend's House. In the US, it launches on 2/24 but outside of the US, it's longer.
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MiLB Fan
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jan 8, 2014 22:57:28 GMT -5
No way in hell am I searching through 60 pages. What's the nuts and bolts of this deal? This should help. www.wwe.com/help
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Sparkybob
King Koopa
I have a status?
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 8, 2014 22:59:14 GMT -5
Here's a FAQ hiccup: 11. Will Pay-Per-View events still be available outside WWE Network? Yes, WWE will continue to offer individual pay-per-view events to TV providers. Fans should call their local cable or satellite provider for availability. Um...why? They could just remove them to bait more people to buy the Network. No one wants WWE PPV's anymore. Maybe an older gentleman enjoys wrestling but can't deal with streaming site or the internet but still wants to watch the PPVs. Can't cut off those revenue streams.
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BR329
King Koopa
Support the WWF
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Post by BR329 on Jan 8, 2014 22:59:20 GMT -5
Here's a FAQ hiccup: 11. Will Pay-Per-View events still be available outside WWE Network? Yes, WWE will continue to offer individual pay-per-view events to TV providers. Fans should call their local cable or satellite provider for availability. Um...why? They could just remove them to bait more people to buy the Network. No one wants WWE PPV's anymore. Not everybody has reliable cable internet. Believe it or not 2.5 million people still have AOL dial up....
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