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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:39:18 GMT -5
Are there going to be ads or commercials of some kind?
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Post by waitingforjune on Jan 8, 2014 23:40:10 GMT -5
As someone who doesn't have cable TV, I'm sort of bummed that Raw and SD won't be aired live, although I totally understand it with the TV contracts and whatnot. Hopefully that can change once they renegotiate their TV rights contracts...
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 8, 2014 23:40:12 GMT -5
I just realized. I can watch Wrestlemania live on my smartphone sitting in a toilet at Arby's. It's the way it was meant to be.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:40:22 GMT -5
How do they even expect to make money off of this? 9.99 a month with a six month commitment? Maybe the idea is that it minimizes the need for bootlegging and brings in revenue even during slow PPV months.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 8, 2014 23:40:28 GMT -5
How do they even expect to make money off of this? 9.99 a month with a six month commitment? There are many fans who don't pay a dime for any WWE content (Watch illegal streams of PPVs/dont buy merchandise etc) so the WWE tapping into that market and getting 10 bucks a month from them will help mitigate the cost of losing out on a lot of PPV buys.
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Post by MasonK565 on Jan 8, 2014 23:41:42 GMT -5
Did anybody have the balls to ask the Benoit question? On the FAQ section, they say all content will be shown uncensored and uncut. There will be parent controls too if you don't want your kid watching TV-MA or TV-14 stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:41:55 GMT -5
How do they even expect to make money off of this? 9.99 a month with a six month commitment? Because the PPV carriers take such a large cut of PPV revenue the WWE are probably only making around $10 per buy anyway.
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 8, 2014 23:41:57 GMT -5
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 8, 2014 23:42:14 GMT -5
Are there going to be ads or commercials of some kind? They will just edit the 1-800 Fella commercials and add the WWE network logo at the end.
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Post by Error on Jan 8, 2014 23:42:14 GMT -5
How do they even expect to make money off of this? 9.99 a month with a six month commitment? Costs for this probably aren't that high since it relies on old footage, stuff filmed at RAW and SD paid for by the TV rights fees and the PPVs. The PPV buys lost are the biggest hit and as they said, 800k-1,000,000 subs and they break even which seems easy to hit.
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Post by Chip on Jan 8, 2014 23:42:28 GMT -5
How do they even expect to make money off of this? 9.99 a month with a six month commitment? They expect more people to buy the Network then buy PPVs, with PPV buy-rates seemingly falling with no sign of stopping they are just creating a more stable form of income.
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Post by Lancers on Jan 8, 2014 23:42:42 GMT -5
How do they even expect to make money off of this? 9.99 a month with a six month commitment? Basically, if you sign up, you just gave them 60 dollars. The incentive is the PPVs. They're banking on people who want the entire wrestling library + pay per views for 60 bucks for half a year. It just might work.
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Post by MasonK565 on Jan 8, 2014 23:44:14 GMT -5
How do they even expect to make money off of this? 9.99 a month with a six month commitment? Maybe the idea is that it minimizes the need for bootlegging and brings in revenue even during slow PPV months. I read a statistic that if they got 1 million subscriptions, it would break even or turn profitable. It seems pretty profitable to me.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jan 8, 2014 23:47:13 GMT -5
Are there going to be ads or commercials of some kind? Per the FAQ section, most content will be ad-free but some programs will have "limited promotional content." If the ad breaks start with "promotional consideration paid for by the following:" I might actually pay attention!
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Post by wahoowah11 on Jan 8, 2014 23:50:04 GMT -5
I will be subscribing just for the WCW ppvs, everything else is a bonus.
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Post by Chip on Jan 8, 2014 23:52:49 GMT -5
Are there going to be ads or commercials of some kind? Per the FAQ section, most content will be ad-free but some programs will have "limited promotional content." They should have a section that's just ads and promotional material that plays, especially of the Rock 'n' Wrestling era. Those are often more fun to watch then the matches they are advertising.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:53:38 GMT -5
Wow, sorry, I may just be being ignorant but is this just for fans in the US/Canada, or is this worldwide?
If it's for international customers as well they can have my money.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 8, 2014 23:54:10 GMT -5
Wow, sorry, I may just be being ignorant but is this just for fans in the US/Canada, or is this worldwide? If it's for international customers as well they can have my money. It will reach the international market in late 2014/early 2015
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:54:11 GMT -5
Are there going to be ads or commercials of some kind? The FAQ said most of it will be ad-free. Guess we'll see how much on 24 February.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 8, 2014 23:54:41 GMT -5
Wow, sorry, I may just be being ignorant but is this just for fans in the US/Canada, or is this worldwide? If it's for international customers as well they can have my money. Starting as US only, but they do plan to rollout to Canada, UK, Australia and some other places over the next year.
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