Lancers
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Post by Lancers on Jan 9, 2014 11:40:07 GMT -5
I just realized, how is this going to effect the PPV buyrates? Will future shareholder conference calls consist of Vince saying something like "Well, there were 100,000 less people who ordered Summerslam compared to last year, but 150,000 people has signed up for the network (many of them didn't actually watch Summerslam, but hey, they paid for it) so it works overall" Will there be publically avaliable numbers for how many network customers who watch each PPV? Not sure. What I do notice though, and maybe I'm the only one, is that the WWE is kinda screwing over cable and satellite providers like DirecTV and Time Warner here because they must have just inadvertently began the death of PPVs. From a financial standpoint, it's almost stupid to not take this offer if one has ordered at least ONE pay-per-view in the last year. Obviously, not everyone will, but you're right. The PPV buyrates are going to take a nasty spill and I'm sure the WWE is well aware of that. What they're banking on is with such an incentive to buy their Netflix-type network that not only will they recover the loss of PPV revenue (which they get less than HALF of what DirecTV and Time Warner charges for these PPVs to begin with) and actually gain revenue due to getting an extraordinary amount of subscribers for their network. It's a risky strategy, but knowing how much the landscape has changed with Hulu, Amazon and the other on-demand internet media services, it very well might be the smartest financial decision they've made in a long time.
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Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 9, 2014 11:46:31 GMT -5
For me personally, I don't see how this is anything but a must buy for me. I get about 4-6 PPV's a year. Even if I never watch another thing on the network, it's a cheaper option.
I don't see how Legends House could be anything but a goldmine of delicious Wrestlecrap.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2014 12:01:07 GMT -5
Just so everyone knows, WrestleMania being included this year is just a hook. Next year's Mania (and all future ones) will not be available on the Network, but traditional PPV exclusively. But you're still getting 11 PPVs that otherwise I wouldn't watch or get a stream for w/out paying for anything. BTW, I think WWE only gets 40% of the PPV money, providers keep everything else. I still believe that they should've went with the original theory of keeping the Big 4 on normal PPV and having the rest on the network itself.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2014 12:08:59 GMT -5
This actually sounds pretty good. I can't wait for it to come to the UK
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Marty McFry
Don Corleone
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Post by Marty McFry on Jan 9, 2014 12:47:49 GMT -5
This actually sounds pretty good. I can't wait for it to come to the UK ...in January 2015
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Jan 9, 2014 13:01:29 GMT -5
Just be glad us Canadian/UK people are actually getting it at all. i'd rather have a late launch than none at all.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Jan 9, 2014 13:21:05 GMT -5
I can't help but gush about this. It's everything I've ever wanted from the WWE library outside of actually visiting it.
- Every WWE, WCW, and ECW PPV? - NXT outside of Hulu? - Every PPV from here on out? - All for only $10?!
I'm sold. Take my money, shoot, take my first born. This is going to be amazing, now we wait and hope that the servers can hold everyone when it goes live.
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No Longer a Produceman
Dennis Stamp
Will Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Jan 9, 2014 13:26:22 GMT -5
This is amazing value considering what you get for your money. I'm just wondering if PPVs will stream in HD on Roku.
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Marty McFry
Don Corleone
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Post by Marty McFry on Jan 9, 2014 13:50:29 GMT -5
Has it actually been confirmed that all (or some) classic Raws and Nitros will be available. The press release I red only mentioned all WWF and WCW PPVS and classic matches.
No mention of actual old raw and Nitros.
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JIMBOB
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Post by JIMBOB on Jan 9, 2014 13:55:15 GMT -5
I don't know if this had been addressed yet, but this is an excerpt from the AP article about the Network. "More than 1,500 hours of archived programming, that includes the WCW and ECW video libraries, will air uncut and uncensored, so references to the World Wrestling Federation, old logos, or matches involving former wrestler Chris Benoit or former announcer Jesse Ventura will no longer be scrubbed from history." I realize it hasn't been much of a problem in recent years, but I actually happier to hear that Jesse's commentating will be included. While editing out Benoit can be annoying as far as the flow goes when watching an old broadcast, but it is 10 times more annoying when Gorilla, or Vince, or Schiavone are doing all the talking filled with minutes of silence where they edited Jesse out, it makes the whole thing unwatachable. I hope this means we will also have unedited Royal Rumble PPV intros with Vince McMahon.
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domrep
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Post by domrep on Jan 9, 2014 13:59:05 GMT -5
Has it actually been confirmed that all (or some) classic Raws and Nitros will be available. The press release I red only mentioned all WWF and WCW PPVS and classic matches. No mention of actual old raw and Nitros. They promoted the Monday Night War, so we are going with the assumption that they will have RAW and Nitro. Its a combo of Netflix/WWE Classics on Demand. I actually hope all the old RAW and Nitro shows are available instantly as opposed to waiting a week for the next show. That was annoying.
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Post by GEOLINK on Jan 9, 2014 14:00:42 GMT -5
I don't understand what some people are saying...
They would rather pay more for the service and/or still pay full price for the bigger PPVs???
Who the hell outside of WWE finance cares what they make or should make overall?
The current price for service is damn good for me and that's all future customers should care about.
Some of you guys sound like you have some of WWE's stock.
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Sparkybob
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 9, 2014 14:05:04 GMT -5
Has it actually been confirmed that all (or some) classic Raws and Nitros will be available. The press release I red only mentioned all WWF and WCW PPVS and classic matches. No mention of actual old raw and Nitros. They promoted the Monday Night War, so we are going with the assumption that they will have RAW and Nitro. Its a combo of Netflix/WWE Classics on Demand. I actually hope all the old RAW and Nitro shows are available instantly as opposed to waiting a week for the next show. That was annoying. I don't think it be smart for them to out everything up immediately. If they blow their load so quickly, people might watch everything right away and not re-subscribe after the 6 months.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 9, 2014 14:10:46 GMT -5
I don't understand what some people are saying... They would rather pay more for the service and/or still pay full price for the bigger PPVs??? Who the hell outside of WWE finance cares what they make or should make overall? The current price for service is damn good for me and that's all future customers should care about. Some of you guys sound like you have some of WWE's stock. Some of us do.
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Post by GEOLINK on Jan 9, 2014 14:12:22 GMT -5
They promoted the Monday Night War, so we are going with the assumption that they will have RAW and Nitro. Its a combo of Netflix/WWE Classics on Demand. I actually hope all the old RAW and Nitro shows are available instantly as opposed to waiting a week for the next show. That was annoying. I don't think it be smart for them to out everything up immediately. If they blow their load so quickly, people might watch everything right away and not re-subscribe after the 6 months. That wouldn't make sense because new programming will be constantly added.
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Post by GEOLINK on Jan 9, 2014 14:14:21 GMT -5
I don't understand what some people are saying... They would rather pay more for the service and/or still pay full price for the bigger PPVs??? Who the hell outside of WWE finance cares what they make or should make overall? The current price for service is damn good for me and that's all future customers should care about. Some of you guys sound like you have some of WWE's stock. Some of us do. Okay, small few of yoy own stock. But the rest don't need to bicker about the price. I wouldn't change anything about it. Doesn't hurt me and WWE will still get paid regardless.
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Sparkybob
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 9, 2014 14:16:54 GMT -5
I don't think it be smart for them to out everything up immediately. If they blow their load so quickly, people might watch everything right away and not re-subscribe after the 6 months. That wouldn't make sense because new programming will be constantly added. But there will be people who subscribe just to see the old stuff and have no interest in the current product. So if the WWE post their whole library right away, that person can watch everything he wants and then leave after 6 months. If they add in stuff from their library gradually (like every week they add 2 weeks of WWE programming from the attitude era) they have a better chance of getting people to re-commit after the initial 6 months.
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Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 9, 2014 14:19:37 GMT -5
It's pretty much impossible to watch everything on there in six months. The PPVs alone clock in at around 900 hours of content.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Jan 9, 2014 14:30:45 GMT -5
Jackass' official Facebook page is shilling the network, strangely.
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Post by wrestlegamer on Jan 9, 2014 15:01:52 GMT -5
I really want to subscribe to this but as a citizen of France, I can't (and probably won't ever be able to). I wonder if there is a way to get the WWE Network from outside the US.
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