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Post by Nickybojelais on Jan 4, 2015 18:32:15 GMT -5
I think it's just because the concept of PPV is (thankfully) still quite a rare thing in this country. I remember when Sky were recently selling a Premiership Plus PPV package which consisted of 40 Premier League games for £40 and that died a death very quickly. When people are unwilling to pay £1 per game for our national sport, I think shows how little we accept the PPV concept in the UK. That's crazy. NFL Sunday Ticket over here, which gives you all the afternoon regional NFL games is like $350 bucks for the season and millions of people order it. Out of curiosity, any of you UK natives know what boxing is like over there? Over here, you can hardly see anything without going broke. All the "midcard" top fights are either on HBO or Showtime, which is like $13 a month each and the big blockbuster fights like Floyd Mayweather's fights cost like $70 each on PPV We have an NFL Gamepass subscription which gives access to every game and all the NFL Network stuff for about £130 per season. It's outstanding value! In terms of boxing we have 2 major providers in the UK, Sky Sports and a specialist Boxing channel called Boxnation. Sky Sports costs me about £24 per month and I think Boxnation is about £10 per month. Between them they show pretty much all of the big domestic and international fights. However on top of Sky's monthly subscription they occasionally put a special Fight card on their "Box Office" channel which costs something like an additional £15. These special box office events are usually only used for a top British fighter like David Haye, Carl Froch or Amir Khan when fighting for a title. |
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jan 4, 2015 18:38:44 GMT -5
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 4, 2015 18:44:26 GMT -5
All it does is price most people out of viewing. Shrinks their audience.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jan 4, 2015 18:51:35 GMT -5
Work on the cardio then, I also suggest CrossFit. Crossfit in the UK? Worst Sex Pistols song ever. |
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Post by Boo! on Jan 4, 2015 18:51:44 GMT -5
All it does is price most people out of viewing. Shrinks their audience. Being cheaper does that? |
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 4, 2015 19:04:05 GMT -5
All it does is price most people out of viewing. Shrinks their audience. Being cheaper does that? No, I mean Sky. Increasing subscription for less content. PPV's on Box Office. Even BT will surely to ditch the broadband deal sooner or later. It's just pulling sporting events further away from many people who don't have the disposable income to be able to watch it. Boxing is even worse. There's already an issue with the Premier League being moved more towards wealthier people, not only for live attendance and ticket prices, but also for television viewing. |
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Post by diablodor on Jan 4, 2015 19:11:14 GMT -5
So, random question. Can you log in to the UK wwe network with a US account for $9.99 or will they try to charge £9.99? Is this like Netflix were one account accesses the whole world depending on your "location" or will this block my uh account friends account? Think I got away with that.... |
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Post by Wailing Fungus on Jan 4, 2015 19:37:26 GMT -5
Oh do f*** off.
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Post by Essential1 on Jan 4, 2015 19:55:27 GMT -5
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jan 4, 2015 21:35:41 GMT -5
So, random question. Can you log in to the UK wwe network with a US account for $9.99 or will they try to charge £9.99? Is this like Netflix were one account accesses the whole world depending on your "location" or will this block my uh account friends account? Think I got away with that.... Didn't get away with talking about illegally getting the wwe network. Consider this a warning and a 3 day time out. |
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jan 4, 2015 21:40:12 GMT -5
Just wanted to say that it's a little bit tiresome to keep reminding people that saying they are getting the WWE network illegally (and I don't care if you think it's not illegal) is going to get them a warning and a temporary vacation. We're not playing around with this shit, no matter how "clever" you try to be. That includes saying "thank god I don't pay for PPV's" as well. Don't be a f***ing idiot and say you're getting shit illegally on here. Period. Is that so damn hard to understand?
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Post by wildchair on Jan 4, 2015 22:43:17 GMT -5
I often go to a bar to watch WWE pay per view events on their screens with friends and the bar does not charge anything - this is legal correct ?
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jan 4, 2015 22:46:00 GMT -5
I often go to a bar to watch WWE pay per view events on their screens with friends and the bar does not charge anything - this is legal correct ? The bar usually pays a fee to show it, so you are fine. |
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Post by 67 more on Jan 5, 2015 3:40:53 GMT -5
I often go to a bar to watch WWE pay per view events on their screens with friends and the bar does not charge anything - this is legal correct ? The bar usually pays a fee to show it, so you are fine. I do this, but I don't order anything but tap water all night. I also bring in outside drinks! PIRACY STRIKES AGAIN MWAHAHAHAAHA!  |
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jan 5, 2015 8:35:17 GMT -5
The bar usually pays a fee to show it, so you are fine. I do this, but I don't order anything but tap water all night. I also bring in outside drinks! PIRACY STRIKES AGAIN MWAHAHAHAAHA! You heartless bastard! |
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