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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on Apr 7, 2019 13:08:15 GMT -5
Today(well yesterday) makes 5 years since WWE launched the WWE network. At the time, a lot of people were perplexed by the idea and thought it would fail. Now 5 years later, WWE network has been a rousing success and transformed the way the company presents itself. WWE is truly a 24/7 product now. Plus they were totally ahead of the streaming curve where every company now wants a piece of the streaming pie. So I thought it was appropriate to give them some well deserved credit.
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Post by KobashiChop on Apr 7, 2019 13:14:50 GMT -5
Absolutely. I love the Network. And yeah like you said they've been ahead of the curve when it comes to this type of service.
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Post by the2ndevil on Apr 7, 2019 13:16:18 GMT -5
I would not be able to watch any of their shows without WWE Network. I adore it.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Apr 7, 2019 13:17:06 GMT -5
I can't imagine ever not having the Network. I love it.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Apr 7, 2019 13:17:20 GMT -5
The Network is superb, worth far more to me than I pay for it.
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Post by Prince Petty on Apr 7, 2019 13:22:21 GMT -5
The WWE caught a lot of flack for the minimum sign up period, I seem to recall. And I seem to recall talk of it being a failure if it didn't hit certain subscriber milestones, that it would kill their PPVs and probably a whole bunch of other complaints too. Some of which are probably valid, but I do think that, on the whole, the Network has been a resounding success.
And it's been fantastic for wrestling fans, who can now watch any matches that the WWE owns, from any period, whenever they want. If you're a fan of the business, how can you not be thrilled that you can go and watch an episode of WCCW from 1982, and then Mid-Atlantic Wrestling from 1984, followed by a random episode of WCW Nitro?
You're right in saying that the WWE was genuinely ahead of the curve, with the Network. Yes, Netflix offered streaming a couple of years before that, but the industry was still in a very early stage. Now, everyone wants to get a piece of that streaming business, from HBO to Disney. And while the interface could use some revamping, it's a great template for how you store large archives of programming, and it's far better than, for example, Amazon Prime.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 7, 2019 13:40:24 GMT -5
Best thing that happened to me as a wrestling fan until I went to my first indie show.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 13:44:19 GMT -5
My life would be immeasurably worse if not for the Network.
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Post by Pushed to the Moon on Apr 7, 2019 13:45:19 GMT -5
The Network is amazing BUT I wish they would fix the search function. I'd like it a bajillion percent more.
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Post by Brickstone Kid on Apr 7, 2019 13:48:23 GMT -5
About 12 years ago I started a thread on here asking if WWE would ever start their own channel and got made fun of. No one here will remember or care but dammit I do!!
Congrats to them for making it work, I cancel and reactivate my subscription a couple times a year but they always get me for Rumble through Mania.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 7, 2019 13:49:53 GMT -5
WWE Networks rules, but the UI is doo doo butter. The actual content though? It feels endless. I love randomly watching old shows from my childhood or things I've heard about and never saw before. Photo Shoot is underrated as hell, 24/365 are usually awesome, and there was a lot of cool unseen footage in Something Else to Wrestle With that I never knew existed (CM Punk tag teaming against Legion of Doom....WHAT?). I wish they'd bring back a few shows, but otherwise it's a treasure trove of content.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 7, 2019 14:07:32 GMT -5
WWE Networks rules, but the UI is doo doo butter. The actual content though? It feels endless. I love randomly watching old shows from my childhood or things I've heard about and never saw before. Photo Shoot is underrated as hell, 24/365 are usually awesome, and there was a lot of cool unseen footage in Something Else to Wrestle With that I never knew existed (CM Punk tag teaming against Legion of Doom....WHAT?). I wish they'd bring back a few shows, but otherwise it's a treasure trove of content. The UI is atrocious. Hopefully now that they’ve switched to BAMtech it gets revamped. Also, I thought WWE Network launched in February? Thought it was the day after Elimination Chamber that year |
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Post by MiLB Fan on Apr 7, 2019 14:21:20 GMT -5
WWE Networks rules, but the UI is doo doo butter. The actual content though? It feels endless. I love randomly watching old shows from my childhood or things I've heard about and never saw before. Photo Shoot is underrated as hell, 24/365 are usually awesome, and there was a lot of cool unseen footage in Something Else to Wrestle With that I never knew existed (CM Punk tag teaming against Legion of Doom....WHAT?). I wish they'd bring back a few shows, but otherwise it's a treasure trove of content. The UI is atrocious. Hopefully now that they’ve switched to BAMtech it gets revamped. Also, I thought WWE Network launched in February? Thought it was the day after Elimination Chamber that year Correct. February 24, 2014 is when WWE launched its streaming service. It’s been five years already?! Damn, it really does feel like yesterday. Also (and I know I’m getting nitpicky) WWE switched *from* BAMTech earlier this year. Endeavor Video Streaming is WWE’s new partner. I remember when the first teaser for WWE Network aired in September 2011 and how we all went nuts in the Raw thread. Here’s how FAN reacted to WWE’s big announcement: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/489137 |
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 7, 2019 14:27:22 GMT -5
Yeah, it was in Feb - that year's RR and EC were the last non-Network PPVs. I remember signing up for it in my old college's lunch area. There is this huge beautiful window with the sunlight gleaming through, I was eating lunch, and I was notified that the service went live; it was a great day! I'm pretty sure I'm the only person there to watch SuperBrawl VIII, haha.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 7, 2019 14:32:14 GMT -5
The UI is atrocious. Hopefully now that they’ve switched to BAMtech it gets revamped. Also, I thought WWE Network launched in February? Thought it was the day after Elimination Chamber that year Correct. February 24, 2014 is when WWE launched its streaming service. It’s been five years already?! Damn, it really does feel like yesterday. Also (and I know I’m getting nitpicky) WWE switched *from* BAMTech earlier this year. Endeavor Video Streaming is WWE’s new partner. I remember when the first teaser for WWE Network aired in September 2011 and how we all went nuts in the Raw thread. Gotcha. BAMtech is what MLB Media became then right? I knew they had switched, but totally was thinking BAMtech was the name of Endevours service. I signed up for the Network a couple days after launch, it was a last minute decision the day of NXT Arrival. Have been a subscriber ever since. I honestly 100% credit The Network for reviving my love of WWE, I wasn’t watching nearly as regularly before the Network. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 14:37:40 GMT -5
Honestly I'd probably have given up on WWE entirely by this point if not for it. Not that I use it much - I honestly usually don't have a subscription active and when I do I basically only sign up right before a PPV I want to see and use it for nothing but the one show - but it's so much easier to impulse drop $10 on a show than $65.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 7, 2019 14:49:01 GMT -5
I do think it has largely been successful and I love it as a fan. Although I do think in hindsight, it may have been a better decision to hold something back like WrestleMania for PPV with how much revenue it was generating.
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Apr 7, 2019 15:14:00 GMT -5
The Network is very good.
I'm glad they backed away from their "like Netflix but better" claims.
I'd also like a better interface but I'm just nitpicking
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 15:15:29 GMT -5
The Network is amazing BUT I wish they would fix the search function. I'd like it a bajillion percent more. Can't be understated how bad their search function is. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 15:38:54 GMT -5
Honestly I'll take a bad but existent ability to browse over the, "You better pay us to see why you should pay us," approach Netflix and Hulu take.
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