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Post by punksnotdead on Jan 8, 2014 23:16:58 GMT -5
I was already planning on getting this, but everything we saw tonight was amazing imo. I genuinely feel like I'm getting twice as much as I'll be paying for in this situation. This truly is designed for the fans, particularly fans like us. Just to have VOD access to ECW TV and PPVs and WCW PPVs and uncut Attitude Era footage, I mean this is absolutely everything I've ever wanted for less than $10 a month. That's insane.
From a business standpoint, I think WWE is just moving into the future. UFC has been making this transition for the last couple of years, just at a much slower pace. Music, movies, PPV content, the future is digital. We aren't even going to be able to buy DVDs at the store in 10 years imo. So WWE is making the transition now, and showing fans what will become very common place in the next 5 years or so. Access at our fingertips, any time, anywhere. Plus, I think a number of fans who watch free streaming for PPVs are going to be onboard with the network. That's revenue that wasn't there previously. Longterm, I see them coming out way ahead if they can stabilize and break even right away, which is why they included Mania 30.
Advertising dollars and sponsors for live TV is always going to be their bread and butter (pro sports formula), but I do see that seeping through to the network, so similar to youtube. Once they have a million subscribers, it's going to be insanely easy to turn around and sell advertising on the network.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jan 8, 2014 23:19:08 GMT -5
Hey, bad guy™ , would you want to change the thread title to "WWE Network Info/FAQ" or something along those lines and throw my list of things in there (and maybe a link to WWE's FAQ as well)? Might help those just coming on if we direct them to the first page with all the info laid out. Done. Patriot, Joker, admins what have you...edit it as you please with new info for the network. Woo.
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Jan 8, 2014 23:22:06 GMT -5
im a huge wrestling fan. HUGE. but at this point.....who in their right mind wants another monthly bill. Xbox Live, Comcast, Verizon, Netflix. I cancelled my Hulu and PS Plus this year. These companies provide great services.....but u can't squeeze blood from a stone. I only got so much to give. I was hoping it would just be a cable channel. Its essentially a better version of what they have on Hulu. Hopefully the Raw replays are edited like they are on Hulu. They remove about 4 matches a week. My brother and I cut out cable and thusly pay less a month than we would for cable. Internet, Hulu, Netflix, MLB, NHL gamecenter. With the 10 bucks for this it would still total less than a cable + internet bill.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jan 8, 2014 23:22:44 GMT -5
They don't have to worry about Wrestlemania, because they're holding you to a 6 month contract up front. So, theoretically, you could subscribe to the network, watch Wrestlemania, never touch it again, and drop out after six months. No matter how much or how little you use it, they're going to get $60 out of you the first year, which is the cost of Mania anyway. Not to mention, their take-home on your $60 going to the network is going to be higher than if you ordered on Pay-Per-View. It's win-win for them. Nope, it's not win-win for them. The cost of setting up the network will likely make up a significant proportion of the PPV vs network revenue split difference for WrestleMania, and they will no longer be making three to five million on PPV buys for each of the next five shows. Without WrestleMania, if the network was just covering the May PPV, the two June PPVs, the July PPV and SummerSlam... I could see it easily making more money than those shows would. But when the same $60 buys you all of the above plus WrestleMania, they could lose out on a lot of money if the subscriber base is closer to half a million than a million.
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Post by john on Jan 8, 2014 23:25:09 GMT -5
Many blu ray players have Netflix and vudu apps now. If the wwe network can get on those then world domination is within their grasp. Also, I'll pay an additional 9.99 each month to see Stephs tattays!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:30:08 GMT -5
This is amazing news. Honestly I'd throw down $120 upfront for a years worth of this. How anyone could complain about this is beyond me. And for those that don't have a device to play this, 360s and PS3s are pretty damn cheap used. For a system and the network, youd be paying less that you would for the big four ppvs alone. They could have honestly just said "it's basically netflix and you can only watch every wwe ppv in history for 10 bucks a month" and I'd still consider this a steal.
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Post by JWC on Jan 8, 2014 23:31:19 GMT -5
I felt like I was watching an announcement from the us government.
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Post by Flair Forever on Jan 8, 2014 23:36:01 GMT -5
I'm not complaining about this at all - this is a great deal & a wonderful new option for wrestling fans - that seems like it was designed just for us..... at a GREAT price.
I'm just trying to figure out the BEST option for viewing this on my TV.... I hate watching wrestling on "devices"...... when I have a 55" HDTV in my living room.
I belive I'll be watching for a good deal on a ROKU 3 between now and February 24th....
As someone else pointed out - I sure hope they don't edit the heck out of RAW like they do on HULU....
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Post by J12 on Jan 8, 2014 23:36:57 GMT -5
They don't have to worry about Wrestlemania, because they're holding you to a 6 month contract up front. So, theoretically, you could subscribe to the network, watch Wrestlemania, never touch it again, and drop out after six months. No matter how much or how little you use it, they're going to get $60 out of you the first year, which is the cost of Mania anyway. Not to mention, their take-home on your $60 going to the network is going to be higher than if you ordered on Pay-Per-View. It's win-win for them. Nope, it's not win-win for them. The cost of setting up the network will likely make up a significant proportion of the PPV vs network revenue split difference for WrestleMania, and they will no longer be making three to five million on PPV buys for each of the next five shows. Without WrestleMania, if the network was just covering the May PPV, the two June PPVs, the July PPV and SummerSlam... I could see it easily making more money than those shows would. But when the same $60 buys you all of the above plus WrestleMania, they could lose out on a lot of money if the subscriber base is closer to half a million than a million. I think their line of thinking is that including Wrestlemania out of the gate is a way to ensure additional buys to push them closer to the proposed million, or whatever the exact figure is. Purportedly, they need 800,000 subscribers to break even out of the gate (we don't know how accurate that is, of course, but we'll have to take it for what it is), so perhaps they're paying little concern to the start-up costs out of the gate and hoping that the quality of the service will in turn lead to long-term subscribers. I don't disagree that it's a risk - a calculated one, for sure, but a risk all the same. However, their "all in" attitude here, and the way technology is trending toward a "stream everything" mindset, I think they're going to cash in big. Once the novelty wears off, perhaps they'll start seeing subscribers drop, but I think the $10 to see a live Pay-Per-View vs. $55 is going to entice a lot more fans than we expect.
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Post by The Yes Man on Jan 8, 2014 23:37:08 GMT -5
The only reason I won't be getting this, is that I imagine it will murder my WiFi bill, because I don't have unlimited.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:37:10 GMT -5
I felt like I was watching an announcement from the us government. At least the US government doesn't have watered down DX trying to be funny. Only thing I didn't enjoy about the announcement, which can't be considered a complaint about the network.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:37:10 GMT -5
How anyone couldn't like this is beyond me. You get everything you ever wanted and you still complain.
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Post by East Coast on Jan 8, 2014 23:37:37 GMT -5
The real question is: Will WWE now give Mattel the go ahead for NXT figures?
MDT has stated that they would make them if NXT was on TV. But WWE made a big fuss about NXT in this press conference. And it is personally one of my favorite weekly wrestling shows.
*on another note. Seriously, WWE should just buy TNA and ROH, right now. Get their video libraries. You'll have even more CM Punk, Kurt Angle, Sting and Daniel Bryan content
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Post by StingerSplash on Jan 8, 2014 23:48:27 GMT -5
I know they mentioned ECW TV, but are old episodes of Raw and Nitro on this, as well?
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Post by Odafin Tutuola on Jan 8, 2014 23:48:42 GMT -5
I hope the WWE make a deal with Google so that I can watch this network on my tv via the Chromecast
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Post by JHTB® on Jan 8, 2014 23:51:37 GMT -5
Wait, so Raw, Mainevent and Smackdown wont be live on the network?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:53:11 GMT -5
Wait, so Raw, Mainevent and Smackdown wont be live on the network? No just replays of it
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Post by Evil Abed on Jan 8, 2014 23:54:43 GMT -5
I know they mentioned ECW TV, but are old episodes of Raw and Nitro on this, as well? As far as the way I understood it, every episode ever of Raw and SD will be on there, plus monday night wars which nitro came on after raw so I assume all nitro episodes will be on there as well eventually, maybe not at the start.
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Post by CaK on Jan 8, 2014 23:54:47 GMT -5
I am all about this honestly. As soon as I read the details I was in. I hold PPV parties for the big four so now it will just be updated to all PPVs lol.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 23:56:27 GMT -5
I know they mentioned ECW TV, but are old episodes of Raw and Nitro on this, as well? As far as the way I understood it, every episode ever of Raw and SD will be on there, plus monday night wars which nitro came on after raw so I assume all nitro episodes will be on there as well eventually, maybe not at the start. I believe that the Monday Night Wars thing is like a show/documentary on the events that happened and not the full episodes themselves.
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