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Post by AxelSmackdown on Jan 23, 2024 12:25:19 GMT -5
I’m glad I’ll be able to watch it live but why a live TV show on a streaming service? Especially a show that’s been running for 30+ years on TV.
Plus Netflix sucks. I tried to watch something yesterday and it kept crashing on me before I could even watch it.
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Post by tigerlillysingh on Jan 23, 2024 12:27:27 GMT -5
Interesting question will be what will Netflix tax every subscriber for the pleasure of this. Is there going to be an option to pay for Netflix without it because whilst it’s not like for like with the network, or maybe it will be, they can’t increase the price by £10 and expect all subscribers to be fine with it when they’re not that into WWE.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 12:31:16 GMT -5
This is a huge move. The “people don’t or won’t stream” thing people are saying everywhere is pretty funny to me Hasn't that been the IWC's defense to declining ratings? "Nobody has cable anymore. Everyone streams" etc, etc It’s funny how the reasons change constantly..when they do great numbers and grow fans with Netflix they’ll say “well it’s Netflix everyone has it” lol
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 23, 2024 12:32:12 GMT -5
Hasn't that been the IWC's defense to declining ratings? "Nobody has cable anymore. Everyone streams" etc, etc It’s funny how the reasons change constantly..when they do great numbers and grow fans with Netflix they’ll say “well it’s Netflix everyone has it” lol Goalposts moving in wrestling is about as common as Vince changing Raw the day of the show.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 12:34:22 GMT -5
Interesting question will be what will Netflix tax every subscriber for the pleasure of this. Is there going to be an option to pay for Netflix without it because whilst it’s not like for like with the network, or maybe it will be, they can’t increase the price by £10 and expect all subscribers to be fine with it when they’re not that into WWE. Doubtful. The initial goal of Netflix here is to gain new/returning subscribers by acquiring a large contract, thus turning profit. Same mindset Peacock/NBC had with acquiring the WWE video library. Not to say there won’t be a price increase in a couple of years. The way I’ve always seen it is that all if these networks are creating streaming platforms, trying to gain content people want to see. It’ll kill off cable TV shortly, then the streaming wars will heat up even more. With each network doing what they can to obtain subscribers over the other network’s streaming service. Then again, maybe that won’t happen. Either way, we’ll soon have the option of paying the prices of cable, but getting A LOT more content for that price.
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Post by fabulous1971 on Jan 23, 2024 12:50:07 GMT -5
It's great to see a wrestling company can still make 5 billon dollars these day!
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Post by rkmo: Just a Fact of Life on Jan 23, 2024 12:58:10 GMT -5
Can't stream, won't stream, will never stream. Failing upwards.
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Post by tigerlillysingh on Jan 23, 2024 13:20:46 GMT -5
Interesting question will be what will Netflix tax every subscriber for the pleasure of this. Is there going to be an option to pay for Netflix without it because whilst it’s not like for like with the network, or maybe it will be, they can’t increase the price by £10 and expect all subscribers to be fine with it when they’re not that into WWE. Doubtful. The initial goal of Netflix here is to gain new/returning subscribers by acquiring a large contract, thus turning profit. Same mindset Peacock/NBC had with acquiring the WWE video library. Not to say there won’t be a price increase in a couple of years. The way I’ve always seen it is that all if these networks are creating streaming platforms, trying to gain content people want to see. It’ll kill off cable TV shortly, then the streaming wars will heat up even more. With each network doing what they can to obtain subscribers over the other network’s streaming service. Then again, maybe that won’t happen. Either way, we’ll soon have the option of paying the prices of cable, but getting A LOT more content for that price. They’re not paying £5billion in 2024 for something and not increasing prices… these streaming company’s are fighting for survival right now and years to come. I don’t go in for most but the few I keep I have had to think about as they’re prices keep going up. Now personally I’m a wrestling lifer so paying for the network or more for Netflix makes no odds but I would have to choose if there’s going to be a choice enforced. My view is whoever would get Netflix have it already so any kind of price hike again specifically with this news about, is going to have a big impact on their subs.
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 23, 2024 13:22:59 GMT -5
Doubtful. The initial goal of Netflix here is to gain new/returning subscribers by acquiring a large contract, thus turning profit. Same mindset Peacock/NBC had with acquiring the WWE video library. Not to say there won’t be a price increase in a couple of years. The way I’ve always seen it is that all if these networks are creating streaming platforms, trying to gain content people want to see. It’ll kill off cable TV shortly, then the streaming wars will heat up even more. With each network doing what they can to obtain subscribers over the other network’s streaming service. Then again, maybe that won’t happen. Either way, we’ll soon have the option of paying the prices of cable, but getting A LOT more content for that price. They’re not paying £5billion in 2024 for something and not increasing prices… these streaming company’s are fighting for survival right now and years to come. I don’t go in for most but the few I keep I have had to think about as they’re prices keep going up. Now personally I’m a wrestling lifer so paying for the network or more for Netflix makes no odds but I would have to choose if there’s going to be a choice enforced. My view is whoever would get Netflix have it already so any kind of price hike again specifically with this news about, is going to have a big impact on their subs. You're correct. I'm one of many that canceled Netflix over price increases. I'm sure there's gonna be cancelations if people learn that the bill is increasing due to a program that they don't watch.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jan 23, 2024 13:45:22 GMT -5
250 million people have Netflix. That's more than 3 times the number of homes that have USA Network. Please read this slowly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 13:51:27 GMT -5
They’re not paying £5billion in 2024 for something and not increasing prices Which is why I wouldn’t be surprised in they do increase prices within the next couple of years. Which they would even without this RAW deal in place. Price increases are the norm in society now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 13:52:16 GMT -5
250 million people have Netflix. That's more than 3 times the number of homes that have USA Network. Please read this slowly. The only people that are upset by this move or think it’s “risky” are people who don’t have Netflix. Same way people were up in arms when WWE sold The Network to NBC, which turned into the WWE’s most profitable year.
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Post by Ben - #6 Munchie on Jan 23, 2024 14:21:18 GMT -5
This is a stellar win for the UK, amongst others, by the looks of it. Can cancel the WWE Network subscription and use it to fund (partially or fully, unsure on what tiers they offer these days) the Netflix subscription. This also means those without a TNT Sports subscription will be able to access it live. Plus getting Smackdown, NXT, AND the PLEs, total win in my books. Roll on 2025!
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Post by switchbladeera on Jan 23, 2024 14:26:00 GMT -5
Fantastic decision. When streaming becomes the dominant way to watch football, it'll be the actual death of cable in terms of advertiser spending. Get ahead of that, it's only a matter of time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 14:30:52 GMT -5
Fantastic decision. When streaming becomes the dominant way to watch football, it'll be the actual death of cable in terms of advertiser spending. Get ahead of that, it's only a matter of time. Exactly. WWE was (somehow) ahead of the game with the WWE Network. Now they’re slightly ahead of the game with live streaming. Sports aren’t far behind. The days of cable TV (and probably YouTube TV) are numbered.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jan 23, 2024 14:57:13 GMT -5
250 million people have Netflix. That's more than 3 times the number of homes that have USA Network. Please read this slowly. The only people that are upset by this move or think it’s “risky” are people who don’t have Netflix. Same way people were up in arms when WWE sold The Network to NBC, which turned into the WWE’s most profitable year. Tbf Peacock is awful compared to the actual network. You could actually search for stuff on the network and PPVs had chapters so you weren’t just scrubbing until you hit 45 seconds of ads each time.
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 23, 2024 15:00:53 GMT -5
People act like cable is dying and no one has it anymore yet last year's Super Bowl had over 115 million viewers and is the highest rated superbowl of all time.
In the year 2023. Just some food for thought. I bring this up occasionally when people talk cable and ratings and no one ever wants to talk about it lol
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jan 23, 2024 15:08:32 GMT -5
People act like cable is dying and no one has it anymore yet last year's Super Bowl had over 115 million viewers and is the highest rated superbowl of all time. In the year 2023. Just some food for thought. I bring this up occasionally when people talk cable and ratings and no one ever wants to talk about it lol You say this, but I’ll retort with that Chiefs game that was a peacock exclusive last week, was the most watched thing in the history of streaming, so people are def making the switch or at least it’s gaining steam. My wife bugs me monthly to get rid of cable and wrestling has been a big reason why I haven’t. But I might consider it now.
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Post by cableV on Jan 23, 2024 15:11:59 GMT -5
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Post by K5 on Jan 23, 2024 15:34:34 GMT -5
you'd have to be an ostrich with it's head in the sand to not see the inevitable here
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