Dish Network drops WWE PPV

[puppetmaster]

Satellite TV provider Dish Network has pulled all advertising for Sunday's WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.


The show is no longer listed on the Dish website Sports & Wrestling Events page or the Dish channel guide. TNA pay-per-views are still listed. Based on this information, it appears that Dish Network is dropping WWE pay-per-views ahead of the launch of the WWE Network next week.


With WWE bundling their pay-per-view events on the $9.99/month Network, there has been a lot of buzz in the cable/satellite TV industry that top providers will be retaliating against WWE by no longer covering their events. Following the announcement of the WWE Network, a spokesperson for DirecTV told the Los Angeles Times:


“Clearly we need to quickly re-evaluate the economics and viability of their business with us, as it now appears the WWE feels they do not need their PPV distributors.”


They added that sales WWE PPV events “have been steadily declining, and this new low-cost competitive offering will only accelerate this trend.” DirecTV still has Elimination Chamber listed on their website as of this writing.


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[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

“Clearly we need to quickly re-evaluate the economics and viability of their business with us, as it now appears the WWE feels they do not need their PPV distributors.”

They added that sales WWE PPV events “have been steadily declining, and this new low-cost competitive offering will only accelerate this trend.” DirecTV still has Elimination Chamber listed on their website as of this writing.


-P-

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

No one cares, these TV service providers salty as fukk.

1 week away my people, 1 week.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

No one cares, these TV service providers salty as fukk.

1 week away my people, 1 week.

Uhhh...i'm PRETTY SURE wwe cares especially about this ppv getting dropped from sattelite...

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

Uhhh...i'm PRETTY SURE wwe cares especially about this ppv getting dropped from sattelite...

They knew this shyt was gonna happen, if anything it`ll help their business.

All them views on Satelite, which weren't many, will now be forced to buy the network.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It will hurt WWE in the short term but soon people are going to be calling DISH complaining like a mothafukka and then buy the network and then think hard about why they still paying for satellite. If I could get every live sport, I'd cut cable right now.

 

[StatUS]

Dish is gonna get some calls from their subscribers.

This won't end well.

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

It will hurt WWE in the short term but soon people are going to be calling DISH complaining like a mothafukka and then buy the network and then think hard about why they still paying for satellite. If I could get every live sport, I'd cut cable right now.

That's the only reason I keep any type of TV service.

And in reality, i`d be fine except for about 5 months, that September to February is needed for NFL. They need to drop that NFL TV/Sunday Ticket app and it's a wrap

 

[The Great One]

Who in the fukk has Dish Network?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It's funny how DISH chose "no money over some money"

Who runs that shyt?

 

[RammerJammer]

Example of Cable & Satellite companies catching feelings cause they know their time is up

 

[El Cocodrilo]

Dish just trying to put their hands up and throw a few jabs, but they're fukking dead.... they will not exist 10 years from now.

 

[I-Hate-You]

 

[Prince Akeem]

 

[CJ]

It's funny how DISH chose "no money over some money"

Who runs that shyt?

Came to say the exact same thing

Not sure how big they are in the US anymore but you'd think they'd atleast wait and try to get some of that WM gaup first