WWE Network could be the start of the TV dream (RIP CABLE)

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In an age when cable companies still have their customers in a chokehold that is all too real, the announcement of theWWE Network at CES last night stood out for its sheer customer-friendliness. Beginning Feb. 24th, wrestling fans will be able to access 12 monthly pay-per-view events, a lineup of original shows, and tons of historical programming from WWE's library — including every PPV in history. It will be available on Android, iOS, and Kindle Fire, as well as Roku, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 and 4 — and you can access it anywhere, for $9.99 a month with a six-month commitment.

In other words, next month wrestling fans will realize the dream of a la carte cable service, with monthly pay-per-views thrown in at no extra charge. (UFC Fight Pass offers similar live and archival footage for $9.99 a month, but does not include PPV.) Instead of subscribing to a cable or satellite service, fans can buy a subscription directly from WWE, with six months costing as much as a single purchase of Wrestlemania.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/9/52...-network-could-be-the-start-of-the-a-la-carte


:banderas: am hoping this works, this could set the standard
 

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It's shows exactly why shyt would not work. :heh:

It's cheaper overall if your a wwe fan but that's just one company

Imagine Disney charging $10 for Disney content and then another $10 for all ESPN stuff

Want to watch the walking dead what are you gonna do except pay AMC $5 a month or wait a year until it hits netflix

Some people are too cheap to pay for netflix and bum off someone else and that's only 7.99

You guys have no idea how expensive aka carte is :heh:

With that said fukk cable companies
 

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It's shows exactly why shyt would not work. :heh:

It's cheaper overall if your a wwe fan but that's just one company

Imagine Disney charging $10 for Disney content and then another $10 for all ESPN stuff

Want to watch the walking dead what are you gonna do except pay AMC $5 a month or wait a year until it hits netflix

Some people are too cheap to pay for netflix and bum off someone else and that's only 7.99

You guys have no idea how expensive aka carte is :heh:

With that said fukk cable companies

The average cable bill I read somewhere is like $120 a month that's $1440 a year

@ $10 per monthh (which IMO is high but Justified for premium content like old footage and ppv) but at that price you could get 12 channel a la carte.

The sweet spot I think is $5-$8 per month, unlimited access on all your devices
 

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the only savings is the ppv's

and you would have to assume that could be a reason why in a la carte they would be 10 where maybe a channel like a&e should be like one dollar in a la carte
 

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the only savings is the ppv's

and you would have to assume that could be a reason why in a la carte they would be 10 where maybe a channel like a&e should be like one dollar in a la carte

That's what I'm thinking everything won't be 10 dollars some should be 1-5 a month....with the most expensive maybe multiple channel packages like showtime, stars, or hbo being about what they are now.
 

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@ $10 per monthh (which IMO is high but Justified for premium content like old footage and ppv) but at that price you could get 12 channel a la carte.
$10 per month for 12 channels a la carte. So who eats the loss on revenue? The content providers that make the content and can no longer get the same advertising rates on all their channels anymore since the audience has shrunk? The cable providers that have to build and maintain fiber optic and coax networks nation wide?

Don't kid yourself. If $10 per month for a la carte did happen the cable tv industry would die and all you'd be able to get is local channels you can get now with an antenna.

This is a case of you wanting something to be so cheap it would drive the product you want into extinction.
 

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If we get a la carte, won't companies just fukk us with higher internet bills ?

-DMP-

That's what I'm thinking since a lot of us get internet from our cable providers but in places with google omg they'll be winning.
 
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