March 25, 20178 yr comment_5793280 I kind of get why they don't have all their Youtube stuff on the Network. They get ad revenue from youtube so putting that stuff on the Network as an exclusive wouldn't make sense because it's not like any of that stuff is going to drive subs & double posting it just takes away YT views and cuts into the ad revenue.
March 26, 20178 yr comment_5793322 And who cares where it is? "Can I watch this show?" "Yup." "Cool. Is it free?" "Yup." "I don't know. I'm concerned that this isn't on your network." "......Fuck you?"
March 26, 20178 yr comment_5793404 And who cares where it is? "Can I watch this show?" "Yup." "Cool. Is it free?" "Yup." "I don't know. I'm concerned that this isn't on your network." "......Fuck you?" Another day, another trolling Sorrow post that completely misses the point. Plenty of reasons to prefer content on the Network: The Network on Roku, my Smart TV, etc. has a much better UI than YouTube. If you stop in the middle of a show, you can't resume on the YouTube app. Search on the YouTube app is much more laborious. Tons of big and little reasons like that. On the web, it's probably a wash. But I don't watch anything on a laptop screen. As for the argument that WWE gets more revenue on YouTube...honestly, I don't care. I don't give a single shit about that. As a consumer, all I care about is the product I'm paying for, which is the Network. I get why Raw and Smackdown aren't live on the Network, but it should be next day (again, I don't care about Hulu). There's zero reason for the Network not to be a one-stop shop for everything WWE. The fact that it still isn't after all these years is a massive failure and missed opportunity. I would never suggest that WWE shouldn't be on YouTube, Hulu, etc., but I don't see why those deals have to come at the expense of the Network. This Is Us is on both the NBC app and Hulu, for example.
March 26, 20178 yr comment_5793411 [There's zero reason for the Network not to be a one-stop shop for everything WWE. The fact that it still isn't after all these years is a massive failure and missed opportunity. . Because it's $9.99 to watch every PPV and feeling entitled to all content WWE produces for that price is a little greedy?
March 26, 20178 yr comment_5793419 Like not trying to be argumentative but for $10 you get Mania and HOF and NXT Takeover and every PPV ever back logged and its a big deal you don't get this glorified KFC commercial? We've gotten spoiled. $10 is what it costs to get a Diet Coke in a WWE souvenir cup at a house show.
March 26, 20178 yr comment_5793421 Of course USA Network isn't going to want a deal where Raw & Smackdown get put on the Network the day after they air live & WWE would be stupid to act like that's some kind of deal breaker. Even if it's just a difference between people watching it via their cable DVR or via The Network, USA is going to want the DVR #s.
March 26, 20178 yr comment_5793423 Strangely, the WWE Youtube channel includes content not available on the network, including the 1989 Hacksaw Jim Duggan home video (yeah, it pretty much sucks, but the fact remains that they uploaded a Coliseum video to youtube but not the network).
March 27, 20178 yr comment_5793428 You can't put everything in the bubble. Otherwise how do you entice people from outside the bubble? Ultimately you want people watching on different platforms.
March 27, 20178 yr comment_5793430 You can't put everything in the bubble. Otherwise how do you entice people from outside the bubble? Ultimately you want people watching on different platforms.That's pretty much what I was thinking. They need to keep people paying attention to their product anyway they can, and that includes people who are not paying for the Network. Give them something valuable on the YouTube page, and it might entice them to subscribe to get even more. Also regarding the Southpaw wrestling videos: I like the way I just stumbled across them on YouTube one day. Or maybe somebody tweeted them. Either way, it was very easy to watch them without having to log in to my network account and find them. And while YouTube comments are frequently stupid and trollish, I still enjoy that aspect of being able to comment on videos and chat with people. That's something the Network does not have.
March 27, 20178 yr comment_5793442 Of course USA Network isn't going to want a deal where Raw & Smackdown get put on the Network the day after they air live & WWE would be stupid to act like that's some kind of deal breaker. Even if it's just a difference between people watching it via their cable DVR or via The Network, USA is going to want the DVR #s. But it is on Hulu the next day (granted, Raw is in abbreviated form). You can't put everything in the bubble. Otherwise how do you entice people from outside the bubble? Ultimately you want people watching on different platforms. It seems no one fully read my post. I never said they shouldn't be on Hulu, YouTube, etc. - of course they should - but content should not be missing from the WWE Network. It's a reasonable expectation for the WWE Network to be a one-stop shop for WWE content. Don't see how that's "greedy."
March 27, 20178 yr comment_5793452 WWE has about 13 million more Youtube subscribers than Network subscribers. I don't think it should be an issue that they throw up 5 minute exclusive videos on Youtube that link to the Network.
March 27, 20178 yr comment_5793515 It seems like people think it's not possible for something to be on YouTube and the network.
March 27, 20178 yr comment_5793529 They are adding new Mid-South episodes right now, from 81 and 82 it looks like.
March 27, 20178 yr comment_5793534 They are adding new Mid-South episodes right now, from 81 and 82 it looks like. Is there someone going in HOF that these are relevant to?
March 28, 20178 yr comment_5793541 I don't think the Rock 'n Rolls got there until '83, but Rude was around as a job guy before that.
March 28, 20178 yr comment_5793544 When did Rick Rude and the Rock & Rolls work for Watts? Rude went to Memphis while the Rock n Rolls went to Mid-South.
March 28, 20178 yr comment_5793551 I don't think the Rock 'n Rolls got there until '83, but Rude was around as a job guy before that. So in this case I guess the reason for uploading these is "just because." I'm all for it!
March 28, 20178 yr comment_5793598 I don't think the Rock 'n Rolls got there until '83, but Rude was around as a job guy before that. So in this case I guess the reason for uploading these is "just because." I'm all for it! Yeah, I just didn't want to be too optimistic!
March 28, 20178 yr comment_5793619 A couple were previously available for Black History Month, but yes it appears this isn't tied in to anyone going in to the HOF this year.
March 28, 20178 yr comment_5793638 Think we'll see a deluge of stuff being WrestleMania week? This is basically me right now checking the WWE Network Bot twitter feed:
March 28, 20178 yr comment_5793640 I don't think the Rock 'n Rolls got there until '83, but Rude was around as a job guy before that. So in this case I guess the reason for uploading these is "just because." I'm all for it! Yeah, I just didn't want to be too optimistic! Whole bunch more right here if you want to be more optimistic about something right here and now: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKMa9zvx4rQn7-TPewu6zQ/videos
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