October 31, 201410 yr comment_5637273 I thought their profit on it was rather small, but it was still profitable. I don't think they do it at a loss.
October 31, 201410 yr comment_5637274 Jim Ross made a great point on with Dave and Bryan yesterday. He said the big problem with pushing 9.99 is they never tell you what you're getting for the cost. It's like having a fast food place advertise you can eat lunch for 3.99 but never telling you what kind of food they serve. How are you supposed to know if you want to eat there if you don't know what's on the menu?
October 31, 201410 yr comment_5637277 I'd suggest they run a "New on the Network" clip 30 times a show instead of those ridiculous "Did you know..." bumpers, but that'd require something "New on the Network" every week.
October 31, 201410 yr comment_5637286 I feel they need to inform the public how to stream the network onto their t.v's. A FAQ about what streaming devices work isn't cutting it.Also getting more Smart T.V's that carry the network could help a bit more. Agreed. Even J.R. always talks about watching it on the iPad, and what a "unique" experience that is - as if he doesn't even realize there are ways to watch it on a TV! I mean, if even J.R. is in the dark, wow. Yeah, I get that he's old, but still. ___ BTW, did anyone else sign back up for the Network today? How did it go? Any issues? I did it in the early afternoon, and it was a breeze. No hiccups like the launch. And after I signed up, I was able to get right back into the Roku channel without doing anything special (no password, code, etc. needed - it gave me immediate access again). Haven't tried it on my phone yet, but I assume the same will be true there too. I see a pending charge for $9.99, but I remember that being the case last time around too, and I didn't get charged until I was supposed to. Hopefully that's the case this time as well. My account page on the WWE Network site says I won't be billed until December 1st.
November 1, 201410 yr comment_5637301 Jim Ross made a great point on with Dave and Bryan yesterday. He said the big problem with pushing 9.99 is they never tell you what you're getting for the cost. It's like having a fast food place advertise you can eat lunch for 3.99 but never telling you what kind of food they serve. How are you supposed to know if you want to eat there if you don't know what's on the menu? Yeah, they're so focused on the "Hey, you could get this show for so much cheaper on the network!" but they run a PPV once a month. What is there to watch in the meantime? When they put the old SNMEs and Nitros on, there should have been a concerted effort to promote those on Raw, showing old clips as a teaser for what you could on the Network. Instead, they half-assed like they do everything else. Even if they just ran some teasers saying "you can see the formation of the nWo!" or "Want more Hulk Hogan? Get the Network and queue up our brand new Saturday Night Main Events!" would have sufficed but they seem to think that this ingrained fanbase that they do have will follow them through anything, no matter how they promote it.
November 1, 201410 yr comment_5637303 You'd think it would be a no brainer since Hogan's been showing up on Raw to do pretty much nothing other than promote Susan G, Komen. Having him promote the formation of the nWo or SNMEs would help everybody. WWE promotes what's on the network and there's nothing Hulk Hogan enjoys doing more than promoting Hulk Hogan. Everyone wins.
November 2, 201410 yr comment_5637426 I've drifted in and out of the current product. This year thanks to the network I watched several PPVs back to back for the first time I can remember. They fell completely flat on me for the most part. I never did get around to watching the first half of Summerslam. My subscription expired and I'll eventually re-up, but I have no need to hurry. I wouldn't watch the last PPV at any price over the World Series. And if they're not putting out new content worth watching, it doesn't matter how cheap they make it.
November 2, 201410 yr comment_5637429 I've drifted in and out of the current product. This year thanks to the network I watched several PPVs back to back for the first time I can remember. They fell completely flat on me for the most part. I never did get around to watching the first half of Summerslam. My subscription expired and I'll eventually re-up, but I have no need to hurry. I wouldn't watch the last PPV at any price over the World Series. And if they're not putting out new content worth watching, it doesn't matter how cheap they make it. It's free this month. There's literally no reason not to sign up again. You can always cancel before Dec. 1st.
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637801 British launch postponed 10 fucking minutes before the planned launch. Much anger
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637805 British launch postponed 10 fucking minutes before the planned launch. Much anger Yeah, I had a few people on Facebook angry about that but I had assumed they just hadn't read the news update from a couple of months ago. Is it more difficulties with Sky?
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637812 I'm actually hoping it doesn't get set up before Raw next week. I'm nonplussed on the Network, but the show being drowned out in "Fuck the network!" chants would be quite the spectacle, even if they're condensed in post-production.
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637819 British launch postponed 10 fucking minutes before the planned launch. Much anger Yeah, I had a few people on Facebook angry about that but I had assumed they just hadn't read the news update from a couple of months ago. Is it more difficulties with Sky? Fuck knows. I'm guessing Sky have just realised the PPVs were going on there and went spare about losing those Sky Box Office pennies.
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637821 Doesn't it seem kind of odd that WWE didn't seem to care that they pissed off US cable and PPV companies but are walking on eggshells when it comes to the UK and Sky? It's as if they actually read the deal they have in place and realized they can't fuck them over.
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637823 By the way, they have an opportunity for maximum trolling if they say they're going to make an announcement at the UK RAW only for the fans to hear WELL I'M AFRAID I'VE GOT SOME BAAAD NEWS
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637826 By the way, they have an opportunity for maximum trolling if they say they're going to make an announcement at the UK RAW only for the fans to hear WELL I'M AFRAID I'VE GOT SOME BAAAD NEWS That would be gold. Something must have gone wrong last minute because the geoblocker was down and you could watch the network w/o a VPN for a while.
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637827 I can't imagine it's anything to do with SBO because they kept advertising the PPV as on there rather than the Network.
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637835 THIS is a great idea, and something the Network should do A LOT more of. WWE Network @WWENetworkTONIGHT after #RAW, US Champion @WWESheamus defends vs. @RusevBUL, exclusively on @WWENetwork! #FreeFreeFree https://twitter.com/WWENetwork/status/529406014941323264 I hope Rusev wins!!! RUSEV CRUSH!
November 3, 201410 yr comment_5637842 A Coliseum Video Exclusive requested by a young fan by name of Dylan Waco.
November 5, 201410 yr comment_5638258 Part 2 of Austin-McMahon Rivalries was a nice little recap of 2000-02. They had the decency to allow Jericho and JR to question Austin losing to Lesnar in June '02 with no build Anyone know what's on next week's Rivalries?
November 6, 201410 yr comment_5638434 PWInsider reports that in addition to the “ECW Exposed” special, the following will be added to the Vault section on the WWE Network next week:* Forty new episodes of ECW Hardcore TV * Hardcore Heaven 1995 * November to Remember 1995 * Cyberslam 1996
November 6, 201410 yr comment_5638435 Part 2 of Austin-McMahon Rivalries was a nice little recap of 2000-02. Absolutely. Watching it now and so far so good (up to WM17). Once the recap of the last episode was done with it (I believe that was the 296th time I've seen the beer truck footage) it get's going nicely. It feels great to have a far less covered time frame highlighted with all of their polish.
November 6, 201410 yr comment_5638436 I logged onto the Network after hearing of that ECW special with Heyman / Styles on Twitter, but I couldn't see it. Is it up yet?
November 6, 201410 yr comment_5638440 I'm surprised there is anything left of that horse's corpse to beat. I'd rather see a retrospective on WWECW at this point.
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