tsurutaman Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 After waiting months for WWE Network to get a Canadian launch...this is what we are treated to...a farce. Rogers paid WWE money to get an exclusive on what should be a netflix like service. Although I do have Rogers as a provider...I'm not upgrading my cable bill JUST to get the network. Same as it ever was in the great white north.... slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/MatMatters/2014/08/12/21869386.html slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2014/08/13/21871016.html I am boycotting until we get the same kind of service available in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Do we know how much they got from Rogers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 So I don't know how things like this work. Why is it so hard just to let people with Canadian IP addresses register on their website? Or IPs from anywhere in the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsurutaman Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 There is a whole 39 hours available right now for your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 So I don't know how things like this work. Why is it so hard just to let people with Canadian IP addresses register on their website? Or IPs from anywhere in the world? As long as the Rogers money is higher than the expected number of Canadian subscribers times 7 (or whatever is left after paying MLB and considering organization) it is the right choice from a business perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Kinda reminds of 1993 when Raw debuted and we couldn't get it in my part of Canada for another 2 years, and then it was on like Friday nights at 11pm or some such shitty timeslot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 So I don't know how things like this work. Why is it so hard just to let people with Canadian IP addresses register on their website? Or IPs from anywhere in the world? As long as the Rogers money is higher than the expected number of Canadian subscribers times 7 (or whatever is left after paying MLB and considering organization) it is the right choice from a business perspective. Pretty much. I'm assuming Rogers only* needed to toss the WWE about $10 million per year (so just at the nine figure range for the length of the contract). WWE likely assumed, after assessing their US totals, that it was more than enough to believe it's a safe gain in Canada. *what they're paying WWE is still a fraction of what they're paying the NHL, I'm guessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrblue Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Why did wwe do the cable channel in Canada? Are they offering the streaming, also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsurutaman Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 The WWE took the cable route because (in my cynical view) ROGERS cable offered them some money. The WWE doesn't realize the most successful entertainment entity in Canada is NETFLIX -- everybody who can get it does. The reviews are in and they ain't pretty: slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2014/08/13/21871531.html This is the core WWE audience talking -- not casual fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeplastictrees Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 This all seems so backwards. This isn't 1982. Why the hell would WWE go the TV route for its programming? Were there some technical hangups? It couldn't have all boiled down simply to dollars and sense. Unless the money WWE is getting from Rogers will help supplement The Network's 'income' as it continues to lose WWE money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Enthusiast Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Pretty positive that was exactly why they went this route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Wiz Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I'm just concerned Rogers will start blocking certain things that allow me to watch the real network. This tv deal sounds horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Pretty positive that was exactly why they went this route. Vince didn't screw Canada. Canada screwed Canada. It'd be sort of funny if there was a backlash to this from the crowd next time they're in Canada for a Raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eduardo James Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Meltzer says it's been a huge success in Canada. Sorry guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Wiz Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Meltzer says it's been a huge success in Canada. Sorry guys. Did he explain how? It's not available to hardly anyone, free for those who do get it, hasn't passed CRTC approval yet and did I mention most of the country doesn't get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eduardo James Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just that it's (in Alvarez's words) exceeded expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Meltzer says it's been a huge success in Canada. Sorry guys. Did he explain how? It's not available to hardly anyone, free for those who do get it, hasn't passed CRTC approval yet and did I mention most of the country doesn't get it? I have Rogers. It's not free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Wiz Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Meltzer says it's been a huge success in Canada. Sorry guys. Did he explain how? It's not available to hardly anyone, free for those who do get it, hasn't passed CRTC approval yet and did I mention most of the country doesn't get it? I have Rogers. It's not free. Mistyped on my part. I meant that it was still in the free preview stage. Which, since I'm with Bell, I should frame as a question rather than as a statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Mistyped on my part. I meant that it was still in the free preview stage. Which, since I'm with Bell, I should frame as a question rather than as a statement. Not a free preview, either. There's an explanation here: http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/PVR_settop_boxes_remotes/thread-id/18941 Does WWE Net Pak have a Free Preview? There is no Free Preview of WWE Net Pak. WWE Net Pak is a monthly Pay Per View package for only $11.99/month that is a Preview of the best of the WWE Network. The use of the word “Preview” has caused some confusion with customers thinking this means it’s a Free Preview. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. The only thing I heard close to it is that if you order the Net Pak, the initial two weeks is free, which seems strange in itself. But not the same as a provider simply playing the channel for free for a certain period of time, without the customer asking them to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsurutaman Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Meltzer, in his dotage, must be reading from a fucking WWE press release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khawk20 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Just that it's (in Alvarez's words) exceeded expectations. Expectations must have been pretty low, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Just that it's (in Alvarez's words) exceeded expectations. Expectations must have been pretty low, then. Which makes me wonder the following: 1. What WWE's expectations in Canada were and how much money they would've made had it been strictly OTT. 2. What Rogers paid WWE and how much of a difference it was compared to the money predicted in 1. 3. How many subscribers they're actually getting from approximately only 20% of the country right now, and if that actually changes projections once the service (eventually) expands. 4. If it means Rogers makes a significant amount of money from this. 5. If it's all bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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