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Join Date: Dec 2002
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I assume WWE is on every week, so thats around 50 events. Fake fighting sold for $1B over 5 years, so $200MM per year.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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WWE is just very safe, they are going to fill a lot of time and they have a set fan base that always watches. The WWE tv shows do better ratings than the MMA ones. |
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#8388 |
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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ESPN's tweet is a bit confusing given Sports Business Journals numbers, unless they are counting the ESPN+ cards as "televised" but not the PPV prelims. We'll probably have to wait for the press conference for the final numbers on events.
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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#8391 |
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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Wrestling fans have traditionally been seen by advertisers as stupid and cheap so the ad revenue is less despite having better ratings than other shows. We'll see how that changes with WWE now on network TV.
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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So overall the two deals sort of make sense if FOX needs a shitton of filler for their various networks and hundreds of hours, while ESPN may only want a few hours every other week but they need to sell expensive ads. |
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#8393 |
Black Bob's daddy
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: under the sun
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Well, let's head over to the fake wrestling thread on this board and see if they're stupid and cheap.
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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There's probably not a good PC way to put this, so I'll just say it. WWE's national demographic is very "ethnic". Their audience is a hell of a lot more black and hispanic than the UFC, and there's nothing wrong with that unless you are an advertiser. One reason why Boxing is struggling is they have very similar demographics to the WWE, but they have UFC-level ratings. If you are going to have that demo, then you had better have millions of viewers. |
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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The press release pretty much confirms what was reported earlier by Sports Business Journal. The only new details are that for the 10 main cards a year that are on ESPN networks, only the main card will be on TV, the prelims will be on ESPN+. PPV Prelims will also be on TV. If you are willing to pay an annual fee for ESPN+ you'll get a small break at $50.
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#8396 |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Texas
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God I hate supporting ESPN.
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: under the sun
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#8398 |
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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#8399 |
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Dana White is going to meet with Conor McGregor this weekend to discuss his future plans.
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#8400 |
The man you could post like.
Join Date: Oct 2010
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How the **** did WWE end up making more money for their TV than the UFC over 5 years? They need to wake the **** up.
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