Over the last 18 hours or so, some clarifying information has come out regarding the pricing of ESPN’s new streamer. It seems that Disney has struck deals with many of the large cablecos to give existing subscribers access to the app at no additional charge. Not sure if that means WWE PLEs won’t also have an upcharge attached, like UFC events, but time will tell.
On Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 3:39:46 PM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: > > https://www.si.com/nfl/everything-fans-need-to-know-about-the-espn-nfl-media-deal > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Jimmy Traina, the media columnist for Sports Illustrated, breaks down the >> deal for what it means to NFL fans. He notes that as the deal needs to go >> through government regulators, nothing will change for the upcoming pay no >> attention to the URL. >> >> https://www.si.com/nfl/shedeur-sanders-deion-sanders-brown-practice >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> WWE fans are, unsurprisingly, not happy about this move, largely >>> because, over the last $15 years, WWE has conditioned their fans to expect >>> value - first by heavily promoting a $9.99 price point for the OTT WWE >>> Network, then by moving to Peacock's $5.99 tier (which, if you're a >>> Kabletown customer, meant you were getting it for free). If we were coming >>> straight from traditional PPV to the ESPN streamer, the move might not be >>> going over as poorly (since monthly PPVs were ~$60 pre-Network), but we're >>> well and truly beyond that point. >>> >>> They've shot themselves in the foot by telling US customers that not >>> only do you have to pay 3x more to get less content, but you ALSO have to >>> have a Netflix subscription, live OTA TV or the CW app, and a basic cable >>> or Peacock subscription if you want to continue watching all of the weekly >>> programming. And the cherry on this bullshit sundae is that this only >>> applies domestically - because WWE already consolidated their international >>> rights with Netflix - which means WWE is giving a Stone Cold Salute (IYKYK) >>> to its US fanbase. >>> >>> There are going to be a lot of fans signing up for VPNs or abandoning >>> the product altogether. And Tony Khan and AEW must be absolutely >>> salivating at that prospect. >>> >>> On Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 12:06:35 PM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: >>> >>>> It will be known as just ESPN (what else?), will be $29.99 a month and >>>> has announced that they will be taking over the WWE pay-per-view events >>>> that had been on Peacock--this is an addition to the NFL buying 10% of >>>> ESPN >>>> and putting the NFL Network and NFL RedZone under the Worldwide Leader's >>>> supervision (and will be a strain on "SportsCenter" doing any sort of >>>> straightforward reporting on anything negative about the NFL): >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/wwe-events-espn-streaming-service-launch-date-1236338276/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=Today+In+Entertainment+August+6+2025&utm_content=625000_8-6-2025&utm_id=625000 >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/21e023ae-aaee-4b4f-a76c-36f1cb3bdac1n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/21e023ae-aaee-4b4f-a76c-36f1cb3bdac1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e9d06f48-3fc8-48d7-9af7-f18e3725c1b7n%40googlegroups.com.
