Dish is dropping wwe pay-per-views

The first significant shot between cable and satellite providers and WWE has been launched prior to Monday's launch of WWE Network. In a statement, Dish Network confirmed that they would be dropping WWE pay-per-views events, starting with Sunday's Elimination Chamber broadcast.

"WWE has chosen to launch a 24/7 online network, without its TV partners, that includes all of its pay-per-view events. As WWE enters the increasingly fragmented media world by themselves, DISH will continue to consider the value of WWE pay-per-view on an event by event basis.

"DISH continues to provide a variety of WWE programming, including 'WWE Raw' on USA, 'WWE Smackdown' on Syfy, 'WWE Main Event' on Ion and 'WWE Total Divas" on E!. At this time, WWE pay-per-view events are not available on DISH."

So in other words, Dish is so irritated at the WWE Network offering every pay-per-view live (along with access to WWE's monstrous library of live events) for $9.99 a month that they are willing to completely forego their cut of any PPV revenue generated by WWE PPVs sold on Dish. That... doesn't seem like a winning strategy to me. Even if the sales for future PPVs decrease, Dish is essentially saying they want no pie at all instead of a piece of a smaller pie.

WWE released a statement on the matter that takes a swipe at Dish like only WWE can.

"WWE is pleased that the majority of our cable and satellite Pay-Per-View distributors are giving our fans an option to purchase traditional Pay-Per-Views as we prepare to launch WWE Network on Monday, February 24. Unfortunately, DISH will not be doing so. We hope DISH will reconsider for this Sunday's 'Elimination Chamber' Pay-Per-View event and especially for 'WrestleMania 30'."

In case you don't know too much about WWE's business, WrestleMania is their money-maker PPV every year. The last three events have drawn over one million buys, and last year's event cost a whopping $69.95 in HD. WrestleMania XXIX grossed $72 million and drew over 80,000 attendees at MetLife Stadium, slightly less than the over 82,000 attendees at this year's Super Bowl. Think about that - one pay per view, $72 million, and Dish is trying to play hardball a month and a half before that show takes place?

While WWE Network could end up being a game-changer, it's not there yet. If you're a Dish customer and a WWE fan, and you don't have access to an Internet connection fast enough to stream live video, I'd imagine you're pretty irritated at Dish cutting off your chance to watch this weekend's PPV and possibly other future shows. But really, that's par for the course with Dish - they threatened to pull ESPN last fall, played hardball with Fox Sports 1 before Fox caved, pulled BTN at the beginning of the 2012 college football season, and dropped AMC for four months in 2012. I'm surprised they have any customers left at this point - their main goal seems to be pissing customers off.

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Como se señaló anteriormente, DISH Network parece ser el último en unirse a la lista de proveedores de pay-per-view enfadados con la decisión de la WWE de emitir sus eventos de pago en su nuevo canal y a un precio más barato. Es por eso que DISH ha publicado un comunicado anunciándolo:

"La WWE ha decidido lanzar un canal 24/7, sin sus socios de televisión, lo que incluye todos sus eventos de pay-per-view. Como la WWE entra en el mundo de los medios fragmentándose, DISH continuará considerando el valor de los pay-per-views de la WWE sobre una base de evento. DISH sigue ofreciendo una variedad de la programación de la WWE, incluyendo 'WWE Raw' en USA Network, 'WWE Smackdown' en Syfy, 'WWE Main Event' en Ion y 'WWE Total Divas"en E!. En este momento, los eventos de pay-per-view de la WWE no están disponibles en DISH".


DISH Network también publicó lo siguiente en su página de Facebook:

"DISH no ofrecerá el PPV de 'WWE Elimination Chamber' el 23 de febrero. La WWE no está dispuesta a ajustar sus costes de PPV a las compañÃ*as de cable y satélite, lo cual es injusto para sus clientes. Tenemos que volver a enfocar nuestros esfuerzos para apoyar a los socios que sirven mejor a los clientes de DISH. Otras compañÃ*as de cable y satélite, entre ellos DIRECTV, también han expresado que quizás ya no proporcionen eventos de PPV de la WWE en el futuro".

Por su lado, la propia WWE emitió el siguiente comunicado:

"La WWE se congratula de que la mayorÃ*a de nuestros distribuidores por cable y satélite de pay-per-view estén dando a nuestros fans una opción de compra tradicional de Pay-Per-Views mientras nosotros nos preparamos para lanzar el WWE Network el lunes, 24 de febrero. Desafortunadamente, DISH no lo hará. Esperamos que DISH lo reconsidere para este domingo en el pay-per-view de Elimination Chamber y especialmente para WrestleMania 30".

Como ya hemos informado anteriormente, la WWE ofrecerá mensualmente los pay-per-views por su canal y a un precio total de 9.99 dólares por mes, por lo que los diferentes distribuidores de PPVs los que durante todos estos años han estado emitiendo dichos eventos creen que perderán dinero porque los fans preferirán suscribirse al canal, que no comprar el evento en un proveedor externo.