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WWE Network Closing Down on Dec 31st 2024
Just a reminder if you are a WWE fan. The channel will be closing down at the end of the year. Netflix will be the new home for WWE. If you may remember 10 years ago that Rogers Media/Sportsnet got the brodcasting rights for WWE. But starting next year you will have to watch WWE on Netflix since every Canadian TV provider will no longer be carrying it.
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I've never been a big fan wrestling or sports in general (although I sometimes watch Raptors and Leafs games), but I know a lot of people really are. The logical redeeming value of linear pay TV just keeps declining. How much longer will it be until there's basically nothing left for providers to carry besides news and sports channels? Or will they themselves follow in the WWE's footsteps? Will they come up with something to keep their model relevant for another number of years, or will all or most telecom providers with existing pay TV services simply just be ISPs and maybe landline phone providers within the next several years?
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tdotwriter wrote:
I've never been a big fan wrestling or sports in general (although I sometimes watch Raptors and Leafs games), but I know a lot of people really do. The logical redeeming value of linear pay TV just keeps declining. How much longer will it be until there's basically nothing left for providers to carry besides news and sports channels? Or will they themselves follow in the WWE's footsteps? Will they come up with something to keep their model relevant for another number of years, or will all or most telecom providers with existing pay TV services simply just be ISPs and maybe landline phone providers within the next several years?
I think the lines will continue to blur.
When the Rogers NHL deal is up, you could theoretically see bids by Rogers, Bell, Amazon, and Google that all look similar - with streaming-first proposals. An Amazon or Google deal would likely involve a partnership with a linear network. The net result for the consumer is basically the same.
Bell and Rogers are both racing to acquire content the same way the streamers are. As much as it's been pointed out that streaming is becoming more like cable, the opposite is true, too.
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I've never been a big fan wrestling or sports in general (although I sometimes watch Raptors and Leafs games), but I know a lot of people really do. The logical redeeming value of linear pay TV just keeps declining. How much longer will it be until there's basically nothing left for providers to carry besides news and sports channels? Or will they themselves follow in the WWE's footsteps? Will they come up with something to keep their model relevant for another number of years, or will all or most telecom providers with existing pay TV services simply just be ISPs and maybe landline phone providers within the next several years?
I think the lines will continue to blur.
When the Rogers NHL deal is up, you could theoretically see bids by Rogers, Bell, Amazon, and Google that all look similar - with streaming-first proposals. An Amazon or Google deal would likely involve a partnership with a linear network. The net result for the consumer is basically the same.
Bell and Rogers are both racing to acquire content the same way the streamers are. As much as it's been pointed out that streaming is becoming more like cable, the opposite is true, too.
This makes sense. It seems to me that the future is traditional networks (both over-the air and cable & satellite-only) and streaming services essentially "sharing" content with each other by means of carriage agreements. This is already a prevalent practice in the industry when you look at past carriage agreements between Netflix and The CW and between the CBC and The CW, and there are probably other examples. I'm really not the biggest TV buff there is.
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