The PPV business is dying as the UFC is the latest company to abandon the model

[Jman]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ufc-to-paramount-plus-under-ellison-pay-per-views-1236341387/
 

Instead they get a flat $7.7 billion over 7 years to put cards on Paramount Plus and CBS.  It feels like boxing is the only major industry left still doing PPV’s (them and AEW, and even AEW offers a discount if you have HBO Max) and it must be asked…does anyone miss Pay Per View?

[1pooh4u]

I def don’t miss PPV 

[André Toulon]

Jake paul bought his way into the pro ranks...no real fight fan is paying for ppv boxing after that 

Edited August 11 by André Toulon

[scoobdog]

There was a period after premium cable television became inundated with live professional sports events where pay-per-view made sense, but it was always intended to be a gateway to the content farming we have now.  The new ESPN DTC streaming service is notable only in that it closes this particular arc.

[lupin_bebop]

Honestly, PPV hasn’t been part of my life since the Tyson-Holyfield fight. Any UFC fight I’ve always been able to catch at Hooter’s or Twin Peaks or some other sports bar. Once streaming became ubiquitous, I could sail the high seas for any other events. 

[SwimOdin]

I never paid for one, but I had friends that would order WWE PPV back in the early 2000’s that I enjoyed 

[PhilosipherStoned]

I've paid for a PPV event exactly 0 times in over 30 years of living... Last thing I might even want to watch but yeah like WHY THE FUCK WOULD I DO THAT?....was the Tyson Vs. Jake Paul thing which I heard went horrible as fuck with unforeseen lag, crashes, and pirating. I didn't really need a magic 8 ball to tell me that was going to happen.

Tie Jake Paul up and surgically attach like medieval era maces to Mike Tysons hands and you'll get a PPV purchase from me ppl. Until then....STFU.

Edited Monday at 02:35 AM by PhilosipherStoned
for gods sake don't firget to dip the maces in concentrated bubonic plague extract either...

[lupin_bebop]

Nah. Just have Mike ACTUALLY fight the kid. Meaning, let his hands fully go.