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Anyone here who is complaining about "not needing this app" really needs to see the bigger picture. The WWE is the first network to defy the big cable operators and strike out on their own, despite outcry (whining) from them.

For years people have complained about not having "ala carte" model from their cable providers. That is, being able to pay small amounts for the few channels they watch rather than paying a larger amount for a lot of channels they don't. Television networks, thus far, have played ball with this model out of fear of lost revenue and cable operator retaliation (IE cable operators threatening to drop their channels from their established networks) if they don't cooperate. Cable operators have taken full advantage of both the television networks and the customers by raising rates on both ends due to, essentially, a lack of options. Now the WWE has struck out on their own, and are gambling that, in doing so, they can do even better than they have been being wholly tethered to a network.

Whether or not you like the WWE, or professional wrestling in general is beside the point. We NEED this app to be as widely available as possible. We NEED to support these kinds of moves, and hope that, by doing so, we can encourage other networks to do the same. Imagine being able to pay $20-$30 a month and being able to (legitimately) watch all of your favorite channels rather than paying $70+ a month to watch those same channels and have a lot of others you don't need.

So get off your high horses about professional wrestling being "beneath" you. Stop whining about petty things like this channel "cluttering" your screen (put it at the end of the line so you don't have to look at it if it's that big a deal). Tell any wrestling fans, past and present, that you may know who somehow don't know about this new program about it. Let's support this move, and applaud the WWE for their fortitude rather than condemning them for being "low class."

Unfortunately after reading the fine print this isn't as A La Carte as once believed... no Raw or Smackdown episodes for 3-4 weeks after broadcast. I was originally led to believe it would be up within minutes of the show ending live. They completely went from a "I gotta have it" to a "no buy" from me. PPVs alone don't cut it. I appreciate the old content but I'm far too busy and life is far to short for me to be reliving my childhood wrestling matches... if they change their policy or deal in the future I might revisit them as possibility. But it isn't the cord cutting innovation we were lead to believe. Definitely not the HBO Go version of the WWE.
 
Unfortunately after reading the fine print this isn't as A La Carte as once believed... no Raw or Smackdown episodes for 3-4 weeks after broadcast. I was originally led to believe it would be up within minutes of the show ending live. They completely went from a "I gotta have it" to a "no buy" from me. PPVs alone don't cut it. I appreciate the old content but I'm far too busy and life is far to short for me to be reliving my childhood wrestling matches... if they change their policy or deal in the future I might revisit them as possibility. But it isn't the cord cutting innovation we were lead to believe. Definitely not the HBO Go version of the WWE.

I agree that the 30 day thing sucks. It is still, however, a major step in the direction we need to go, and one that we should still support.
 
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I agree that the 30 day thing sucks. It is still, however, a major step in the direction we need to go, and one that we should still support.

I don't "not support" it but unfortunately for them they won't be pulling me in as a customer. Maybe the renegotiation problems that the WWE is having with NBC has something to do with this. Their contract is up in June currently and maybe then we might see better integration of the weekly live shows. Anyone who is a big wrestling fan should. A few of my friends are getting it... which is one reason why I am not. I can go to their house to watch the PPVs... but with no Raw I'm sitting it out.
 
My god. The horror of having to look at an ugly channel icon and having additional options. You can remove them. I'd rather have a cluttered UI than a dusty box with nothing to watch.

Unfortunately many of us are stuck with both.
 
I know a few people that would like this ....


Except they don't own an ATV.....

This app would be the equivalent of putting UFC on Apple TV..

The crowd goes wild ... Of course, i know its all for fun, and its all fake, but don't tell the fans that.

People beating each other up just to give a good show ? ya,,,, ok.... If you like that stuff.

It must be really difficult to type while sitting on your high horse because this message is a mess.

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Unfortunately after reading the fine print this isn't as A La Carte as once believed... no Raw or Smackdown episodes for 3-4 weeks after broadcast. I was originally led to believe it would be up within minutes of the show ending live. They completely went from a "I gotta have it" to a "no buy" from me. PPVs alone don't cut it. I appreciate the old content but I'm far too busy and life is far to short for me to be reliving my childhood wrestling matches... if they change their policy or deal in the future I might revisit them as possibility. But it isn't the cord cutting innovation we were lead to believe. Definitely not the HBO Go version of the WWE.

The wait may be a restriction of their current TV contracts. One of the most valuable commodities in TV right now is live programming especially sports (and pseudosports). It's the only time advertisers know they have a captive audience and the networks know it. That's why the TV deals for NFL and MLB are getting so out of hand. I know that if it wasn't for my beloved Detroit Tigers games I would have cut the cord a long time ago.
 
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I ordered today. Surprise, surprise, I'm a college educated, married, 32-year-old male who watches WWE and owns Apple products! So much for generalizations and demographics.

As expected, some access to the on demand shows are a bit slow because everyone who wants it is trying to sign up at once and watch a little to see what there is to see. It's certainly no worse at picture lag than Hulu Plus at times.

I didn't realize that the weekly shows (Raw, SmackDown) would take so long to become on demand. I thought it would be next-day, not next month. But it's not a deal breaker. I knew the WWE couldn't stream the shows live without really screwing over the advertisers and potential bidders for the upcoming TV rights. Plus, I don't have cable anyway, so I was watching next day on Hulu Plus. It doesn't bother me that I'm still paying for Hulu Plus to watch shows I should in theory get on the WWE Network, but the wife and I watch about a dozen other shows on Hulu Plus. More recently, I started watching live shows online from ... another streaming source. :D

It would be nice if this was the beginning of other networks/studios/whatever deciding to offer more on demand programming for a nominal fee and not a cable subscription. Maybe this works out and the WWE becomes the blueprint for how to do it. I'm guessing the cable companies still have too much hold for now for many other networks/studios to strike out from the status quo in the near future.
 
It must be really difficult to type while sitting on your high horse because this message is a mess.

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The wait may be a restriction of their current TV contracts. One of the most valuable commodities in TV right now is live programming especially sports (and pseudosports). It's the only time advertisers know they have a captive audience and the networks know it. That's why the TV deals for NFL and MLB are getting so out of hand. I know that if it wasn't for my beloved Detroit Tigers games I would have cut the cord a long time ago.

Yeah I know for sure... I work for Fox Sports 1 in commercials and the prices for live shows are insane! Like in the 1 month paycheck of mine for a 30 second spot kind of crazy.

I cut the cord over a year ago and have been surviving with no real live TV. Luckily I'm not a big sports guy... WWE is the only thing I enjoy "live". Everything else can be time shifted... here's hoping that they'll be able to move RAW and Smackdown shows to at very least "next day" after the negotiations. Since USA and Syfy don't rebroadcast shows there is no need for this 30 day wait.
 
where did my app go!?

This is great, subscribed last night, and today the app is no longer visible on my :apple:TV, have tried restarting and nothing! :mad:
 
I can't get any videos to play. I get an error message saying: "Could not load feed", on both the live feed AND the on demand content. This is on my AppleTV.

It's frustrating, because once this thing gets going and actually works, it's gonna be so cool... Just right now, it's about trying to find solutions to the issues. I can somewhat watch on demand videos on my iOS devices. The live feed on my iPad Mini works flawless.
 
WWE Network is a good idea, and start. I hope it works out for them.

Wish we could use MLB.Tv to watch in market games. That and AMC.. and I would dump Satellite TV so fast.
 
This is great, subscribed last night, and today the app is no longer visible on my :apple:TV, have tried restarting and nothing! :mad:

I was worried about that happening so I held off. I'm in Canada and was surprised to find the WWE app on my AppleTV when it's not supposed to launch here until next year.

I'm guessing that you'll be getting a refund since they're technically not allowed to take your money because they can't license it to you unless you're in the US.
 
I was worried about that happening so I held off. I'm in Canada and was surprised to find the WWE app on my AppleTV when it's not supposed to launch here until next year.

I'm guessing that you'll be getting a refund since they're technically not allowed to take your money because they can't license it to you unless you're in the US.

Yes, currently I am trying to get a refund via Apple - a joy in itself! :(
 
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