Comments Thread For: DAZN's Markowski Does Not View Price Hikes as Risk: This is a Calculated Decision

[Kannabis Kid]

I'm pausing mine this month and will only reactivate it once there is another good fight. To be fair DAZN did have some quality fights over the years and had a good concept, they just did a complete 180 on what they stated was their model and that doesn't sit well with me. Also I've had the app since it started mostly to watch the UK/European fights and it was pretty glitchy always crashing and freezing or the audio wouldn't be synced.

[OnePunch]

We can blame him because he is the reason they were not successful. Murkowskis strong admonishment of him shows damage control and an attempt to reverse the perception that Hearn was the driving force. This was a public admonishment and admission that hearn’s bridge burning, feuds, and cultural disrespect that saw the dazn launch 5 years ago didnt help the company. It was a bold blunder that most intelligent people saw coming. Never never never go to someone else’s country behaving like that especially when you intent to do business with them. The “empire” is long dead, Hearn came to the USA as an imperialist with a Pith hat who felt entitled to all he thought he deserved without even being the man in charge. Shame on dazn for letting it go on a moment longer than it should have

great, you got your white villian.

Carry on.......

[SUBZER0ED]

I really want to support them and I would. They just need to have more fights and better ones

Yeah, but how are they going to do that? Markowski raised the price while projecting that they'll get more fights. How about they get more fights first to justify the hike?

[SUBZER0ED]

Saw that but I already paid my year, and it doesn't expire until December. Effective date means any renewals or charges after that date will eat the new price. Monthly customers might be able to duck it for a while by switching to yearly before the pay hike goes active.

Since yours expires in May, your renewal will be subject to the price hike. Mine runs out December, and will be subject to the new cost then, if I forget to cancel before then.

OK good luck, 'bro. I hope they don't pull any shenanigans. I have a feeling these clowns will be as shocked by the drop in membership as we were by the ridiculous price gouge.

[Sheikh]

I really want to support them and I would. They just need to have more fights and better ones

[TheOneAboveAll]

I got it all figured out finally.

Your FAQ is not for the 23 USA price hike. It's from a price hike that's relevant to subscribers outside the US. The person I was talking to that gave me all kinds of bad information was from the German team.

So if you're outside the USA, your existing price will be grandfathered in IF your join date is 2020 or earlier, although there's a good chance that they may have screwed you in the system, so don't count on it.

If you're from the USA, you will eat the price hike when your renewal date comes up. There are CONFIRMED no grandfathered prices for US customers.

https://www.dazn.com/en-US/help/arti...-strategy-2023

If you cancel, you will retain access until the end of your subscription date.

Also, on a side note, their systems show dates in DD/MM/YYYY, not the US convention of MM/DD/YYYY, and some of the agents make mistakes in telling you your dates.

Thanks for this. Looks like my subscription is up in May.

[Oldskoolg]

I dont know that you can blame Hearn. He likely went off what they were telling him at the time. And as Murkowski made quite clear, Hearn is not involved with the decision making at DAZN, he is simply a content provider........

We can blame him because he is the reason they were not successful. Murkowskis strong admonishment of him shows damage control and an attempt to reverse the perception that Hearn was the driving force. This was a public admonishment and admission that hearn’s bridge burning, feuds, and cultural disrespect that saw the dazn launch 5 years ago didnt help the company. It was a bold blunder that most intelligent people saw coming. Never never never go to someone else’s country behaving like that especially when you intent to do business with them. The “empire” is long dead, Hearn came to the USA as an imperialist with a Pith hat who felt entitled to all he thought he deserved without even being the man in charge. Shame on dazn for letting it go on a moment longer than it should have

[OnePunch]

I remember reading an article by the brilliant Thomas Hauser who predicted this exact scenario. Hearn’s a fraud. He claimed DAZN would get rid of the PPV shows. He predicted the PPV arm, the price increases and eventually out of business. DAZN will fold. Double the yearly subscription fee? Get out of here. I’ll be canceling.

I dont know that you can blame Hearn. He likely went off what they were telling him at the time. And as Murkowski made quite clear, Hearn is not involved with the decision making at DAZN, he is simply a content provider........

[Scooby817]

They told me my price increase in the US was going to be $150/yr. I canceled immediately with that news. This $225 is laughably silly. I could buy 10 bottles of mid class tequila with that and get sooo much more enjoyment from them. Cheers DAZN

[Pigeons]

Even the most ardent DAZN supporter had to laugh at the scenario of $100/year for all the fights to $225/year for some of the lower level fights and then full price for any PPVs.