The HBO Budget Crisis and What it Means

[-Kev-]

Make that also 2008 with 9 PPV's.

Jones-Tito
Pavlik-Taylor 2
Pac-JMM
Pac-Diaz
Marg-Cotto
Forrest-Mora/JMM-Casa
Hopkins-Pavlik
Calzaghe-Jones
DLH-Pac

2009 saw a dramatic drop in PPV's fromthe previous 3, with only 2. Hatton-Pac, May-JMM.

[Mitchell Kane]

I think $100 million is very reasonable. Compare PBC's ratings to basketball.

You're separating out one game that's part of a 15-year deal ESPN has with the SEC worth over $2 billion.

Also Spurs vs The Cavs did 3.17 million viewers on a Saturday night on ABC. On the flip side the Warriors vs Thunder game did close to 4 million two days ago. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...y-jan-30-2016/

One game in a 9-year $1.4 billion dollar deal ESPN has with the NBA.

Apples to oranges.

[PKing]

I think $100 million is very reasonable. Compare PBC's ratings to basketball.

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/01/sports-ratings-college-hoops-sec-cbs-nba-espn-cavaliers-thunder-all-american-bowl-nbc/

That's less than what Adonis Stevenson vs Bika did on a Saturday afternoon irc.

Then check out these


Also Spurs vs The Cavs did 3.17 million viewers on a Saturday night on ABC. On the flip side the Warriors vs Thunder game did close to 4 million two days ago. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...y-jan-30-2016/

Yep! PBC is already getting in the ballpark of $8M a year from Spike. They will be able to get other deals in the $15 to $20 million range at LEAST.

[-PBP-]

Make that also 2008 with 9 PPV's.

Jones-Tito
Pavlik-Taylor 2
Pac-JMM
Pac-Diaz
Marg-Cotto
Forrest-Mora/JMM-Casa
Hopkins-Pavlik
Calzaghe-Jones
DLH-Pac

2009 saw a dramatic drop in PPV's fromthe previous 3, with only 2. Hatton-Pac, May-JMM.

PPVs subsidize the budget. I guess if they're successful with Kovalev/Ward winner, GGG and Crawford they can move them to PPV to bulk up the schedule.

[NC Uppercut]

C'mon man! They just did a major restructuring of their management . Read all the news- then think about the bigger picture fellas. HBO just lost ken hershman and now Peter Nelson is freshly trying to roll the dice

[bballchump11]

You're separating out one game that's part of a 15-year deal ESPN has with the SEC worth over $2 billion.



One game in a 9-year $1.4 billion dollar deal ESPN has with the NBA.

Apples to oranges.

I'm too lazy to look up more games. Feel free to do so.

[-PBP-]

C'mon man! They just did a major restructuring of their management . Read all the news- then think about the bigger picture fellas. HBO just lost ken hershman and now Peter Nelson is freshly trying to roll the dice

The Time Warner budget cut was in addition to that. This is a totally separate issue.

[El-blanco]

HBO seems content with putting on mismatches that result in guaranteed beatings. That's why they love golovkin, chocolatito, Kovalev. They dont care about competitive fights overall because it seems they're having success with those guys. It's like they've found their niche and can't be bothered with good fights anymore. I think they realize what gets ratings and can't be bothered trying to build anything. I don't even stay home to watch their cards anymore. I bailed on the Crawford fight and recorded it. Their cards are a waste of time.

[Luiz]

I'm told the 2016 #PBConESPN debut, delayed from January to April, has been pushed back again. No shows until June at this point. #boxing

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) March 1, 2016

Like others said. It's boxing in US.

[Mitchell Kane]

I'm told the 2016 #PBConESPN debut, delayed from January to April, has been pushed back again. No shows until June at this point. #boxing

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) March 1, 2016

Like others said. It's boxing in US.

That's pretty interesting.