HBO only made $9 million from Mayweather-Pacquiao

[al-Xander]

The point is that HBO nor Showtime make any serious money from PPVs.

Let's put that myth to rest.

I thought this has already been cleared and it's general knowledge that HBO would rather show fights on regular cable, but greedy promoters and fighters want it on PPV. Shining example is Pacquiao's next fight. Arum wants to do it his way without HBO.

No proof is needed.

[PKing]

I thought this has already been cleared and it's general knowledge that HBO would rather show fights on regular cable, but greedy promoters and fighters want it on PPV. Shining example is Pacquiao's next fight. Arum wants to do it his way without HBO.

No proof is needed.

The proof is needed in terms of actual dollar figures that HBO doesn't make much $$$ at all from PPV.

Not even sure why Ward-Kovalev is on PPV. Not like main events or rocnation have the resources to stage their own PPVs.

[TheCell8]

Not that big of a surprise. They only take about 10% of the total revenue. Because they have to split it with Showtime, it's even lower so it makes sense that it was only about $9M.

[PKing]

Not that big of a surprise. They only take about 10% of the total revenue. Because they have to split it with Showtime, it's even lower so it makes sense that it was only about $9M.

10% would be $43.5 million. Split 50/50 would have been $21.75 for HBO.

Looks more like HBO takes 5%.

After marketing, production, and replay license fees... you could be looking at zero.

[Sun_Tzu]

9 mil profit is pretty good.

[PKing]

9 mil profit is pretty good.

That'd mean that a HBO PPV with 1 million buys would generate $4 million - marketing/production/replay.

A 500,000 buy PPV would generate $2 million - marketing/production/replay.

A 250,000 buy PPV would generate $1 million - marketing/production/replay.

Peanuts in the end.

[al-Xander]

The proof is needed in terms of actual dollar figures that HBO doesn't make much $$$ at all from PPV.

Not even sure why Ward-Kovalev is on PPV. Not like main events or rocnation have the resources to stage their own PPVs.

And you're hell bent on blaming the network instead of the greedy fighters and promoters. Boxing is not charity doe.

[PKing]

And you're hell bent on blaming the network instead of the greedy fighters and promoters. Boxing is not charity doe.

Not at all... I'm just explaining the financial breakdowns.

Whoever is at fault is not my concern at all.

[TheCell8]

10% would be $43.5 million. Split 50/50 would have been $21.75 for HBO.

Looks more like HBO takes 5%.

After marketing, production, and replay license fees... you could be looking at zero.

5% would make more sense, then they probably split that with Showtime.

[PKing]

5% would make more sense, then they probably split that with Showtime.

Exactamundo!