Comments Thread For: Eddie Hearn Says No Pay-Per-View on His New Platform

[rolshans]

This is true but the quality can be mediocre at times.

Also you can use this on your phone. Nothing worse then not being home when the fights are on.

The main downside for this would be if it's not available in bars and restaurants. That's where ESPN and TR have an advantage.

True. I watched a boxing match on DAZN while in a bar the other.

You can obviously find an illegal stream on your smartphone...but they crash every five minutes.

[FLY TY]

That does not include the license fee he will get from Sky Sports as well and other countries.

I say he will have like $ 5-7 million for each card.

The problem is, I don't see Sky paying Hearn, to carry their fights on this app...

It seems like it would be the opposite. Or am I wrong?

[Pandur]

I'm not quiet sure actually. Some places it says that the $1 BN is for his US cards only and. So that would mean Hearn would have $7.8 M for each card.
If that is true. That is a lot of money for each card.

[Holler]

I'm not quiet sure actually. Some places it says that the $1 BN is for his US cards only and. So that would mean Hearn would have $7.8 M for each card.
If that is true. That is a lot of money for each card.

My understanding from Hearn and others interviews is that the $1bn over 8 years is for the US cards. 16 p/a with 4 of those being extra high profile nights.

DAZN will also carry Matchroom's 16 UK cards and Sky TV in the UK will carry DAZN's US cards. There's been no mention of what commercial considerations have taken place to enable this.

It seems from the outside a mutually beneficial arrangement without massive fees going either way. Each platform doubles their content and the expansion of the Matchroom roster should make for greater variety in the UK cards and more interest in the US nights.

My guess is that there will soon be at least one UK fighter on each of the US cards and vice versa to make each more attractive to the transatlantic crowd.

As a Sky tv viewer and boxing fan this sounds great then. Although I wonder if Sky aren't striking a deal with the company which eventually puts them out of business?

[Pandur]

My understanding from Hearn and others interviews is that the $1bn over 8 years is for the US cards. 16 p/a with 4 of those being extra high profile nights.

DAZN will also carry Matchroom's 16 UK cards and Sky TV in the UK will carry DAZN's US cards. There's been no mention of what commercial considerations have taken place to enable this.

It seems from the outside a mutually beneficial arrangement without massive fees going either way. Each platform doubles their content and the expansion of the Matchroom roster should make for greater variety in the UK cards and more interest in the US nights.

My guess is that there will soon be at least one UK fighter on each of the US cards and vice versa to make each more attractive to the transatlantic crowd.

As a Sky tv viewer and boxing fan this sounds great then. Although I wonder if Sky aren't striking a deal with the company which eventually puts them out of business?

So basically Hearn will have almost an average of $8 M to play with for each US card?

[Holler]

So basically Hearn will have almost an average of $8 M to play with for each US card?

Well yes and no... They're prioritising 4 cards each year, which Hearn is saying could be the equivalent of PPV fights, so they'll spend a disproportionate amount on those and correspondingly less on the 12 lesser cards.

It's a lot of money whichever way they slice it. Although my guess is the pressure is on now to deliver on all the nice things Eddie has said to Perform group.

They may have an 8 year contract, but boxing is only one of the sports they're targeting and if they can't draw viewers who is to say in a couple of years they won't look at switching that investment into other sports?

[Robbie Barrett]

I'm not quiet sure actually. Some places it says that the $1 BN is for his US cards only and. So that would mean Hearn would have $7.8 M for each card.
If that is true. That is a lot of money for each card.

Well the UK cards pay for themselves from UK revenue, as they do now.