DAZN boxing investments are for the future!

**El Ondeado** · 12-19-2018, 12:40 PM

That’s why we now see a explosion of YouTube celebrities without the help of live TV.

**rolshans** · 12-19-2018, 12:55 PM

Yup. TV will be around for a little while longer though. Tons of older people are still glued to cable.

**Mammoth** · 12-19-2018, 12:56 PM

I can't wait till my kids grow up so we can watch Andrade vs Akavov together.....

**TheIronMike** · 12-19-2018, 01:21 PM

People nowadays just cant afford cable. Too much money tied up in iPhone contracts and weed.

**bballchump11** · 12-19-2018, 01:58 PM

Showtime has had an app for 2 years now, and ESPN+ has over a million subscribers within 6 months.

DAZN isn't as innovative as you think.

**sicko** · 12-19-2018, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by El Ondeado

Nobody now a days watches Live TV. Everything is recorded thru dvr or online thru smart tv or smartphone. The younger generation don’t watch as much live tv. Cable companies a losing a lot of subscribers. Internet’s apps & Smart TVs are the future. The technology of phone screen mirroring to TV is the future. That’s why big TV companies all have apps now and YouTube channels. I don’t even have to watch TV now for weather updates when I can just go to the phone to see what up. DAZN is investing for the future.

...Besides SPORTS!

NFL, NBA, NCAA Football live games get massive ratings. TV Shows is what people stream and get caught up on. Sports is completely different, going back and watching a live major sporting event recorded after already knowing the results is not the same at all compared to watching it LIVE

So yeah streaming TV SHOWS and MOVIES is the future, that is the now actually, but live sporting events will never be replaced and the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA will never be exclusive to a APP because it generates way too much money from Network Deals and the Networks will continue to invest big on those sports and throw around Billions of $ for their rights because they make their money off of running commercials during those events. For boxing you need a Network to go along with the APP like what ESPN/ESPN+ is doing for it to work. Also ESPN+ have more than just boxing and they will also get the UFC in 2019 which is tap into that fanbase that use apps. Boxing Fanbase is OLD and Boxing is not tapped into that Tech Savvy Demographic at all.

**The Big Dunn** · 12-19-2018, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by bballchump11

Showtime has had an app for 2 years now, and ESPN+ has over a million subscribers within 6 months.

DAZN isn't as innovative as you think.

SHO seems to have it right-offer a subscription channel for those that like cable and as part of your subscription you get the app for free. Appeals to all age groups.

**The Big Dunn** · 12-19-2018, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by sicko

...Besides SPORTS!

NFL, NBA, NCAA Football live games get massive ratings. TV Shows is what people stream and get caught up on. Sports is completely different, going back and watching a live major sporting event is not the same at all compared to watching it LIVE

So yeah streaming TV SHOWS and MOVIES, but live sporting events will never be replaced and the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA will never be exclusive to a APP because it generates way too much money from Network Deals and the Networks will continue to invest big on those sports and throw around Billions of $ for their rights because they make their money off of running commercials during those events. For boxing you need a Network to go along with the APP like what ESPN/ESPN+ is doing for it to work. Also ESPN+ have more than just boxing and they will also get the UFC in 2019

This is a good point as well.

**KTFOKING** · 12-19-2018, 02:25 PM

Live sports still rules television and is a big reason why the UFC and boxing got so big network deals this past year. Streaming is no question the future, but the demise of television is grossly exaggerated. As Evan said, live sports is arguably the most effective programming out there and that is why every network is after every sport. Streaming is definitely the future but having linear television to go along with it goes a long way. WWE does that, SHO does that as well as FOX and ESPN. You have to account for your entire audience, not just the 30 and below crowd.

DAZN boxing investments are for the future!