Pbc + dazn

[Citizen Koba]

Only issue with that is that Showtime has basically been live streaming their channel since 2014, finally making the move to buy PPV directly from the Showtime app with Mayweather-McGregor (since the UFC had been directly selling their PPV for a little while prior).

HBO didn't go as far, but they were streaming content. As did BounceTV when Haymon made his move, and ESPN, FOX, NBC, CBS have all been streaming content to various degrees as well (with FOX and ESPN both joining Showtime in selling PPV direct to consumer).

You figure YouTube, Facebook Live, Amazon to a point, etc, DAZN tried to show up to a market that already had competitors in it growing their business, with not much more than a bag of money, thinking they'd just take over quickly.

Think Tesla Motors showing up, when Ford/GM/Fiat-Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, etc all in the market, trying to compete in the 30k or less car market. (Timing will be what it'll be, but I'm on the record that Tesla will eventually be purchased by Ford Motors (Ford-Lincoln-Tesla) as the consolidated electric drivetrain/cars division, Elon Musk may even be brought in to run Ford Motors for a bit, but that would be the only way for Tesla to compete in the long run).

DAZN isn't good money, as far as I'm concerned, and I have a sense that boxing folks on top have an understanding of that. DAZN is a late mover, with basically zero infrastructure in the US, entering a market where they're not the only folks with money.

There's a reason why Bob Arum took maybe $30m per year in a 360 deal, when DAZN was offering the alleged billion dollars over 8 years (which seemed to really have been a guaranteed two year deal, with 6 option years and most of the actual money backloaded).

I guess it's one of those things where only time will tell, but regardless if whether it was misguided or not DAZN clearly did go in with the intent of establishing themselves as a key player from the get go.

Honestly I wouldn't pretend to have any particularly great knowledge of streaming services in the US beyond the information I get from on this forum, but the impression I did gain from the talk on here is that the streaming services were little used up unitil fairly recently, possibly more as a catchup, but very much playing second fiddle to traditional cable services for live events, kinda an optional extra.


Way I'm seeing it we're seeing a shift towards streaming becoming the main source of content globally and there's probaly gonna be a bit of a scramble to divide up the pie over the next few years... now I've no idea who will come out on top either in the US or as a global supplier, but it's possible that being a specialist in streamed content instead of being a traditional cable distributor that's doing streaming as a bolt on extra will be an advantage. Whether it's enough of an advantage to force a market share against the huge resources and consumer loyalty (or inerta) held by the current networks, only time will tell I think.

[Inspired]

The first and foremost reason is because various pbc people were hating on dazn because of theyre jealousy and hate against Eddie Hearn.
Then they trashed dazn and still trash dazn..and have wished it fails on every turn.
Ellerbe repeatedly just calls it 'an app' like it isnt credible.

Why would dazn want to give pbc/al haymon a big contract?

[Marchegiano]

Maybe you don’t remember, but there was a time when PBC was doing just that and was on ‘every channel/platform’.

You know what the result of that was?

A(unfortunately larger than should have been) segment of so-called boxing ‘fans’ flooded this very forum on a daily basis with complaints about it from not being able to ‘find fights’ to ‘quality differences’ in the different presentations.

You (fans) reap what you sow.

Fair point, no I didn't pay attention honestly, but, I have no doubt it happened.

[Thuglife Nelo]

Cute thread. The initial DAZN Haters talking movies and NFL as usual. Lol