Comments on: PRIDE notes http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:55:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14843 David Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:19:52 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14843 Buying 2 fight ppvs in 1 weekend is pretty expensive, and I don't see how Pride can possibly win a battle vs the UFC at this point..It could be a very ugly ppv number for Pride, especially considering how little media attention they get here.. Buying 2 fight ppvs in 1 weekend is pretty expensive, and I don’t see how Pride can possibly win a battle vs the UFC at this point..It could be a very ugly ppv number for Pride, especially considering how little media attention they get here..

]]> By: white ninja http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14841 white ninja Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:46:31 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14841 The biggest cost differences for live as opposed to delayed tape are- 1. satellite time. this is a very significant cost for 3-4hours; it can run around $10,000 or more per minute depending on the satellite 2. other technical costs running a long live broadcast so its a pretty big gamble. based on their crap ppv rates so far in the US, the cost of the live feed will eat all their revenue from their first 100,000 buys (since DSE only gets 1/2 of the PPV amount with the other half going to the ppv company The biggest cost differences for live as opposed to delayed tape are-

1. satellite time. this is a very significant cost for 3-4hours; it can run around $10,000 or more per minute depending on the satellite

2. other technical costs running a long live broadcast

so its a pretty big gamble. based on their crap ppv rates so far in the US, the cost of the live feed will eat all their revenue from their first 100,000 buys (since DSE only gets 1/2 of the PPV amount with the other half going to the ppv company

]]> By: Zack http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14838 Zack Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:22:44 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14838 I'll be up at 5am watching the live stream from Japan. I'm willing to order PPVs for my friends to come over, hang out, drink some beers, and watch some fights. I don't think many people would be willing to stay up all night just to watch Pride. I'll watch it solo on my computer streaming for free cuz I'm an asshole :) I’ll be up at 5am watching the live stream from Japan. I’m willing to order PPVs for my friends to come over, hang out, drink some beers, and watch some fights. I don’t think many people would be willing to stay up all night just to watch Pride. I’ll watch it solo on my computer streaming for free cuz I’m an asshole :)

]]> By: JThue http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14826 JThue Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:22:33 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14826 "Watching both UFC and PRIDE on the same weekend?" Them running on the same weekend is nothing new. *IF* they go live right after UFC, it will at least make them visible to a lot of people, even if only a minority end up acutally buying the show. Some insight on actual additional costs for a live feed versus reduced costs for not producing a seperate US version would be nice. “Watching both UFC and PRIDE on the same weekend?”

Them running on the same weekend is nothing new.

*IF* they go live right after UFC, it will at least make them visible to a lot of people, even if only a minority end up acutally buying the show.

Some insight on actual additional costs for a live feed versus reduced costs for not producing a seperate US version would be nice.

]]> By: Mixed Martial Arts Blog and Videos » Thursday Morning MMA Review http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14825 Mixed Martial Arts Blog and Videos » Thursday Morning MMA Review Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:16:27 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14825 [...] PRIDE news regarding PPVs and California [...] [...] PRIDE news regarding PPVs and California [...]

]]> By: Ivan Trembow http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14823 Ivan Trembow Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:47:53 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14823 Fair enough, I just wasn't sure what you meant. You make some valid points. Fair enough, I just wasn’t sure what you meant. You make some valid points.

]]> By: Zach Arnold http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14821 Zach Arnold Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:03:51 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14821 If I'm a casual American fan (for which I am not), three hours of what I have been conditioned to think is MMA (which is UFC) is more than enough for me. Watching both UFC and PRIDE on the same weekend? It was hard enough to do on NYE if you are a normal fan, w/ a K-1 show thrown in. Only the hardest of the hardcore (which I consider myself to be) can tolerate that much MMA in one compact setting. In addition, the actual cost of airing a show on PPV live from Japan as opposed to video tape... I don't get this idea at all. If I’m a casual American fan (for which I am not), three hours of what I have been conditioned to think is MMA (which is UFC) is more than enough for me. Watching both UFC and PRIDE on the same weekend? It was hard enough to do on NYE if you are a normal fan, w/ a K-1 show thrown in. Only the hardest of the hardcore (which I consider myself to be) can tolerate that much MMA in one compact setting.

In addition, the actual cost of airing a show on PPV live from Japan as opposed to video tape… I don’t get this idea at all.

]]> By: The MMA Critic http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14819 The MMA Critic Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:53:01 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14819 Another bad Pride idea? Another bad Pride idea?

]]> By: Ivan Trembow http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14818 Ivan Trembow Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:52:35 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14818 I don't see why that would be a negative. The people who really, really want to watch it live could buy the live show, and the majority of people, who aren't going to stay up until 5:00 AM, could buy it on Sunday night like usual. I can see this as a "positive" or a "neutral" for Pride, but I don't see how it's a negative. I don’t see why that would be a negative. The people who really, really want to watch it live could buy the live show, and the majority of people, who aren’t going to stay up until 5:00 AM, could buy it on Sunday night like usual. I can see this as a “positive” or a “neutral” for Pride, but I don’t see how it’s a negative.

]]> By: Zach Arnold http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-14817 Zach Arnold Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:26:59 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/02/07/pride-notes/#comment-14817 It would likely be right after the UFC PPV. Meaning a UFC show goes from 10 PM-1 AM EST, and then PRIDE goes on from 1 AM to 5 AM EST. You have to be kidding me. It would likely be right after the UFC PPV. Meaning a UFC show goes from 10 PM-1 AM EST, and then PRIDE goes on from 1 AM to 5 AM EST. You have to be kidding me.

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