Originally published at: Should Pay-Per-View (PPV) be Free to Combat Sports Piracy?
The rise of sports piracy, particularly for pay-per-view (PPV) events, has become a significant issue for major sports organizations and event organizers. Illegal streaming has skyrocketed, leaving rightsholders frustrated and seeking new ways to fight back. While some believe that reducing prices could curb piracy, others advocate for more aggressive legal action. The conversation has…
I remember when PPV events were special, big main attractions. It seems now they will will have anything on PPV to make it seem special. Its a quick money grab and they depend on it now.
When you try to sell a Yugo as a Mercedes, most people arent going to pay.
And you are also taking a chance paying for the high profile big main event and getting a quick or crappy fight. Happens too often and people think twice before they buy again.
If i can watch for free and I might check it out but i am not paying for almost any PPV nowadays.
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Back in the day we used to have watch parties for big boxing,ufc or wrestling events.It was a lot of fun.But the price kept exponentially rising,and the quality of the events kept decreasing.It’s always greed that breaks the camels back,but big media will never admit that.
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I remember we’d get the expensive pay per view to watch a Mike Tyson fight… which usually lasted about 1-2 rounds. We stopped doing that pretty quick. 
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lol think the last one was vs frank bruno,no more tyson fights.win lose or draw he didn’t work by the hour lol