The Sports Business Journal reports that the price of UFC PPVs on ESPN+ will go up another $5 in 2023. Disney announced the price hike from $74.99 to $79.99 starting in 2023. According to Disney, the rise in price reflects the “value of UFC events and the popularity and the quality of UFC events.” This […]
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Jake Paul predicts poor PPV sales for Silva fight
Don’t expect the Jake Paul-Anderson Silva PPV to do big numbers. According to Paul, the pre-buys were doing well, but then flattened out. The PPV between Paul and Silva drew 200K-300K per the victor by unanimous decision. The event this past Saturday was disappointing to Paul as he stated on his recent podcast. According to […]
Report: Canelo-GGG III disappoints
Dan Rafael reports that the PPV buys for the Canelo Alvarez-GGG III fight this past Saturday drew between 550K to 575K units per Rafael’s sources. According to Rafael sources, 200K of the buys were from non-subscribers of DAZN. The PPV broadcast price point was $64.99 for DAZN subscribers who pay $9.99 per month or $99.99 […]
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ESPN+ raises prices starting in August
ESPN+ will now cost $9.99 per month or $99.99 annually as the Disney company made the announcement on Friday. Next month the 43% rise from $6.99 per month/$69.99 annually will be reflected on subscribers’ bills. If you account for the rise in UFC PPVs (which raised its PPV price point to $74.99 recently) the UFC […]