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@BoxerMaurits will be disappointed that I'm posting this first as he is the Dutch Kickboxing news king...
What do we think of this then?
Almost everything is subscription based now, I bought an Tv last year that required you to have Amazon Prime.That's a shame. DAZN is overpriced as hell, has a weak catalogue, and when I used it, the streaming quality and broadcasts sucked. Besides, I already pay for too much streaming between music, movies/tv, books/comics, gamepass/ps+, etc. The whole idea of paying for a streaming service that just allows me to pay for a PPV is an awful business practice and they can fuck off with that. Gonna be pirate streaming Glory cards for the foreseeable future now.
Speaking of whcih, the discord guys figured out why DAZN cancelled. Root of this is the K-1 Global fallout from over 10 years ago. Apparently K-1 Japan thought they had reacquired global trademarks but some group called CSI still have the internatioanl broadcast rights from K-1 Global. CSI ordered K-1 Japan to stop broadcasting their Rebirth event from last year. The confusion is that CSI's origianl legal contracts dealt with K-1 Global only (aka. the Hong Kong company that had like 3 events before dying), so it's unclear if they actually have the power to stop K-1 Jpan's international broadcasts. DAZN saw a legal shitstorm appraoching and they backed off from the deal. Too much legal stuff for me to understandRemember when DAZN had K-1 for like 24 hours....
That's a shame. DAZN is overpriced as hell, has a weak catalogue, and when I used it, the streaming quality and broadcasts sucked. Besides, I already pay for too much streaming between music, movies/tv, books/comics, gamepass/ps+, etc. The whole idea of paying for a streaming service that just allows me to pay for a PPV is an awful business practice and they can fuck off with that. Gonna be pirate streaming Glory cards for the foreseeable future now.
Edit: lol did not see that this was just in France and Belgium. I'll lower my pitchfork for now until they come to my neck of the woods
Kind of. In a vacuum, it's not really cheaper.Streaming services aren't the cheap alternative to Cable TV that they used to be. If you have to sign up for multiple streaming to see the shows or sporting events that you like that will quickly make your monthly bill more than what you pay for Cable.
RWS was Free on YouTube. KOK was usually free on YouTube or their website? (Idk I didn't watch many of their cards). K-1 free on abema (need vpn which is also free).DAZN has Rajadamnern World Series, KOK, some neat boxing, and probably will have K-1 if the japs solve their legal shit.
If they add Glory, would be a must buy for kickfighting fans.
NoKOK was usually free on YouTube or their website?
Right I think that might have just been like once. Usually ppv on their site right? I barely watched them as I said before but I think I remember once they had their show free on their site and once on youtube as well. Probably just as promotions though.