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Breaking News: ROH & HDNet Split
By: wwerox1 Date: January 12, 2011, 10:23 am
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The deal between Ring of Honor and HDNet will end after the
January ROH tapings in Philadelphia, PA at the ECW Arena. Those
tapings will include episodes through April of 2011.
Sources with ROH described the reasoning for the parting of ways
as the contract coming to and end. ROH commented, "Ring of Honor
Wrestling would like to thank HDNet for the last two years,
especially those behind the scenes that made it possible every
single TV taping."
People had high expectations for the series, but it wasn't doing
great numbers. It should be mentioned that ROH and HDNET have
not ended their relationship completely. They are discussing a
possible ROH special for 2011 and potential future
collaborations beyond that.
The sources with ROH have made it known that they can look for a
new TV deal and are already eyeing one currently. By all
accounts, the split was a friendly one. After those final
tapings on 1/21 and 1/22 in Philadelphia, they will take a break
from running events in Philadelphia.
ROH issued the following statement in response to the story:
Ring of Honor completed its 2 year TV contract with HDNet.
During this time "ROH on HDNet" fans witnessed many great
matches, the introduction of the ROH Television Title, and the
crowning of new tag champions, among other historical moments.
HDNet will air new episodes of ROH until 4/4/11. Please continue
to support ROH and watch these new shows on HDNet.
The final ROH on HDNet TV tapings are scheduled for January 21st
& 22nd in Philadelphia.
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Re: Breaking News: ROH & HDNet Split
By: wwerox1 Date: January 12, 2011, 11:22 am
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-- In regards to ROH finishing up with HDNet, there are some in
the company that are happy about the move. Many feel that this
will allow the company to find a better outlet with more
penetration. On the flip side, some are very worried,
remembering what happened at the end of ECW and WCW with talents
under contract and no TV outlet.
-- There is no plan to drop the idea of signing talents to
contracts since the idea is to find a new outlet. ROH is already
in discussions with at least one possible new outlet. There was
interest from MAVTV in the past, which most feel would be a
lateral movement. They have also had discussions with Versus in
the past.
-- HDNet covered the production costs and subsidized the tapings
(one figure mentioned was $10,000 per double shot), but the loss
of the series won't hurt the company's bottom line. It will
change the number of shows ran over the next few months, which
will mean less revenue for the talent. Some talent may see their
dates cut in half.
-- It is thought that HDNet were covering the salaries of Dave
Lagana and Mike Hogwood, and if that was the case, they would
likely be gone from the company after their HDNet
responsibilities are completed. Lagana may still work with the
company, as ROH has brought him in to direct their online PPVs
in the past.
-- ROH will continue to run in Philadelphia, but they also know
that they need to rehabilitate the market. Comp tickets had
become easy to come by because they needed people for the
tapings, and the goal was not to make money at those shows, but
to make the TV product look good.
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Re: Breaking News: ROH & HDNet Split
By: wwerox1 Date: January 12, 2011, 11:24 am
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It will be interesting to see what effect this has on Ring of
Honor from a business standpoint. They were once a DVD driven
company, but they don't seem to be marketing their DVDs as
aggressively as they have in the past. We'll have to wait and
see.
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Re: Breaking News: ROH & HDNet Split
By: SuperDXFan619 Date: January 12, 2011, 5:47 pm
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Eric Bischoff said that WCW was worth about 20 Dollars without a
T.V. Deal.
ROH must be worth about 20 Cents.
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Re: Breaking News: ROH & HDNet Split
By: MrUndertakerHBKfan Date: January 12, 2011, 7:41 pm
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This sucks. I hope they get a better TV deal.
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