Wwe Network in Canada

[steiner01]

hEY aLL....

I heard some people are viewing the new WWE Network in Canada ,

I read you can access it through Apple TV by switching to a US Ip address

Im looking to watch it on my TV , NOT my laptop , can any body link me to directions on how to do this?

Ive spent hours searching , but no luck .

Thanks

[BanHammer]

AppleTV
Playstation 3
Playstation 4
Xbox 360
Google Chromecast
Roku
laptop/computer connected with HDMI to the television

unless you've got one of these, you're limited to watching the WWE Network on either a 14 or 15.6 inch screen.

there will be apps for the Samsung and LG Smart TVs, and Xbox One later this year.

[Nostradamus]

those devices might be able to play it but that doesn't mean you will be easily able to access it from Canada, could be like Hulu and USTVNow and geo-blocked

[steiner01]

so , if you run it through apple tv or roku , does your computer have to be connected or always on ?

I have been doing lots of research , found that using apple tv , changing your ip to US address , paying through a US Paypal is the best way to get it in Canada .

Is anybody here using it in Canada ?

[ironworks]

Q: How is WWE reacting to non-US customers using their service?

There’s no official statement from WWE on the subject, but it’s logical to believe they’re of two distinct mindsets.

On one hand, WWE really wants to the WWE Network is succeed. It’s generated enormous publicity for the company, and WWE really hopes that it will translate into a reconnection with more lapsed and casual fans. WWE figures that they need at least a million subscribers just to break-even on the project, so a strong shot right out of the gate was important to the company. International users help prop up that number, and unless they pose huge billing problems or specific legal issues crop up, WWE is likely to turn a blind-eye to international users that have found a way to sign-up for the WWE Network through the WWE.com website. It’s really questionable whether WWE could even isolate them if they really wanted it.

On the other hand, WWE is planning to launch the service in specific English-speaking international markets in the next 12 months. The break-even point for that is about 250,000 customers, and certainly if the hardcore fans have already subscribed the US service, there is a potential for much weaker launches internationally when that time comes. Furthermore, while WWE is expecting domestic revenue cannibalization from the WWE Network launch – particularly in the $60M domestic PPV business – they don’t want the WWE Network consuming international revenue as well. Domestically, WWE expects to start new TV Rights for their programming to start in Q4 2014. However, the new international TV deals don’t start until the first quarter of 2015 which is probably one reason they don’t want to launch before then. (International PPV buys only produce about a fraction of revenue of domestic buys, but WWE wants to keep that revenue stream until the new Raw & Smackdown deals begin.)

WWE’s attitude towards international customers obtaining the WWE Network will also be linked to the method they use to subscribe. If you subscribe through the website, WWE gets the entire fee. That’s why they’ve pushed that method so hard. If you use a third-party service, such as subscribing through AppleTV or Roku, they have to split the fee with those companies. The AppleTV split is especially large (50/50 as opposed to 30/70), which may be one reason that WWE has said the least about subscribing to the WWE Network through that service. In fact there’s been numerous accounts that international customers that signed up through AppleTV, particularly Canadian customers, are being weeded off of the WWE Network at this time.

In our Order Number sample, 17% of respondents reported their confirmation email timestamp in the GMT timezone suggesting they were European subscribers. It’s very conceivable that many thousands, even tens of thousands of non-US customers may have signed up for at least free trials of the WWE Network on launch day.

Read more at hxxp://whatculture.com/wwe/wwe-network-launch-all-the-key-questions-answered.php#g3tJmVds652wXo7A.99

[BanHammer]

those devices might be able to play it but that doesn't mean you will be easily able to access it from Canada, could be like Hulu and USTVNow and geo-blocked

yup. WWE Network was geo-blocked about 9 hours after it was launched.

though, with a google search, geoblocks are easy to get around