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LivingDead 01-15-2006 06:47 AM

Bad News For UK Fans
 
Its being reported that British broadcast partners were not too happy that people could watch Heat and Velocity on the internet before the shows appeared on television on the Sky station. WWE's website has recently put a stop to that by blocking people with UK web accounts from watching the shows.


UK Viewers are also being blocked from watching WWE Unlimited during LIVE RAW Broadcasts as well as Heat and Velocity. They probably blocked it for the same reason that Heat and Velocity were blocked. Thanks to reader Adam Norto sending that in

Wrestlezone.com

Chavo Classic 01-15-2006 06:50 AM

I'm sure that's some sort of human rights and freedom of speech violation right there.

Ska-Wars 01-15-2006 07:06 AM

I can no longer watch ANY WWE whatsoever, so the free Velocity on WWE.com was great for me, it being "geographically blocked" now has really irritated me.

jerichoholic169 01-15-2006 07:07 AM

jackasses....

Chavo Classic 01-15-2006 07:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chavo
I'm sure that's some sort of <s>human rights and freedom of speech violation </s> bullshit right there


Hitman84 01-15-2006 07:47 AM

This is surely some kind of discrimination is it not?

I understand to a certain degree what Sky are on about here but ... no, actually I din't. It's a stinkin' pile of monkey crap. Your location or citizenship or whatever else shouldn't dictate whether or not you have the right to watch WWE programming. The fact that Channel 4 dropped the 4 PPVs a year that they used to show was upsetting enough, especially as my family don't have Sky Sports or Sky Box Office PPV, so this - my only other method of watching WWE for free - was a godsend. And now we don't even have that.































Lousy tight-arsed money grabbin' bastards :foc:

Xero 01-15-2006 09:51 AM

Sucks for you? Linux users can't even use WWE 24/7 online because of the DRM. :foc:

Tornado 01-15-2006 12:12 PM

I don't have Sky Sports anymore, so this was the only way I could watch Heat/Velocity. What a bunch of fucking bullshit. If they do the same with Raw/Smackdown clips, i'll be REALLY pissed.

Team Sheep 01-15-2006 02:54 PM

Why stop Unlimited though? We have Raw live over here, whenever I feel like staying up to watch it live I always watch it along with Unlimited.

Nervous Ferret 01-15-2006 02:57 PM

You mates should move to the U.S. OI OI OI

94 SVT Cobra 01-15-2006 02:59 PM

this is compared to the detriot city black out of 85 for wrestlemania 3.....you ever wonder how they got all those pepole at the silver dome? Simple, they didnt allow pepole in surronding areas to order the PPV so they were FORCED to go to the event.....but this is prettty dick none the less.

Xero 01-15-2006 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 94 SVT Cobra
this is compared to the detriot city black out of 85 for wrestlemania 3.....you ever wonder how they got all those pepole at the silver dome? Simple, they didnt allow pepole in surronding areas to order the PPV so they were FORCED to go to the event.....but this is prettty dick none the less.

You do know that Mania III was in 87, right?

ThruTheWire 01-15-2006 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xero Limit 126
Sucks for you? Linux users can't even use WWE 24/7 online because of the DRM. :foc:

Who in their right mind uses Linux anyways....

Xero 01-15-2006 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThruTheWire
Who in their right mind uses Linux anyways....

Geeks who like uber customizability. :cool:

Disturbed316 01-15-2006 06:23 PM

Gay

Mike the Metal Ed 01-16-2006 09:04 PM

I hate Sky. Fucking monopolising Nazi cunts.

Dave Youell 01-17-2006 05:12 AM

I don't care.

There's bound to be a way around it anyway right?

JJ Moore 01-17-2006 05:22 AM

Yeah download the shows and not watch them as they happen.

OH NOES MY SHOW IS 1 HOURZ OLD, I'M NOT UP2 DATES!

Scarface 01-17-2006 05:47 AM

Buy sky you cheap bastards.

Londoner 01-17-2006 06:34 AM

Fuck sake sky its only heat/velocity.I can understand the reasoning as far as they are concerned though, but why cut unlimited off?Yes they sometimes show bits of unlimited on the show anyway, but not all the time.If I pay for the internet, I expect to get what I pay for, and I don't pay for the internet for stuff to be banned.

Londoner 01-17-2006 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarface
Buy sky you cheap bastards.

Some people can't afford it you expensive bastard.

Disturbed316 01-17-2006 09:50 AM

Get a job then you scabby freeloading bastards.

Londoner 01-17-2006 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Disturbed316
Get a job then you scabby freeloading bastards.

(I have sky, im just sticking up for those who don't)

I bet they probably do have jobs but considering how much sky costs, they would probably have to go into debt to get sky, and WWE's just not worth that much right now you bastard.(i couldn't think of anything to put before bastard)

Chavo Classic 01-17-2006 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TL
(I have sky, im just sticking up for those who don't)

I bet they probably do have jobs but considering how much sky costs, they would probably have to go into debt to get sky, and WWE's just not worth that much right now you bastard.(i couldn't think of anything to put before bastard)

I have a free-view digi box and that's all I need. I don't see the point of having sky when I'm out most nights anyway and because I used to watch the best wrestling (i.e. Velocity) on the internet. Now it's gone from wwe.com, one hour per week and the odd Smackdown and Raw isn't going to change that.

Y3J 01-17-2006 07:48 PM

Why don't you just get a dodgy-box?

Cool King 01-18-2006 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tornado
I don't have Sky Sports anymore, so this was the only way I could watch Heat/Velocity. What a bunch of fucking bullshit. If they do the same with Raw/Smackdown clips, i'll be REALLY pissed.



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