What is pay-per-view?
Q: What is pay-per-view?
A: Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is a way that people can pay to watch events on television in their homes. The event is shown at the same time to everyone ordering it, and common events include movies, sporting events, and pornographic movies.
Q: When was the first major pay-per-view event?
A: The first major pay-per-view event was on September 16, 1981. This event was Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns for the Welterweight Championship.
Q: Who put together the first major pay-per view event?
A: Viacom Cablevision's Marketing Director Pat Thompson put together the fight. He later put together other PPV fights, wrestling matches, and even a Broadway play.
Q: What company was important in creating pay per view networks?
A: Sports View was important in creating pay per view networks. It produced the first U.S cable channels to show only pay per view such as Viewers Choice, Cable Video Store, and Request TV which began operation within days of each other in 1985.
Q: How much did In Demand charge for its services?
A: In Demand would show movies, concerts, and other events at prices between $3.99 to $49.99 .
Q: How much did HBO or Showtime charge for championship boxing?
A: HBO and Showtime would offer championship boxing with prices between $14.99 to $54.99 .
Q: Which professional wrestling companies use Pay Per View as an important way to earn money?
A: Professional wrestling companies like World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración use Pay Per View as an important way to earn money
