{"id":115861,"date":"2014-10-20T05:01:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T12:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=115861"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:16:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:16:34","slug":"jim-ross-believes-genius-digital-networks-like-fight-pass-are-the-future-for-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jim-ross-believes-genius-digital-networks-like-fight-pass-are-the-future-for-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Ross Believes &#8216;Genius&#8217; Digital Networks Like Fight Pass Are The Future For UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/jim-ross-believes-genius-digital-networks-like-fight-pass-are-the-future-for-ufc\/jim-ross-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115863\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/jim-ross.png\" alt=\"jim-ross\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/jim-ross.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/jim-ross-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/jim-ross-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross, who was recently featured on an episode of BJPENN.com Radio, is a huge fan of MMA, and even recently called his first MMA event with Chael Sonnen.<\/p>\n<p>JR spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2014\/10\/19\/7002073\/jim-ross-has-no-doubt-genius-subscription-based-networks-is-the-future-for-ufc-mma-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BloodyElbow<\/a> to discuss the current state of mobile news, and how digital networks such as WWE Network and UFC Fight Pass will be the future.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The mobile world is not going to become a cemetery.  It is going to become more mobile. It is going to become more of an \u00e0-la-carte society with how we consume our entertainment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think they&#8217;re hell bent and set that the WWE network is their future, and I don&#8217;t think that is a bad business plan long-term.  They are going to be able to control their destiny &#8211; good, bad, or indifferent as far as the television product is concerned. I think what they have done is show a lot of other networks what can be accomplished by building your own digital network. I think we will see more various entities follow the WWE model. They may learn from the WWE&#8217;s mistakes, as with any business, and see where they fell or fumbled.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think WWE had to take a step back and reduce their head count and budget to be able to take several steps forward. I do believe, in the long haul, the WWE network is going to be very successful. I do, however, think that there were several strategic mistakes that were made and all you can do when you make those mistakes is try and learn from them and correct them. I see what they are trying to do and I think that the wave of the future is going to be this network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2-3 years from now, we are going to look back on this thing as a genius-like maneuver. Other companies are following suit, so I believe it is the future.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross, who was recently featured on an episode of BJPENN.com Radio, is a huge fan of MMA, and even recently called his first MMA event with Chael Sonnen. 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