Cost of PPV Events - Pacquiao vs. Clottey

[cgalvin]

How can Verizon charge $59.99 for the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight this weekend when this HBO PPV event only costs $49.99. Every other service provider, including Cablevision, Time Warner and Comcast are charging $49.99 so where does Verizon get off charging an extra $10 for this fight. The prices are already expensive yet Verizon feels the need to try to milk their customers for an additional $10. This is absolutely ridiculous.

[Rhodyman]

It's $54.99 for SD and $59.99 for HD. I agree with you that Vz. should not charge +$5 over the listed price. However, don't most cable/satellite companies charge +$10 for HD fights? 

I'm an avid boxing fan but I rarely order PPV fights due to exorbitant prices. There are other ways to see it and it may be shown on HBO the following week if you can wait.

[cgalvin]

As a former Cablevision customer I can tell you that Cablevision didn't charge an extra fee to order a fight in HD. Even for this fight the Cablevision cost is $49.99 whether you order in SD or HD.

[Rhodyman]

I just checked DirecTV. They charge an additional $10 for HD as does Cox. It's **bleep** and at least Cablevision isn't taking advantage of customers on these events. Fios should not charge more than the retail price for PPV fights.

[Caps09]

Cablevision is even willing to walk away from negotiations with programmers, all in the name of its customers. I would rather pay more for something like this than to have to deal with that anymore. I used to have to deal with that stuff with Comcast.