Some Killer Inflation on Canucks Pay Per View
Somebody in the Canucks newsgroup just made an intersting observation about Canucks pay-per-view hockey:
- In 2001, you could get 11 games for $59.95, for an average price of $5.45 per game.
- In 2006, you get 17 games for $159.95, for an average price of $9.40 per game.
That’s a 42% increase over five years. I couldn’t find an historical data for ticket prices, but I’d imagine they reflect a similar inflation over the same period.
September 29th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
Prices for my upper bowl season tickets:
2000/2001: $42.80
2001/2002: $44.94
2002/2003: $37.99
2003/2004: Lockout
2005/2006: $41.20
2006/2007: $42.14
YMMV for single tickets and other sections.
September 29th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Thanks for that, Ryan. So, no inflation at all, really.
September 29th, 2006 at 10:57 pm
Looks like I missed a year there. Lockout was 04/05.
October 8th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Its even worse than you say Ryan….if it goes from 5.45 to 9.40, then thats a 72% increase; 72% of 5.45 = 3.95, which is the increase from 2001.
The price of success I guess
Steve
October 16th, 2006 at 6:33 pm
night one payper view…….i am listening on the radio after paying my 160 …shaw phones busy …no game…i am cancelling and ordering at my convenience….po..ed
October 26th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
When are they going to wise up and give us pay-per-view in High Definition? …then I’d buy the games
December 12th, 2006 at 7:57 pm
Pay-per-view hockey? Its just the beginning. Yup folks, go order your hockey package. You know, the hockey package that you pay good bucks for. That same NHL package that sales people at cable and satellite companies are telling potential customers that they will get every hockey game, including those that are not shown on cable or satellite. Now, despite already paying the extra bucks for games that most other people can’t get, thats still not good enough. Now enters PAY-PER-VIEW and you get PAY-EVEN-MORE. My suggestion, go to the black market and get your self a black box where the filthy rich companies won’t get anymore of your money.
I see the trend. As the years go by, pay-per-view is going to take a bigger slice, NHL package will die as more and more folks wake up, and black box sales will skyrocket. There are alot of us folks that would much prefer to follow the law, but keep trying to nickle-and-dime (double dipping) customers and in comes the black box. In Vancouver, $159.00 for a mere 17 games?? Thats about what it costs to illegally side-step greedy companies.
July 24th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Ya know, I wouldn’t mind paying $10 per game if they could get off their lazy asses, and spend some of the money I’ve paid them on putting out HD programming. Thats the complaint. No HD means thousands of angry e-mails, and hours of talk show hosts berating the Canucks management for going into their 5th season of pay per view, and as it looks, no HD. Thats why they get the angry e-mails.
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 pm
I agree. As much as I love the Canucks, I can’t justify shelling out thirteen bucks for sub par reception when I have invested so much money in hd gear. I am boycotting buying the pay per views until they get their sh** together.