Well every once in a while there's a ppv that UFC or WWE puts on. 

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americangame wrote:

Well every once in a while there's a ppv that UFC or WWE puts on. 

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I was not referring to a single event that pay per view would have. I meant more of a thing where you are paying for a whole series of events such as Dodgers and Giants baseball in the late 1950's or Sportstime which showed a lot of Cardinal, Royals, and Reds games. Essentially you payed for all of the games in those instances rather than for each event separately like you do for the pay per views you gave as an example.

Owning a computer and not having the internet is like buying a refrigerator and not stocking it with food.

Things like that do still exist: DirecTV's Sunday Ticket, for example, but they are not the norm.

I think the simple answer is no (to the OP's question).   All the Major Sports League have contracts now with the FoxSports/CSN's, etc channels.  So no secondary Pay TV option would be allowed to carry the games.

DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket (MLB Extra Innings.. NHL... NBA..) ... those packages are designed to let you watch the games not in your area.

I think all the Pay TV options have grown into what is out there now.  Major Channel Packages (and/or Sports Packages) rolled up into options ($$$) on your Cable/Satellite/IPTV provider.

Hi:

Long time reader of this site, first time replier!

I had to respond to the question about the old days of Pay TV, old being the late 70's - early 80's.

In Detroit we had ON-TV, which channel 20 showed on a scrambler starting at 8:00PM, and going all night.  They showed movies, various sporting events (Tigers, Red Wings) and the Hard R-Rated version of 70's pornographic films.  Fun, fun, fun.  Trying to see a picture

thru the scrambled screen taxed even the most dedicated minds!  I could watch at my sister and brother-in-law's because he found a way to descramble the picture.

Anyways, by the early to mid 80's, cable took over and it was bye-bye ON-TV.  But it was good while it lasted.

Ron

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rgsimmonsjr wrote:

Hi:

 

Long time reader of this site, first time replier!

 

I had to respond to the question about the old days of Pay TV, old being the late 70's - early 80's.

 

In Detroit we had ON-TV, which channel 20 showed on a scrambler starting at 8:00PM, and going all night.  They showed movies, various sporting events (Tigers, Red Wings) and the Hard R-Rated version of 70's pornographic films.  Fun, fun, fun.  Trying to see a picture

thru the scrambled screen taxed even the most dedicated minds!  I could watch at my sister and brother-in-law's because he found a way to descramble the picture.

 

Anyways, by the early to mid 80's, cable took over and it was bye-bye ON-TV.  But it was good while it lasted.

 

Ron

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Ron: Thank you for your excellent first time post. I hope that you will continue to contribute to the forum.