PWInsider reports that there were major technical issues that marred the live North American PPV broadcast for NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 event. The event was presented in North America by Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling.
In terms of cable providers, InDemand PPV did not run the PPV live in HD, since InDemand was running UFC 182 live on its HD channels instead. The live broadcast was left on a third PPV channel that was only available in standard definition instead of HD.
Time Warner Cable in New York City reportedly had some sort of “meltdown” in at least four of the five boroughs. The PPVs were not processed. Time Warner Cable said there was an outage in the area.
The PPV was also available on the FlippsTV App. However, unless consumers were using specific devices, the event was unable to live stream on PPV through FlippsTV. Those who were able to stream event live received an awkward, stuttering and cluttered version of the PPV feed throughout the event. FlippsTV is reportedly willing to offer refunds with users who were unhappy with the live-stream experience.
Wrestle Kingdom 9 will still be available as a repeat on PPV in HD and SD at 7PM EST tonight. The event will also be available on Video on Demand for the next 30 days.
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