Strong demand for Sunday’s heavily promoted fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Logan Paul has caused outages for some consumers on Showtime’s PPV service and its streaming apps, the company said Sunday.
ViacomCBS’ premium network acknowledged “an issue impacting tonight’s PPV event as well as the Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps” in a Twitter message posted at 6:16 p.m. Pt. The event dubbed “Bragging Rights” features the retired boxing champ and the disgraced YouTuber. The bout that sold for $49.99 started at 5 p.m. Pt.
“We are aware that some customers have been having trouble accessing tonight’s Pay Per View event on Showtime.com. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and will redress customers appropriately,” Showtime said in a statement.
Important Notice: We are aware of an issue impacting tonight's PPV event as well as the Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps. Updates will be posted here,...
ViacomCBS’ premium network acknowledged “an issue impacting tonight’s PPV event as well as the Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps” in a Twitter message posted at 6:16 p.m. Pt. The event dubbed “Bragging Rights” features the retired boxing champ and the disgraced YouTuber. The bout that sold for $49.99 started at 5 p.m. Pt.
“We are aware that some customers have been having trouble accessing tonight’s Pay Per View event on Showtime.com. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and will redress customers appropriately,” Showtime said in a statement.
Important Notice: We are aware of an issue impacting tonight's PPV event as well as the Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps. Updates will be posted here,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Fight fans eager to see YouTuber Logan Paul in the ring with five-time champ Floyd Mayweather for an exhibition match Sunday night were shown to their corners and had to sit it out when Showtime experienced widespread outages.
“We are aware that some customers have been having trouble accessing tonight’s Pay Per View event on Showtime. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and will redress customers appropriately,” a Showtime spokesperson told TheWrap.
Fans began reporting outages with Showtime and its Showtime Anytime streaming app shortly after the fight kicked off — there are three bouts ahead of the title fight, including a fight between NFL player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Mma fighter Brian Maxwell.
Some people trying to log into the site to buy the $50 pay-per-view access to the Mayweather-Paul match reported on Twitter that they paid but couldn’t actually stream the event. The error message people...
“We are aware that some customers have been having trouble accessing tonight’s Pay Per View event on Showtime. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and will redress customers appropriately,” a Showtime spokesperson told TheWrap.
Fans began reporting outages with Showtime and its Showtime Anytime streaming app shortly after the fight kicked off — there are three bouts ahead of the title fight, including a fight between NFL player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Mma fighter Brian Maxwell.
Some people trying to log into the site to buy the $50 pay-per-view access to the Mayweather-Paul match reported on Twitter that they paid but couldn’t actually stream the event. The error message people...
- 6/7/2021
- by Samson Amore
- The Wrap
This may be one of the biggest fights of the year – even if there is no winner. Tonight, Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr., one of the best pound-for-pound boxer who’s ever lived, is up against Logan Paul, an 0-1 YouTube video blogger.
The Mayweather-Paul exhibition fight is scheduled tonight, June 6, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Pay-per-view coverage starts at 8 Pm Est, with Mayweather and Paul expected to enter the ring at around 10 p.m. Est, depending on the lengths of the previous bouts.
You can purchase the fight’s live stream for $49.99 on Showtime.com or on the Showtime App. You an also purchase the Showtime PPV on all traditional cable and satellite providers.
The announced card for PPV has four fights including the Mayweather-Paul bout. Below are the details of the full pay-per-view fight card.
Chad Johnson vs. Brian Maxwell, four-round exhibition Jarrett Hurd (24-1) vs.
The Mayweather-Paul exhibition fight is scheduled tonight, June 6, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Pay-per-view coverage starts at 8 Pm Est, with Mayweather and Paul expected to enter the ring at around 10 p.m. Est, depending on the lengths of the previous bouts.
You can purchase the fight’s live stream for $49.99 on Showtime.com or on the Showtime App. You an also purchase the Showtime PPV on all traditional cable and satellite providers.
The announced card for PPV has four fights including the Mayweather-Paul bout. Below are the details of the full pay-per-view fight card.
Chad Johnson vs. Brian Maxwell, four-round exhibition Jarrett Hurd (24-1) vs.
- 6/6/2021
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the most-anticipated sporting events of the year takes place tonight, as Floyd Mayweather squares off against Logan Paul in a special pay-per-view boxing event on Showtime.
The fight marks Mayweather’s return to the ring since retiring after a 10th-round stoppage win over UFC star Conor McGregor in August 2017. Paul’s appearance, meantime, comes a little over a month after his brother, Jake Paul, took on Ben Askren at the Triller Fight Club event in April (Fite is showing unlimited replays of that fight until July 17).
When is the Mayweather vs.
The fight marks Mayweather’s return to the ring since retiring after a 10th-round stoppage win over UFC star Conor McGregor in August 2017. Paul’s appearance, meantime, comes a little over a month after his brother, Jake Paul, took on Ben Askren at the Triller Fight Club event in April (Fite is showing unlimited replays of that fight until July 17).
When is the Mayweather vs.
- 6/6/2021
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
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Grab some popcorn, get comfy and prepare for some serious hate-watching this weekend. Yes, you guessed correctly: Youtube personality Logan Paul will be facing off against undefeated world champion Floyd Mayweather on Sun. June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The pay-per-view event, which, if nothing else, is sure to be an entertaining spectacle, will be available to stream live for $49.99 at 8 p.m. Et on Showtime and Fanmio.com. The event is produced by Showtime PPV alongside Mayweather Productions. If you don’t have cable, you can access Showtime on Sling TV or Apple TV.
Despite what will certainly not be a close fight, Mayweather’s star power and Paul’s impenetrable...
Grab some popcorn, get comfy and prepare for some serious hate-watching this weekend. Yes, you guessed correctly: Youtube personality Logan Paul will be facing off against undefeated world champion Floyd Mayweather on Sun. June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The pay-per-view event, which, if nothing else, is sure to be an entertaining spectacle, will be available to stream live for $49.99 at 8 p.m. Et on Showtime and Fanmio.com. The event is produced by Showtime PPV alongside Mayweather Productions. If you don’t have cable, you can access Showtime on Sling TV or Apple TV.
Despite what will certainly not be a close fight, Mayweather’s star power and Paul’s impenetrable...
- 6/4/2021
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
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