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Own3D TV Shutting Down Next Week - Page 5
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Talack
Canada2742 Posts
This is madness! Esports is a charity, not a business! Money flows from the heavens! | ||
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Traceback
United States469 Posts
On January 25 2013 14:37 Zerg.Zilla wrote: Not paying there streamers...yeah that says it all. own3d TV -->>Not gonna be missed TV Except by all the people who still don't have their money. | ||
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Leeoku
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dropshot
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J1.au
Australia3596 Posts
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divito
Canada1213 Posts
On January 25 2013 14:33 Mauldo wrote: You know what would be really cool? If Twitch.tv stepped up and paid own3d's outstanding debts to progamers in return for them signing contracts with the company. That'd be cool. Completely unrealistic, but it would be fucking awesome. It'd be the first good news I've seen from an ESPORTS company in a long time. Quite unrealistic, but it'd be dependent on the dollar figure. Spinning it right, they'd gain some pretty crazy PR if they tried it, or at least did a portion to those affected. | ||
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trGKakarot
United States129 Posts
On January 25 2013 14:33 Mauldo wrote: You know what would be really cool? If Twitch.tv stepped up and paid own3d's outstanding debts to progamers in return for them signing contracts with the company. That'd be cool. Completely unrealistic, but it would be fucking awesome. It'd be the first good news I've seen from an ESPORTS company in a long time. Why? Most streamers bailed from Twitch solely because of false hopes to make more money. They had no loyalty to Twitch, if anything it would be humorous to block them from coming back as a paid streamer, or get paid less. Twitch will survive without the likes of Destiny / other high profile streamers, but the opposite is not necessarily true. | ||
Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37096 Posts
Now those poor players who are owed months and months and months worth of money are never going to get paid. | ||
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NoobSkills
United States1603 Posts
On January 25 2013 15:38 Seeker wrote: Sigh... Now those poor players who are owed months and months and months worth of money are never going to get paid. Own3D you guys are horrible. I can't believe what you guys did to those gamers... You know why Own3D kept their site online for so long despite not paying the players right? So, a few people at the very top of the company could steal all ad revenue for ~6 months. They made a killing in stolen revenue. | ||
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Sub40APM
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trGKakarot
United States129 Posts
On January 25 2013 15:40 NoobSkills wrote: You know why Own3D kept their site online for so long despite not paying the players right? So, a few people at the very top of the company could steal all ad revenue for ~6 months. They made a killing in stolen revenue. Doubtful... if they were making "a killing" then they wouldn't have been so financially unstable to the point of going out of business. | ||
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divito
Canada1213 Posts
On January 25 2013 15:40 NoobSkills wrote: You know why Own3D kept their site online for so long despite not paying the players right? So, a few people at the very top of the company could steal all ad revenue for ~6 months. They made a killing in stolen revenue. We can't know for sure, but I'd call that unlikely. If the round of funding worked, or they were purchased, all would have been well. However, admitting you're having financial difficulties and halting stream capabilities would have irreparably harmed the brand, which would eliminate all possibilities of funding or a purchaser. That's why they continued despite their problems; they were either going to be fixed, or have to bow out. | ||
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
On January 25 2013 15:40 NoobSkills wrote: You know why Own3D kept their site online for so long despite not paying the players right? So, a few people at the very top of the company could steal all ad revenue for ~6 months. They made a killing in stolen revenue. Yes, the Own3d executies are so villainous and clever that they allowed their entire business to go under and now face serious lawsuits. Diabolical! | ||
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papaz
Sweden4149 Posts
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Azurues
Malaysia5612 Posts
On the other hand, this may be bad as twitch will be the sole major representative in the streaming department. | ||
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llIH
Norway2147 Posts
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Glioburd
France1911 Posts
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NarutO
Germany18839 Posts
Own3d TV was an eSports orientated company and you guys are happy it shuts down? Own3d TV means there was competition for Twitch which now you could say has an absolute monopoly which is never good. Competition means advertising, fighting for customers, growing of eSports. Even though own3d was not perfect, it was a good attempt and didn't seem to purposely screw anyone over. In my opinion this is sad news to everyone who is a gamer and wants eSport to grow On January 25 2013 15:38 Seeker wrote: Sigh... Now those poor players who are owed months and months and months worth of money are never going to get paid. Own3D you guys are horrible. I can't believe what you guys did to those gamers... Cant believe comments like that, really no though put into it. Did you ever work in any business thats build on being liquid in the real world? Payment issues arise, even for the best running companies sometimes. If own3d did struggle to begin with, don't you think they tried to pay as much as they can? On January 25 2013 14:11 trGKakarot wrote: As others have stated in this thread, the only real competition Twitch has is the looming threat of YouTube / Google stepping into a monetized streaming platform. Twitch is unbearably laggy at times, but otherwise is reasonably a pretty good platform (minus not having streaming apps on PS3/360). Youtube is owned by Google and let me tell you, if Google wants to step in they win right away. They have the money for it, hell they could buy twitch and I think it would be a good thing. Best buy Twitch + their staff and put money into it because I think the Twitch staff is good and driven, but if Google wants to compete, Twitch will be gone I think-_- | ||
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Mahanaim
Korea (South)1002 Posts
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Monsen
Germany2548 Posts
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