buyrate
English
Etymology
buy + rate
Noun
buyrate (plural buyrates)
- (television) the percentage of available households that purchase a pay-per-view show.
- 2010 November 16, Brian Fritz; Christopher Murray, Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures, ECW Press, →ISBN, page 98:
- On pay-per-view, November To Remember garnered a 0.20 buyrate, in the same neighborhood as the first two shows and, impressively, half what the WWF drew the following week for its In Your House: Degeneration X event.
- 1992, The Hollywood Reporter:
- The recent "Guns N' Roses Invade Paris!" pay-per-view concert tallied a 0.8 % buyrate, according to PolyGram Diversified Entertainment president John Scher, who characterized the show as "the biggest music event on pay-per-view this year."
- 2004, Jerry W. Jarrett, The Story of the Development of NWATNA: A New Concept in Pay-per-View Programming, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 29:
- ... My frustration comes over the fact that the ppv providers don't really understand the business and think the buyrate will depend on the known stars.
- 2005, Jeremy Wall, UFC's Ultimate Warriors: The Top 10, ECW Press, →ISBN, page 176:
- The peak for UFC buyrates was a 1.05 for UFC 5 (headlined by Shamrock versus Royce Gracie), a 1.1 for UFC 6, and a 1.0 for the 1995 Ultimate Ultimate.
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