Editing Pay-per-view (section)

=== 1980s{{ndash}}2000s ===
WWE chairman and chief executive officer [[Vince McMahon]] is considered by many as one of the icons of pay-per-view promotion. McMahon owns the [[domain name]] payperview.com, which redirects to the [[WWE Network]] website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/payperview.com |title=PayPerView.com – WWE Online Pay-Per-View |publisher=Whois.domaintools.com |access-date=2011-11-03}}</ref>

With the rise of [[direct broadcast satellite]] services in the 1990s, this meant more services exclusively for DBS users appeared. [[DirecTV]] had ''Direct Ticket'' (which, in addition to movies and special events, also included PPV sports packages, most notably [[NFL Sunday Ticket]]), while [[Dish Network]] had ''Dish On Demand''. [[PrimeStar]], on the other hand, utilized pre-existing services like Viewer's Choice and Request TV (as it was owned by a number of major cable providers), though promotional material bannered all PPV services under the name of ''PrimeCinema''.