PPV in the 1960' and 1970's

**Master** · 06-05-2016 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by Britkid

The son of Alan Rudkin has said that there was an 'experiment' in the mid 60s where some of his father's bouts were shown on cable on a PPV basis, in parts of the North of England.

Must have failed because if it worked they would have made Henry Cooper a superstar and multi millionaire.

**SlimTrae** · 06-05-2016 08:21 AM

Gray said it: closed circuit.

**Britkid** · 06-05-2016 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by Britkid

The son of Alan Rudkin has said that there was an 'experiment' in the mid 60s where some of his father's bouts were shown on cable on a PPV basis, in parts of the North of England.

Must have failed because if it worked they would have made Henry Cooper a superstar and multi millionaire.

60s TV in the UK was weird. I always thought then Division One matches did not start being shown on TV live until the 80s; but they actually started showing them in 1961, but it did not take off and was stopped...