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Dragon Gate Network is a OTT streaming service owned by professional wrestling promotion Dragon Gate (DG). Dragon Gate Network was formally announced on March 21, 2018^[1] and officially launched on April 1, 2018. Dragon Gate Network operates similarly to New Japan Pro Wrestling's NJPW World and DDT Pro-Wrestling's DDT Universe. The service also features matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 2014 and it also features all Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival dating back to 2005. Unlike its competitor's some membership, tiers must pay extra to see a live broadcast of the pay-per-view events.^[2]

Dragon Gate Network has a pricing model that is currently one plan.^[2] The Regular membership tier includes Dragon Gate videotape library and past pay-per-view events and provides live-streaming access to all future pay-per-view events and the Dragon Gate Studio which includes the Prime Zone events with no additional costs for the price of ¥1500.^[2] The Light membership tier only includes archives of Dragon Gate videotape library and past pay-per-view events and, was available for a price of ¥999.^[2] Tiers were available for a monthly subscription until October 31, Dragon Gate announced that it would pass everything into the first tier, with users of the light tier having it available until March 21, 2019, having to later change the plan or close their account.^[2]^[3] The service also includes documentary interviews and some special programs.^[4] In December, Dragon Gate announced the Dragon Gate Network Awards for wrestlers in their promotion containing four categories, with the result being revealed in January 2019.^[5]^[6] In 2019 Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival marked the first ever event on Dragon Gate Network to feature English commentary, provided by Larry Dallas and Rich Bocchini.

Dragon Gate Network Awards

MVP Award

Year	Winner	Stable
2018	Eita	R.E.D

Best Tag Team Award (ベストタッグ, Besutotaggu)

Year	Winner	Stable
2018	YAMATO and BxB Hulk	Tribe Vanguard

Rookie of the Year Award (ルーキー・オブ・サ・イヤー, Rūkī obu sa Iyā)

Year	Winner	Stable
2018	Shun Skywalker	Mochizuki Dojo

Best Bout Award (ベストバウト, Besutobauto)

Year	Winner	Stable
2018	Eita vs. Naruki Doi (May 8)	R.E.D
2018	Eita vs. Naruki Doi (May 8)	MaxiMuM

References

↑ "Dragon Gate streaming service debut"en. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Dragon Gate streaming service debut2"en. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-21. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "DGSD" defined multiple times with different content
↑ "【#DragonGateNetwork Announcement】"en. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
↑ "Dragon Gate streaming service debut3"jp. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
↑ "Dragon Gate Network Awards 1"jp. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
↑ "Dragon Gate Network Awards 2"en. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27.

External links

Official website

[1] "Dragon Gate streaming service debut"en. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-21.

[DGSD-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Dragon Gate streaming service debut2"en. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-21. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "DGSD" defined multiple times with different content

[3] "【#DragonGateNetwork Announcement】"en. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.

[4] "Dragon Gate streaming service debut3"jp. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

[5] "Dragon Gate Network Awards 1"jp. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27.

[6] "Dragon Gate Network Awards 2"en. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27.

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+|language=Japanese<br />English
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-}}'''Dragon Gate Network''' is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by [[Dragon Gate]] promotion. Dragon Gate Network was formally announced on March 21, 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://puroresuspirit.net/2018/03/dragon-gate-results-for-march-21-2018/|title=Dragon Gate streaming service debut|date=2018-03-21|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en}}</ref> and officially launched on April 1, 2018. Dragon Gate Network operates similarly to [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]'s [[NJPW World]] and [[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]'s [[DDT Universe]]. The service also feature matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 1999 when the company was [[Toryumon Japan]]. Unlike its competitor's some membership, tiers must pay extra to see a live broadcast of the pay-per-view events.<ref name="DGSD">{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/DragonGateEN/status/976343554451582977/|title=Dragon Gate streaming service debut2|date=2018-03-21|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en}}</ref>
+}}'''Dragon Gate Network''' is a OTT streaming service owned by professional wrestling promotion [[Dragon Gate]] (DG). Dragon Gate Network was formally announced on March 21, 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://puroresuspirit.net/2018/03/dragon-gate-results-for-march-21-2018/|title=Dragon Gate streaming service debut|date=2018-03-21|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en}}</ref> and officially launched on April 1, 2018. Dragon Gate Network operates similarly to [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]'s [[NJPW World]] and [[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]'s [[DDT Universe]]. The service also features matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 2014 and it also features all [[Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival]] dating back to 2005. Unlike its competitor's some membership, tiers must pay extra to see a live broadcast of the pay-per-view events.<ref name="DGSD">{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/DragonGateEN/status/976343554451582977/|title=Dragon Gate streaming service debut2|date=2018-03-21|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en}}</ref>
-Dragon Gate Network has a tiered pricing model that is currently divided into two tiers.<ref name="DGSD" /> The Regular membership tier includes Dragon Gate video tape library and past pay-per-view events and provides live-streaming access to all future pay-per-view events and the Dragon Gate Studio which includes the Prime Zone events with no additional costs for the price of ¥1500.<ref name="DGSD">{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/DragonGateEN/?hc_ref=ARTnI3XKO-dCtnTCuqgaU8URJcjFsXIAxXuhn8THH0qitB9RhYuDEUOAGpcipoFpcf0&fref=nf/|title=Dragon Gate streaming service prices and tiers|date=2018-03-21|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en}}</ref> The Light membership tier only includes archives of Dragon Gate video tape library and past pay-per-view events and, is available for a price of ¥999.<ref name="DGSD" /> Both tiers are available for a monthly subscription.<ref name="DGSD" /> The service also include documentary and some special programs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://spora.jp/dragongate/posts/602179|title=Dragon Gate streaming service debut3|date=2018-03-22|access-date=2018-03-22|language=jp}}</ref>
+Dragon Gate Network has a pricing model that is currently one plan.<ref name="DGSD" /> The Regular membership tier includes Dragon Gate videotape library and past pay-per-view events and provides live-streaming access to all future pay-per-view events and the Dragon Gate Studio which includes the Prime Zone events with no additional costs for the price of ¥1500.<ref name="DGSD">{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/DragonGateEN/?hc_ref=ARTnI3XKO-dCtnTCuqgaU8URJcjFsXIAxXuhn8THH0qitB9RhYuDEUOAGpcipoFpcf0&fref=nf/|title=Dragon Gate streaming service prices and tiers|date=2018-03-21|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en}}</ref> The Light membership tier only includes archives of Dragon Gate videotape library and past pay-per-view events and, was available for a price of ¥999.<ref name="DGSD" /> Tiers were available for a monthly subscription until October 31, Dragon Gate announced that it would pass everything into the first tier, with users of the light tier having it available until March 21, 2019, having to later change the plan or close their account.<ref name="DGSD" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/DragonGateEN/status/1057631563230269440|title=【#DragonGateNetwork Announcement】|date=2018-10-31|access-date=2018-10-31|language=en}}</ref> The service also includes documentary interviews and some special programs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://spora.jp/dragongate/posts/602179|title=Dragon Gate streaming service debut3|date=2018-03-22|access-date=2018-03-22|language=jp}}</ref> In December, Dragon Gate announced the Dragon Gate Network Awards for wrestlers in their promotion containing four categories, with the result being revealed in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/dragongatentwk/status/1078289501598900224|title=Dragon Gate Network Awards 1|date=2018-12-27|access-date=2018-12-27|language=jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/DragonGateEN/status/1078240986348761088|title=Dragon Gate Network Awards 2|date=2018-12-27|access-date=2018-12-27|language=en}}</ref> In 2019 [[Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival (2019)|Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival]] marked the first ever event on Dragon Gate Network to feature English commentary, provided by Larry Dallas and Rich Bocchini.
+==Dragon Gate Network Awards==
+===MVP Award===
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
+|-
+!Year
+!Winner
+!Stable
+|-
+|2018
+|[[Eita]]
+|[[File:REDlogo.png|39x39px]] [[R.E.D]]
+|}
+==={{nihongo|Best Tag Team Award|ベストタッグ|Besutotaggu}}===
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
+|-
+!Year
+!Winner
+!Stable
+|-
+|2018
+|[[YAMATO]] and [[BxB Hulk]]
+|[[File:Tribe Vanguard3.png|39x39px]] [[Tribe Vanguard]]
+|}
+==={{nihongo|Rookie of the Year Award|ルーキー・オブ・サ・イヤー|Rūkī obu sa Iyā}}===
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
+|-
+!Year
+!Winner
+!Stable
+|-
+|2018
+|[[Shun Skywalker]]
+|[[File:MDlogo.png|39x39px]] [[Mochizuki Dojo]]
+|}
+==={{nihongo|Best Bout Award|ベストバウト|Besutobauto}}===
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
+|-
+!Year
+!Winner
+!Stable
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |2018
+| rowspan="2" |[[Eita]] vs. [[Naruki Doi]] (May 8)
+|[[File:REDlogo.png|29px]] [[R.E.D]]
+|-
+|[[File:MaxiMuM.jpg|39x39px]] [[MaxiMuM]]
+|}
 ==References==
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-[[Category:Sreaming Services]]
+[[Category:Streaming Services]]
 [[Category:Video on demand services]]