It's finally happened.
Time Warner, parent company of HBO, has confirmed that the popular movie and show channel will offered as a standalone web-only streaming service starting next year, allowing cable cutters to get access without needing a cable/satellite TV subscription.
HBO CEO Richard Plepler said the company is preparing to launch a "standalone, over the top" version of HBO ... [ read the full article ]
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When are more of these companies going to get away from their 30 year old "you have to pay for 200 channels even though you only want to watch 5 of them" mentality.
When are more of these companies going to get away from their 30 year old "you have to pay for 200 channels even though you only want to watch 5 of them" mentality.
The only problem I see is IF I had to pay more than getting want I want a la carte. I pay $15 a month for HBO now. If the streaming service is $10, it would be a great value.
A channel like ESPN would greatly profit from this model versus the $5 they make from a service like DirecTV. But say I wanted access to X amount of channels at $10 each, I'd get nowhere near the value of buying a TV package through DirecTV. It's a Catch-22.
We are so fortunate. Here in India we can get very basic subscription to cable TV service for just around $ 2/- per month. We can then add different combos as per our choice for between $ 1/- and 2/- each per month. Of course we don't have gazillion channels like in the US but for around $ 10/= per month I can get practically all - around 500 - channels.
I agree with bhetrick. I kinda saw this coming awhile ago when the ps3 got the crackle and crunchyroll app. I think all these networks should just release apps. Because I recently cancelled my satellite subscription because I found myself using the youtube app on my ps3 for talkshows and torrents for tv specials like the mtv vma's. There's no need anymore to pay for "packages" for garbage they kick in just to up the channel count.
Originally posted by pmshah: We are so fortunate. Here in India we can get very basic subscription to cable TV service for just around $ 2/- per month. We can then add different combos as per our choice for between $ 1/- and 2/- each per month. Of course we don't have gazillion channels like in the US but for around $ 10/= per month I can get practically all - around 500 - channels.
