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re: Game of Thrones' Director Claims Illegal Downloads Don't Matter
Posted on 2/26/13 at 11:20 am to TigerinATL
Posted on 2/26/13 at 11:20 am to TigerinATL
Why couldn't they just continue to do both though? Subscriptions on cable\satellite and streaming? I wouldn't imagine that the number of people who would cancel all cable just because they can get hbo go a la carte would be that high. So both sides would win. The cable companies don't really see their business being cut into that much and HBO get's additional revenue it would have otherwise missed out on.
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Posted on 2/26/13 at 11:26 am to weaglebeagle
The older crowd will continue their cable subscriptions and premium subscriptions.
The younger crowd who are currently just pirating offerings from premium channels would be the ones to subscribe directly from premium services for the convenience of having these services available on their numerous devices anywhere and in the proper high quality format.
The younger crowd who are currently just pirating offerings from premium channels would be the ones to subscribe directly from premium services for the convenience of having these services available on their numerous devices anywhere and in the proper high quality format.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 11:27 am to weaglebeagle
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Why couldn't they just continue to do both though?
This is what I'm wondering, too? Just offer both. The people who don't want the switch to online can just watch it through the cable provider while others go online and watch it. Not that hard.
Also, some say TV and Hollywood resist digital, but I don't really agree with that. For most shows you can watch new episodes on Amazon or Itunes the day after while new dvd releases are offered on Amazon and iTunes also.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 11:40 am to weaglebeagle
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Why couldn't they just continue to do both though?
Because their cable partners view independent streaming as a death threat and would start playing hard ball and threaten to cut them off, raise rates, etc. HBO can either maintain the status quo which is very good for them and wait for a time when new middlemen that are more aligned with consumer demand appear (the aforementioned Roku/Apple/MS/etc.) or they can rock the boat and possibly go out of business just so they can be free of the cable companies. They may not be free now but they are well paid and able to do mostly what they want to do.
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