re: Final Season of Game of Thrones May Not Air Until 2019

I don't know the reasons behind the delay, but the world will wait for the end of this show and that also gives them more time to get the spinoffs set up. From a business perspective the delay could be for the benefit of the spinoffs alone. End GOT next summer and have a year break between the spinoff and maybe you lose half the audience or more. Make the spinoff seem like the next season and most GOT fans and more importantly, HBO subscribers, will probably keep their subscription active another year to give it a chance.