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How Soon Until ESPN Follows HBOs Model Of Streaming Without A Cable Sub?
Posted on 10/15/14 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 10/15/14 at 1:56 pm
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Posted on 10/15/14 at 1:57 pm to rocket31
Probably not soon considering the recent ESPN deals they just signed with the cable companies
Posted on 10/15/14 at 1:58 pm to rocket31
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How Soon Until ESPN Follows HBOs Model Of Streaming Without Cable..?
Not anytime soon. HBO was already an add on. ESPN comes with any cable service.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 1:58 pm to VermilionTiger
They can sign those deals and still offer a streaming service. Derp
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:00 pm to rocket31
You don't think they had a negotiation in the deal that said they could only offer the services to subscribed carriers?
It's not like this deal was made in 1984 or something.
It's not like this deal was made in 1984 or something.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:00 pm to rocket31
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They can sign those deals and still offer a streaming service. Derp
I guarantee there is a clause in their contract saying they can't or the cable company gets a hefty portion of cash back.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:00 pm to barry
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ESPN comes with any cable service.
biggest setback is likely their ties with ABC
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:01 pm to rocket31
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biggest setback is likely their ties with ABC
yea the whole disney empire is a mafia.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:03 pm to barry
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the cable company gets a hefty portion of cash back.
Cable companies do not have the leverage here
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:04 pm to rocket31
there was actually a pretty decent thread on this recently on here. im not calling germans or anything and im not gonna do the work to find it, but from what i remember it was actually a pretty decent thread with some solid info. 
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:08 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
This was just announced by HBO tho, but yeah, i do think it has been discussed before on here
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:09 pm to rocket31
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Cable companies do not have the leverage here
No but they have the subscribers, I guarantee that is in the contract.
Also sports still carry a premium for ad revenue because its basically one of the few programs people will still watch live for the most part. So converting to an all digital format is still a little tricky, not only for ad revenue but also service. HBO's programming is gonna be pretty spread out an even. If ESPN had games that were only accessible from the internet and the feed crashed or lagged, people and advertisers would go bananas.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:10 pm to rocket31
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RIP
CABLE
TV
Na. They will just jack the cost of internet and start actually charging for cap overages.
They aren't going to lose a dime. I wish they would but at the end of the day, people who want the best internet experience are still going to get the shaft.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 2:13 pm to rocket31
If ESPN goes streaming, wouldn't the cable companies would drop all those other stations that are owned by Disney. There are close to a dozen stations that they would drop.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 3:24 pm to rocket31
you must have a cable/satellite subscription to subscribe to HBO
just because you use someone else's login information doesn't change HBO's business model unless you're telling me that HBO just made a huge announcement in which case
just because you use someone else's login information doesn't change HBO's business model unless you're telling me that HBO just made a huge announcement in which case
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RIP CABLE
This post was edited on 10/15/14 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 10/15/14 at 3:25 pm to DelU249
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you must have a cable/satellite subscription to subscribe to HBO
...not anymore
Posted on 10/15/14 at 3:25 pm to rocket31
They are already planning on doing a netflix style service with the MLS and now announced something similar with the new NBA tv deal.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 3:36 pm to rocket31
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HBO To Launch Stand-Alone Online Service, Without Cable, In 2015:
doesn't change much for me though. I watch a variety of programming and if it's ever all subscription based, you're still going to buy channels you don't want (Viacom).
Posted on 10/15/14 at 3:38 pm to DelU249
I'm too reliant on live sports to ever cut the cord. 
Posted on 10/15/14 at 3:48 pm to RTR America
I get HD streams for free of all local channels with an HD Antenna I bought from Amazon for $10. So this means all ABC, NBC, and CBS local sports games are free.
Plus, with sites like bosscast, wiziwig, and firstrow I can stream all the other games for free and cast to my TV with chromecast. Sometimes it is not in HD though, but still, free.
Plus, with sites like bosscast, wiziwig, and firstrow I can stream all the other games for free and cast to my TV with chromecast. Sometimes it is not in HD though, but still, free.
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