Dawn of a new age?

[Duronos]

I have HBO Go, it's already out.

[Adam Jensen]

Please god yes. Cable companies need to die.

Hell yes.

Streaming is the way to go. I hate how stupid and vile the cable companies are getting.

And maybe I'll be able to actually watch Doctor Who on the day it comes out rather than the day after everyone else watches it. One good thing about Korra being digital is I get to watch it when everyone else gets to watch it.

[Gallahadd]

halle-fuckin-lujah.

I Torrent Game of Thrones, True blood and other HBO shows, I don't like it, but I do. I've been saying for freaking AGES if they offered HBO Go as a standalone platform I would buy it day one, so I can get all these shows legally.

Hell if the CW start a similar system, I won't need BitTorrent anymore.

[Conspicuous Cultist]

I doubt cable companies will die since they got in on the internet gig.

To cover for cost I imagine they'll start bringing in data caps and it'll become commonplace if no one speaks up against it.

The mod who moved this is annoyingly particular. This is significant and will now be seen only by the 5 people on this specific forum.

I agree.

[apepi]

What took them so long?

Only the money will show them what we want, buy HBO Go and more companies will follow, it fails and it will not be tried again in a very long time.

[SirReal]

I watch way too much live sports to not have cable.

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I have HBO Go, it's already out.

The version you are using right now requires that you log in with account credentials obtained by paying for HBO service via a TV provider.

It is not stand alone.

[icausewipes]

If cable companies start losing revenue from TV packages won't they just recoup their profits by charging more for internet connections?

This and maybe laying people off.

[Dendrek]

The mod who moved this is annoyingly particular. This is significant and will now be seen only by the 5 people on this specific forum.

Definitely the wrong move imo. This is a thread about a business decision, not a thread about discussions regarding a specific show. Hell, even if this thread had been "Do you think GoT should be made available online?" it would still be a General OT discussion because it's not discussing the show itself. It's a very clear and important distinction. This thread belongs in Gen-OT.

[Vizardlorde]

HBO is not the only one CBS is also launching its own streaming service.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-laun...bs-all-access/

I wonder if they'll all be douchebags and require a cable provider to allow access like ABC.go

[Powerogue]

If there's a show I don't have the channel for already and can't watch on the internet, I'll watch it on the internet elsewhere. I'm not buying 100 new channels to watch one show off one channel.

TV wonders why it falls behind compared to services that let you watch exactly what you want, when you want, often for free.

[apepi]

HBO is not the only one CBS is also launching its own streaming service.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-laun...bs-all-access/

I wonder if they'll all be douchebags and require a cable provider to allow access like ABC.go

Friends will be on netflix? YES!

[Dasffion]

HBO is not the only one CBS is also launching its own streaming service.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-laun...bs-all-access/

I wonder if they'll all be douchebags and require a cable provider to allow access like ABC.go

Oi, I hadn't heard about this, I hope it doesn't affect my ability to watch CBS shows through my browser.

I think it's kind of a lame move on CBS's part. It makes sense for HBO, they're a premium channel. CBS you can get for free though with an antenna.

[lokinrond713]

Now expect everyone to charge 15$ a month then expect half the networks to die and a few of the remainder to buy up whats left.