HBO's standalone streaming service launches next month. $15/mo.

[SrslySirius]

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.2137663

HBO Now's availability would be cross platform—similar to Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service would be accessible from Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. There was no mention of the service being available of computers or mobile devices.

It's still unclear as to whether HBO Now will offer everything HBO Go offers, which is all the live programming a cable user would originally get.

Standalone subscription services have been increasing in popularity. NBC, CBS and Nickelodeon have all announced the release of a possible standalone online streaming services, ideal for cable cutters.

Piracy for GoT, the most widely pirated show ever, will probably still be an issue. But I expect it to be far less of one. I think a lot of people turn to torrents because of the superior service, not the price.

That said, I will not be shelling out the $15/month for this. I think that's a bit high and I'm not aware of anything on HBO that would attract me besides GoT. I get Netflix for $8, and their selection keep me pretty busy. But if over 1 million people pay $15/month for WWE network, I'm sure HBO will get plenty of takers.

This is awful news for the cable industry and I think the writing is on the wall. A la carte streaming services are better priced, more convenient, commercial free, and becoming more prevalent. As soon as NFL/NBA/MLB get on board, their days are numbered.

[lewfather]

they'll just jack the prices up on cable internet if cable tv dies out.

[BeerAndPoker]

Many channels will be doing this in the future. I already pay for HBO/MAX it's like $15 a month for both on cable which gets me both streaming so why the fuck would I just by the stand alone BUT you can bet several people will do just that.

[WillieMcFML]

death blow to the comcast & charters of the world

they had enough trouble already trying to bundle in that landline

[SrslySirius]

Many channels will be doing this in the future. I already pay for HBO/MAX it's like $15 a month for both on cable which gets me both streaming so why the fuck would I just by the stand alone BUT you can bet several people will do just that.

Can you get HBO Go on your TV these days, or browser only? I recall a few years ago it was locked out on Roku if you had it through Comcast, because they were afraid of exactly this sort of thing happening.

[WillieMcFML]

Many channels will be doing this in the future. I already pay for HBO/MAX it's like $15 a month for both on cable which gets me both streaming so why the fuck would I just by the stand alone BUT you can bet several people will do just that.

Can you get HBO Go on your TV these days, or browser only? I recall a few years ago it was locked out on Roku if you had it through Comcast, because they were afraid of exactly this sort of thing happening.

you can get HBOgo on roku and other devices

[BeerAndPoker]

Many channels will be doing this in the future. I already pay for HBO/MAX it's like $15 a month for both on cable which gets me both streaming so why the fuck would I just by the stand alone BUT you can bet several people will do just that.

Can you get HBO Go on your TV these days, or browser only? I recall a few years ago it was locked out on Roku if you had it through Comcast, because they were afraid of exactly this sort of thing happening.

I'm not 100% but I think it's just a comcast thing they did (or tried to) with a few devices but I believe you could always get around that with google chromecast anyways and some other devices.

The time is ticking on cable companies to make money unless they get first dibs into the pure wifi game.

It might be 5 years or 10 to 15 away but everything will be wifi someday where all you will need is a box that has wifi capabilities where you won't need cables all over your home to stream tv at the highest resolution available. I believe you can already do that in South Korea and maybe some other places.

[SrslySirius]

you can get HBOgo on roku and other devices

Apparently they unblocked it a few months ago.

http://arstechnica.com/business/2014...aming-devices/

[sonatine]

My body is ready.

[Sanlmar]

I know a bunch of kids who just share a Comcast account about ten ways. They each kick in $20/mo and share a fully bundled (every premium movie channel) account and stream via TVgo.

Most hook up their Macs or iPads to TV with some kind of connector that costs $29 from Apple.

They fight about recording resources cause not everything is on demand but otherwise it works for them. Most say they hardly watch anything anyway.

Death to cable.

[NaturalBornHustler]

I know a bunch of kids who just share a Comcast account about ten ways. They each kick in $20/mo and share a fully bundled (every premium movie channel) account and stream via TVgo.

Most hook up their Macs or iPads to TV with some kind of connector that costs $29 from Apple.

They fight about recording resources cause not everything is on demand but otherwise it works for them. Most say they hardly watch anything anyway.

Death to cable.

Yeah wake me up when HBO pays billions for live sports, until then cable is going nowhere. And why the fuck would I pay $15 when I can pay $10 thru cable?

[simpdog]

I know a bunch of kids who just share a Comcast account about ten ways. They each kick in $20/mo and share a fully bundled (every premium movie channel) account and stream via TVgo.

Most hook up their Macs or iPads to TV with some kind of connector that costs $29 from Apple.

They fight about recording resources cause not everything is on demand but otherwise it works for them. Most say they hardly watch anything anyway.

Death to cable.

Yeah wake me up when HBO pays billions for live sports, until then cable is going nowhere. And why the fuck would I pay $15 when I can pay $10 thru cable?

Ya why pay $15 when you can pay 100/month for cable + only $10!

[simpdog]

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.2137663

HBO Now's availability would be cross platform—similar to Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service would be accessible from Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. There was no mention of the service being available of computers or mobile devices.

It's still unclear as to whether HBO Now will offer everything HBO Go offers, which is all the live programming a cable user would originally get.

Standalone subscription services have been increasing in popularity. NBC, CBS and Nickelodeon have all announced the release of a possible standalone online streaming services, ideal for cable cutters.

Piracy for GoT, the most widely pirated show ever, will probably still be an issue. But I expect it to be far less of one. I think a lot of people turn to torrents because of the superior service, not the price.

That said, I will not be shelling out the $15/month for this. I think that's a bit high and I'm not aware of anything on HBO that would attract me besides GoT. I get Netflix for $8, and their selection keep me pretty busy. But if over 1 million people pay $15/month for WWE network, I'm sure HBO will get plenty of takers.

This is awful news for the cable industry and I think the writing is on the wall. A la carte streaming services are better priced, more convenient, commercial free, and becoming more prevalent. As soon as NFL/NBA/MLB get on board, their days are numbered.

I stream all 3 sports you listed. NFL needs to come down in price though.

[jsearles22]

they'll just jack the prices up on cable internet if cable tv dies out.

Best post in this thread. These companies aren't just going to roll over and die. The cable companies will simply start realizing more profits through their internet services. Because if you think you will be constantly streaming shit you have no other viable option than cable internet

[Benford]

death blow to the comcast & charters of the world

they had enough trouble already trying to bundle in that landline

I should start looking for alternatives to Charter. Two landlines, two computers with cable internet, and two cable TV's (one w/premium channels). Just a shade under $300/mo.

[ToasterOven]

death blow to the comcast & charters of the world

they had enough trouble already trying to bundle in that landline

I should start looking for alternatives to Charter. Two landlines, two computers with cable internet, and two cable TV's (one w/premium channels). Just a shade under $300/mo.

Holy Shit. You need to call them and threaten to cancel. That's what I do to comcast when the bill creeps up. I've got 3 cable boxes (2 hd) with hbo and sports channels, internet and 1 phone line for 125.

[Benford]

Holy Shit. You need to call them and threaten to cancel. That's what I do to comcast when the bill creeps up. I've got 3 cable boxes (2 hd) with hbo and sports channels, internet and 1 phone line for 125.

Yeah, I've been with them for about 4 years or so. Those 12-month specials are long gone now. They even charge about $8/mo for renting the cable internet modems. Paid for the cost of those 4 times over already.
Just been too busy & procrastinating on trimming the fat. Need to to get my inner Jewish nit into action one of these days.

EDIT: Charter does give you loyalty points. Think I racked up 90,000 or so and I haven't bothered to look at the catalogue yet, lol. Yet another nit project to work on, since the points expire after 2 years. Already let a bunch of them expire..

[ToasterOven]

I've actually called Comcast and just told the CSR that my bill was just too much. If he couldn't find some savings, I'd have to cancel. Then I get some 6 month deals or 12 months deals and the bill gets back to somewhere between 115-145. I assume Charter will do the same kind of thing.

[thesparten]

Many channels will be doing this in the future. I already pay for HBO/MAX it's like $15 a month for both on cable which gets me both streaming so why the fuck would I just by the stand alone BUT you can bet several people will do just that.

Most of my friends have cut there cable, most have roku..hulu plus and hbo is really all I would need..

[abrown83]

Big thing will be if there is a minimum commitment or not?

If not, subscribe two to three months a year, spread out throughout the year, binge watch and cancel.