HBO
Described in one chart.
A big push for the Web-only service.
The biggest cable company in the country doesn’t appear to have lost many subscribers to Web TV services like HBO Now and Sling TV.
A “multi-platform” deal for the sports media star, starting with a new TV show in 2016.
Broadcast TV + HBO, on the Web, for $15 a month. But you might be better off paying for cable TV anyway.
There is absolutely room for bundles in media, as long as they represent transparent value (price or convenience) for the consumer.
$12 a month via Apple, Roku and Sony. $9 a month via Hulu -- if you’re also paying for an $8 Hulu subscription.
Apple has never really been a content provider before -- it has always simply acted as a channel for third--party content -- so this is a significant shift.
The fight for the Iron Throne will be televised. And recorded. And downloaded. And streamed.
Hug it out, geek.
The set-top box is the gateway to the TV, which is the gateway to customer eyeballs.
We weren’t sure how we felt about this episode, so we SWOTed it.
So many ways to watch, so few family-oriented choices.
This week, the show gave us nerd rage. Don’t ask us to suspend disbelief to Brady Bunch levels.
Could you just livestream the spectacle free from any worries? Probably not.
Twitter is a media company that says it’s not a media company. That’s fine until it isn’t.
Interesting, but not threatening.
Despite the obvious egg on the face, Comcast executives will soon realize that losing this deal is one of the better things to happen in a long time.
They did a great job of providing context, but you still might have missed these three real-life tech-company references.
Some of the most popular, most acclaimed video lives exclusively on the Web these days. But HBO is still a different beast from the rest of TV.
A skinny bundle + groups of channels you can swap out every month. Interesting - and a sign that the TV guys are more worried than ever.
Reed Hastings has been saying it for years. But if you needed a reminder, he was happy to spell it out yesterday.
Reed Hastings added 4.9 million new streamers in Q1.
HBO Now may be the future, but HBO Go is what streamers are using right now.
We did a little fact-checking, a little gossip mongering and a lot of side-by-side comparing of the second season’s kickoff.
Different devices, different prices.
HBO will take your money after all, Jake Caputo.
Streaming video is great, except when everyone wants to stream video.
Well, we had to ask.
We don’t know how much it will cost. We do know it’s going to join a suddenly crowded field.
HBO Now is a big deal for more than one reason.
Here’s how it’s going to work.
Creators are now free of many of the limitations of broadcast television, but few have taken advantage of this fact.
“It feels like you guys have got a real handle on reality. Fairly representational of the United States as a whole.”
And Box’s IPO went just fine, thanks for asking.
A new survey says 7 million people will stop subscribing to pay TV once HBO goes on the Web.
A TV series about the perils of techno-addiction, as visually sleek as a Jony Ive fantasy.
Last night’s Ohio State/Oregon game was historic. But next year’s College Football Championship will be even more important for the TV business.
