AT&T’s Troubling Plan to Change HBO
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AT&T’s Troubling Plan to Change HBO
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#2HBO is incredible. Sharp objects with Amy Adams just premiered last night. AT&T is going to ruin it.
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#3This was discussed by my friends and myself earlier today. The general sentiment is it's going to be interesting watching how AT&T burns HBO to the ground and ruins it. The attitude and what came out of that meeting made none of us feel good about the acquisition, and pretty much hands down people are ready to just unsubscribe once it seems like quality drops.
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#4They don’t necessarily have to ruin HBO in order to compete with Netflix. They can expand HBO Now as a platform while allowing HBO to continue doing what they do best.
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#5HBO is too great to be ruined by AT&T.
Wiki says "HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating pay television service (basic or premium) in the United States".
I'm not under estimating HBO. like the rest of the fear mongering I hear from my friends :)
AT&T doesn't' have what it takes to ruin it.
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#6Can someone explain why it’s obviously doomed?
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#7This was already HBOs plan before the merger was finalized (I interviewed there a year ago)
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#8They should tap HBO's expertise and connections to build a Netflix competitor while keeping the HBO brand premium. Flogging a racehorse to make it pull a wagon train will just end in tears for everyone. I bet the champagne came out in Los Gatos.
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#9HBO is too great to be ruined by AT&T. Wiki says "HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating pay television service (basic or premium) in the United States". I'm not under estimating HBO. like the rest of the fear mongering I hear from my friends :) AT&T doesn't' have what it takes to ruin it.
I dunno man. The Russians impoverished East Germany.
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#10Can someone explain why it’s obviously doomed?
They bought a niche diamond mine and want it to be a giant aluminum recycling company.
HBO makes a few REALLY good series. That’s what they do. They are not setup to produce 10x as much content. If they do they may not have the people who can do that with reasonable quality. They’re used to polishing gems.
You wouldn’t buy Nintendo and order them to make a console more powerful than the XBox One X. That’s not what they do.
This probably won’t go well.