Take my money, HBO • Hacker News Board

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by reustle » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:55 AM UTC

SigmundA wrote: post #18

mortenjorck wrote: post #7

The "recent tweets" widget shows people tweeting numbers like $10. Isn't HBO as an add-on to an existing cable subscription generally significantly more than that?

$16.99/mo on Fios for HBO in FL if you don't the cable box/ cable card rental free required to access the encrypted channel.

I think you a word.

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by swah » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:55 AM UTC

We pay around 100 USD/mo in Brazil for cable + 10Mbit internet, and HBO has always been a premium I don't have access.

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by res0nat0r » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:56 AM UTC

Sigh. Not this ultimatum again...

Hurting 'Game of Thrones' Through Piracy Won’t Change HBO’s Business, It Will Just Get the Show Cancelled:

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/hurting-game-of-th...

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by swah » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:57 AM UTC

mortenjorck wrote: post #7

The "recent tweets" widget shows people tweeting numbers like $10. Isn't HBO as an add-on to an existing cable subscription generally significantly more than that?

But I only want ONE show! :)

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by bascule » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:57 AM UTC

ap3 wrote: post #16

Have you guys thought about how many people are already paying for HBO ? Is HBO hurting for money? Or is it just a bunch of geeks trying to get hbo for cheap? I know anti-piracy is not always popular but they are creating popular and original shows, why not support them?

HBO definitely thinks piracy is enough of a problem they're willing to hurt paying customers to try to stop it: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120418/08405618545/hbo-de...

At the same time they don't provide an option for legitimate "over the top" Internet video users to watch their programming without a PayTV subscription.

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by akira2501 » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:57 AM UTC

smackfu wrote: post #20

This was a good write-up of an interview with the HBO co-CEO: http://dcurt.is/hbo-forbes-journalism Worth reading before spouting the typical "I don't understand why HBO doesn't want my $5 a month."

I see his argument.. but why not just partner with ISPs? If HBO doesn't want my $8 directly, then why not let AT&T (or whoever) charge me an extra $8/mo along with my DSL (or whatever) bill and get HBOGO? It would be nearly identical to their current model, but with different types of subscriber organizations distributing their content for them.

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by MiguelHudnandez » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:57 AM UTC

smackfu wrote: post #22

dfc wrote: post #6

As an American I'd rather sign up for "Take My Money BBC."

Would you pay $225 a year? That's how much it costs a Briton. ("The annual cost of a colour TV licence is £145.50")

I would pay that in monthly installments, provided it is ad-free.

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by lwat » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:57 AM UTC

MBlume wrote: post #14

It's not pirating if you download Game of Thrones -- it's paying The Iron Price

I'm willing to pay the Gold Price but I don't want to wait several months until they decide to air it in my local country.

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by randomdata » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:57 AM UTC

david_shaw wrote: post #29

jquery wrote: post #15

I pay $30/month to watch Starcraft 2 tournaments on GomTV.net. I pay $0/month to watch Game of Thrones, Veep, Girls, and True Blood. I will continue to pay $0 until there is an option that does not involve enriching evil cable executives. Your move, HBO.

> I will continue to pay $0 until there is an option that does not involve enriching evil cable executives. Wouldn't a standalone HBO GO subscription enrich cable executives? Wouldn't any paid solution enrich cable executives?

Profit isn't inherently evil, so I assume by his comment that the "evil cable executives" would cease to be evil if they offered a product considered reasonable by him.

Re: Take my money, HBO

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Post by AJ007 » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 1:57 AM UTC

smackfu wrote: post #20

This was a good write-up of an interview with the HBO co-CEO: http://dcurt.is/hbo-forbes-journalism Worth reading before spouting the typical "I don't understand why HBO doesn't want my $5 a month."

Very good blog post. Not sure I'd watch the full video interview, but it was worth the time to read.

What I took away from it is this: A lot of our paying subscribers don't actually watch HBO, and we don't want to compete against the sources that deliver those subscribers to us.

(Every single discussion about this should always include a mention that Time Warner owns HBO, saves a lot of mental hamster wheeling.)