#“Another opportunity missed by old-school media”
Earlier this month, Time Warner (the parent company of HBO), started discussing its plans for HBO GO, a Hulu ()-like site for accessing the channels movies and TV shows. There is a catch, of course: You have to be an HBO subscriber to get it.
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Dearest HBO, I love your programmes. In fact I love them so much I'd be willing to pay you so I can watch them in Ireland even tho I can get many of them at a later point for "free" from Irish and UK TV networks (aka TV Licence + SKY Subscription).
Don't you want my money?
Man up. Do a deal with Boxee. Get *GLOBAL* per-show subscription based watching (direct download not live IPTV) set-up with them and you'll have joined the 21st Century in one simple step.
If you have geo-exclusivity deals with disties or networks, then add a clause to cover downloads in each new contract that comes up for negotiation.
How many times does this shit have to be spelled out for you?