[opendtv] Re: Apple - Press Info - HBO NOW Premiering in April
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 22:05:39 -0400
> On Mar 9, 2015, at 7:59 PM, Manfredi, Albert E <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> But if all you want is HBO, and for the other channels you're happy with just
> the main TV networks, say, then the cheapest option, and this option **only**
> available since mid-year 2014, was $50,
Yup. We've been over this many times. That price ALSO includes your ISP
service.
The cheapest broadband service from Cox is $34.95 for 5 Mbps - not enough for
HD. For $49.95/ they say you get 50Mbps downloads - my experience is more like
20-25 at peak hours, but always enough for HD. ATT Uverse is 3 Mbps for
$29.95/mo. All of these rates go up after 12 months.
So the cost is essentially the same.
> Craig. Big difference, even between $50 and $14! And before last year, the
> difference was much more pronounced. We've been over this multiple times.
No difference. $14.99 for HBO Now, versus $15.99 for the HBO premium MVPD tier
with HBO Go. Both require another service to work.
> "The a la carte TV movement got a bit of a boost **today** [July 28, 2014].
> Bloomberg is reporting that Time Warner Cable will offer consumers a slimmed
> down TV bundle that includes the web-only HBO Go, broadband internet, and a
> few other channels for 50 bucks a month."
Thank You.
>
> And Comcast had something similar, the year before, but only to some of their
> customers.
>
> The article explains, as motivation for the change, "A premium cable package
> will run you over $100/month, which is presumably why some 10 million
> broadband internet customers opt to pass up a cable subscription altogether,
> and several million more don't shell out extra to watch Game of Thrones and
> Veep each Sunday."
Apples and oranges. Yes, if you subscribe to digital cable with the extended
basic bundle you may pay $100/mo. We pay about $125/mo, but that includes the
50 Mbps broadband service as well. If you don't want the MVPD service fine,
don't buy it.
But it is a product too. One that more than 80 Million U.S. homes buy each
month.
HBO, Netflix, Hulu Plus - take your pick or buy, two or all three. None of
these provide the content in the MVPD bundle (live streaming networks).
>
> This site:
>
>
> So, HBO direct, at $14, is hardly the same old business as always. Those who
> want mainly HBO, just like those who want mainly ESPN, had to pay way more to
> get those channels, than just the marginal cost of adding them, Craig.
So sad you are so wrong, and don't even see you are confirming it.
Regards
Craig
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