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harry_hitch · 29-10-2014, 10:25

I can see Sky still having first run exclusives for many years, with the episodes moving to HBO Go after a certain period of time.
I fail to see why Sky and HBO will cancel their arrangement after the newest deal runs out. IF HBO Go launches over here, it will simply give non-Sky subscribers a cheaper and easier way of watching their back catalogue.
I can't see it effecting Sky too much, it will only really hurt Sky if they lose the first run exclusivity or the rights to have the on-demand stuff on Sky too. Like PB says, HBO would probably lose a fair chunk of money if they cancelled their Sky deal. So I can see them keeping the deal with Sky as it stands, and also possibly making more money from possible launching HBO Go.

29-10-2014, 10:25	#890
harry_hitch Heavens to Betsy, Bertie! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cambs Services: TIVO, M TV, L BB, M Phone Posts: 1,094	Re: Netflix/Streaming Services I can see Sky still having first run exclusives for many years, with the episodes moving to HBO Go after a certain period of time. I fail to see why Sky and HBO will cancel their arrangement after the newest deal runs out. IF HBO Go launches over here, it will simply give non-Sky subscribers a cheaper and easier way of watching their back catalogue. I can't see it effecting Sky too much, it will only really hurt Sky if they lose the first run exclusivity or the rights to have the on-demand stuff on Sky too. Like PB says, HBO would probably lose a fair chunk of money if they cancelled their Sky deal. So I can see them keeping the deal with Sky as it stands, and also possibly making more money from possible launching HBO Go.