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Originally Posted by andy_m
actually, this argument is more just an opportunity to have an unnecessary dig than about a real desire to see the channel arrive.
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If that's what you think, then you really have missed the point of those wanting access to HBO content.
In the US, HBO is available to many cable/satellite providers; in the UK, it is limited to one. I believe a cable/sat subscription gives you access to HBO GO.
Box sets are way overpriced and take several months to be released. Individual episodes are also way overpriced.
Using services like Now TV is an option for people like myself, because I no longer subscribe to pay TV. But for those who do subscribe to (an already very expensive) pay TV service, an extra seven quid a month is beyond the pale.
Now TV is a very poor HBO service anyway compared to HBO GO, in that back seasons are absent for very long periods of time.
HBO were greedy by doing the deal with Sky in preference to wider accessibility for people in the UK.
I don't do it myself, but HBO deserve all the illegal downloads that they get. When will they learn; give people widely available access to content at a fair price and they will pay.
This is about greater access to HBO content; nothing whatsoever about having a dig at Sky