Beat The Press Video: Networks Cut Out The Cable Man And Leap Online
234 views · Published 17 October 2014 · 3:52 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: GBH News · 2014 · News & Politics
Cable companies have long maintained their monopoly by bundling web-delivered TV with their cable subscriptions. Basically, no cable, no access. So if ESPN isn’t in your high-priced cable package, you can’t watch it online. But that iron grip may soon be unraveling. HBO announced this week that it will soon allow non-cable customers to subscribe to its web-streaming service HBO GO. The details are still being worked out, but it offers viewers the chance to cut out the middle-man and subscribe directly and only to HBO. CBS also announced a similar service this week, but a major difference – CBS is already free over the air.
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