GAME OF THRONES episode 38 (season 4, episode 8): Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Pedro Pascal. photo: Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO
No cable? No problem. HBO announced plans to launch a standalone, “over the top” service in 2015, aimed at those who don’t have cable but want to watch HBO shows.
HBO CEO Richard Plepler, speaking at an investor presentation hosted by HBO parent company Time Warner, said the company will start selling a digital version of its service that won’t require a pay TV subscription in 2015.
According to reports from the presentation, Plepler said the company will go “beyond the wall” and launch a “stand alone, over the top” version of HBO in the US next year, and would work with “current partners”, and may work with others as well.
The move is seen partly as a response to Netflix, changing the structure of HBO’s current business model to allow it to compete in homes without cable.
