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julia · 01-21-2008, 12:40 PM

HBO to let subscribers download TV shows, moviesMon Jan 21, 2008 7:52am EST
By Gina Keating Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc pay TV channel HBO will launch a service on Tuesday to let subscribers download movies and television shows over the Web, joining a crowded market for video on the Internet.

The service, HBO on Broadband, will make its debut with a much larger library than its cable-based on-demand service in a stab at satisfying increasingly mobile and choosy viewers.

It will roll out to Time Warner Cable high-speed Internet customers in Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a free add-on to HBO and HBO on Demand, HBO spokesman Jeff Cusson said.

The company has no timeline for when it will be available to all U.S. subscribers, Cusson said.

HBO is entering movie downloads as older services that sell movies on the Web are reassessing their business models.
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julia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,750 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 257 Thanked 265 Times in 158 Posts	HBO to let subscribers download TV shows, movies HBO to let subscribers download TV shows, moviesMon Jan 21, 2008 7:52am EST By Gina Keating Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc pay TV channel HBO will launch a service on Tuesday to let subscribers download movies and television shows over the Web, joining a crowded market for video on the Internet. The service, HBO on Broadband, will make its debut with a much larger library than its cable-based on-demand service in a stab at satisfying increasingly mobile and choosy viewers. It will roll out to Time Warner Cable high-speed Internet customers in Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a free add-on to HBO and HBO on Demand, HBO spokesman Jeff Cusson said. The company has no timeline for when it will be available to all U.S. subscribers, Cusson said. HBO is entering movie downloads as older services that sell movies on the Web are reassessing their business models. ... HBO to let subscribers download TV shows, movies \| U.S. \| Reuters __________________ The candidate does not speak for the campaign.
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