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Old 01-21-2008, 12:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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.

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HBO to let subscribers download TV shows, movies | U.S. | Reuters
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Old 01-21-2008, 12:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I got rid of cable and satellite and have been running all media off a MacMini; tv shows, movies, etc... We'll have to see what kind of pay as you go thing HBO comes up with.
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