Comments on: HBO Go on Apple TV? It could arrive this year http://gigaom.com/2013/01/31/hbo-go-on-apple-tv-it-could-arrive-this-year/ Sat, 25 May 2013 23:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Saul Tannenbaum http://gigaom.com/2013/01/31/hbo-go-on-apple-tv-it-could-arrive-this-year/#comment-1307077 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:26:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=606509#comment-1307077 The whole “Cable Everywhere” strategy – the one that uses your cable authentication to permit streaming – seemingly has given content owners the confidence to allow their programming to appear on new devices. But it also locks in a monopolistic business model. HBO GO on an Apple TV shouldn’t be covered as great news for Apple TV owners, it should be covered as another bulwark in the effort to prevent actually competition in the packaging and delivery of content.

]]> By: Jody Fanning http://gigaom.com/2013/01/31/hbo-go-on-apple-tv-it-could-arrive-this-year/#comment-1306388 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:41:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=606509#comment-1306388 In parts of Europe you can get HBO without getting cable first, such as here in Finland. It is already built in as an app on Samsung TVs, butmhaving it in Apple TV would actually make Apple’s product much more interesting.

Although why Apple doesn’t just allow a video service App Store is beyond me. Then any provider can do whatever they feel like, Apple potentially gets a 30% cut of subscriptions, and there are no conflicts of interest.

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