said by fifty nine:said by d1gw33d:If it didn't make sense to Comcast/AT&T/Verizon why would they strike exclusive deals?
Regardless it still begs the question why? How could they not make *more* money selling directly to customers over a variety of delivery vehicles?
Because when a customer is paying for a HBO online subscription separately, they will drop the cable subscription and go for the online subscription exclusively to save money.
Actually, that is how I feel. If I can't get the teams I want to watch without the season passes, I have much less of a incentive to get cable/satellite. I would miss HBO but I can't justify $100+ TV bill when I only want HBO and Showtime. If HBO and/or Showtime don't give me any other option I'll either download (the devil on my shoulder) or wait a year to rent it from Netflix (angel on my other shoulder). Either way they still aren't making money from me when they could if they gave me an online option.
