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title: 'HBO: Soon To Be Available Without A Stupid Premium Cable Package'
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  name: 'eD! Thomas'
  url: 'https://edequalsaweso.me/author/edequalsawesome/'
date: '2014-10-15T14:52:40-04:00'
modified: '2014-10-15T14:52:40-04:00'
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# HBO: Soon To Be Available Without A Stupid Premium Cable Package

[From Re/Code:](http://recode.net/2014/10/15/hbo-says-its-going-to-start-selling-on-the-web-next-year/)

> Speaking at the Time Warner Inc. Investor Meeting today, Richard Plepler, chairman and CEO, HBO, announced that the company will offer a stand-alone HBO streaming service in 2015.  Following a portion of his presentation focused on HBO’s domestic business, during which he cited significant growth opportunities inside the pay-TV universe, Plepler then turned to the current ten million broadband-only homes, which is projected to grow.

While I’m almost certain that HBO will find a way to screw this up completely — they *are* owned by Time Warner, after all — I’m cautiously optimistic about it. [1](#fn-9458355764-1)

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My wallet isn’t too crazy about the idea, of course, but since when do I listen to the whining of *that* stupid thing? [↩](#fnref-9458355764-1)