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Re:AT&T blacks out HBO, Cinemax for Dish, Sling TV users ove... by lotsofpulp on Thursday November 01, 2018 @04:16PM (#18357985)
Why would anyone be terrified? You can just go to hbo.com and pay $15 for it.
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Re:AT&T blacks out HBO, Cinemax for Dish, Sling TV users ove... by _grep_ on Thursday November 01, 2018 @04:29PM (#18358102)
That's probably why AT&T has the upper-hand in this case. People can just stream HBO. This hurts rural customers who don't have reliable internet connections, though.
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Re:AT&T blacks out HBO, Cinemax for Dish, Sling TV users ove... by what_ever on Thursday November 01, 2018 @06:31PM (#18359053)
Plus streaming gets counted against data quota.
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Re:AT&T blacks out HBO, Cinemax for Dish, Sling TV users ove... by lozaning on Thursday November 01, 2018 @04:29PM (#18358109)
I worry that some of the news and politics show might have to get their content approved by some kind of corporate board. So far they seem to be pretty hands off, I just hope it stays that way.
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