CBS, HBO, Cinemax Fall in Line Behind Comcast/Time Warner Deal

You may have read our frustrations with the announcement about Comcast and Time Warner teaming up to make people pay for online content. We weren’t very happy about it then, and we’re still unhappy about it now. But because we’re good bloggers, we’ll still bring you the latest tech news. Even if it does mean reporting on the price gauging titans that would make us pay for online TV and others joining up with them.

Comcast reported that their trial of their new system of “TV Everywhere” would begin in July with about 5,000 subscribers participating. They’ve now announced that they’re bringing HBO and Cinemax content to the internet. But, not only will these shows not be available to non-cable subscribers, even people who get their cable through Comcast may not be able to get the shows if they aren’t paying to get those channels on their real TV. So even some basic Comcast subscribers, like myself, won’t be able to get this content.

It just gets better and more convoluted. CBS has even joined Comcast’s ranks and it shows that many of the major players in the TV business are lining up to see if this new model will work. But, if other media industries are any example, it’s doomed from the beginning. So we recommend CBS, and everyone else, get out of line quickly.

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