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October 21, 2014

Time to cut the cable cord? Not so fast

  • Offering popular channels like HBO over streaming could actually help cable companies sell more expensive broadband services to customers.
    • By MAE ANDERSON
    AP Technology Writer

    NEW YORK — Cord cutters rejoiced last week after HBO and CBS announced plans to sell stand-alone streaming services, a move that cable and satellite television providers have resisted for years. Customers tired of paying big fees for hundreds of channels they never watch just to have access to a few favorite shows might be expected to start cancelling cable service in droves. Get Netflix, throw in HBO, add a network here and there — why would anyone sign up now for cable?

    Well, don't sound the death knell for cable companies yet.


     
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