HBO Now streaming service

[PasadenaTrudy]

Finally! I don't have a TV and I rely on Netflix, iTunes, and Amazon Prime. I'm signing up asap!

http://www.npr.org/2015/03/10/392041850/new-hbo-now-streaming-service-shows-consumers-will-is-king

[Goblinmonger]

1. I wonder if you can just subscribe for a month or two?

Or do you need to commit to a specific time period?

And does this mean iTunes (and hopefully others) will be able to see individual episodes of series during the season.

I would gladly subscribe for a few months to see Game of Thrones. Or pay $2/episode to watch it a week later.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. This is a faster way to kill the cable companies.

That same 15.00 a month to get HBO on Cable now gets you HBO on demand without cable
PLUS
look who else is going along:

Just last month, DISH Network launched Sling TV, a service which offers online access to a small collection of cable TV channels – including live sports coverage through two ESPN channels – for about $20 a month.

Nickelodeon and NBC have announced plans to start their own standalone subscription video services, while CBS launched its streaming service, CBS All Access, late last year. Even Shout! Factory, a company that specializes in unearthing old pop culture treasures with DVD box sets dedicated to Hill Street Blues and Pee Wee's Playhouse, last week debuted a free streaming service, Shout! Factory TV, with episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 , the films of Werner Herzog and lots more.