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Less And Less People Are Watching HBO

Another thing HBO execs need to consider is that new secure digital technologies are at last giving them
a clear picture of who is actually willing to pay for their service.

I bet you back in the early 80's there were two people stealing it for every paid subscriber.
I knew rogue electricians who would come out to your house and rig it for a one-time cash payment.
Also many people intercepting the microwave link between the ground station and cable systems.
 
When I had Cablevision, HBO and its family of networks were part of what they call their "silver package". Outside of a few episodes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," I cannot recall regularly watching the network(s) for as long as I was a Cablevision subscriber.

Now with Fios, with my current package, they're throwing in, not HBO, but Showtime, as well as their channels, including both TMC networks. Granted, I probably won't be glued to these networks much, either, but I find it odd that they're offering Showtime, and not HBO, with my particular plan. Incidentally, they are promoting all of the HBO channels, including the Cinemaxes, free for three months. I'll probably watch it for Dennis Miller's new comedy special and the occasional re-airing of "Private Parts" but I have to remember to call in and cancel the HBO subscription before the offer period is up!
 
DToTheJ said:
Now with Fios, with my current package, they're throwing in, not HBO, but Showtime, as well as their channels, including both TMC networks. Granted, I probably won't be glued to these networks much, either, but I find it odd that they're offering Showtime, and not HBO, with my particular plan. Incidentally, they are promoting all of the HBO channels, including the Cinemaxes, free for three months. I'll probably watch it for Dennis Miller's new comedy special and the occasional re-airing of "Private Parts" but I have to remember to call in and cancel the HBO subscription before the offer period is up!
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I have that same Fios package that includes Showtime. They started offering that package a little over a year ago. I almost never watch anything on Showtime. Most of their movies seem to be "B" movies. Californication is a decent original series, but other than that they don't have much to offer.
 
DToTheJ said:
I'll probably watch it for Dennis Miller's new comedy special and the occasional re-airing of "Private Parts" but I have to remember to call in and cancel the HBO subscription before the offer period is up!
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A Dennis Miller comedy special on HBO? Maybe those folks who dropped them because of Bill Maher's left-leaning politics jumped too soon!
 
I know it seems like awhile since he's done a standup special for HBO (his last one, "All In," was filmed in 2006 and he's mostly been concentrating on his radio show since then) but his new special, "The Big Speech," debuts in less than a week. In fact, it's scheduled to air on November 19 - which is a Friday - and Bill Maher's show usually airs on Fridays. Hmmm... ::)
 
DToTheJ said:
I know it seems like awhile since he's done a standup special for HBO (his last one, "All In," was filmed in 2006 and he's mostly been concentrating on his radio show since then) but his new special, "The Big Speech," debuts in less than a week. In fact, it's scheduled to air on November 19 - which is a Friday - and Bill Maher's show usually airs on Fridays. Hmmm... ::)
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The Friday, November 12th airing of "Real Time with Bill Maher" was the last airing for the season. Bill will be back in 2011 with 35 new episodes.
 
So Bill Maher works 35 days a year, and probably makes more than most of us who work around 250 days a year.
 
kc1ih said:
So Bill Maher works 35 days a year, and probably makes more than most of us who work around 250 days a year.
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Since Bill Maher is a writer and producer on his show, I'm sure it involves more of a commitment than just showing up for one hour, 35 times a year.

With that said, his job is certainly more impactful than my job, and I'm guessing it is more impactful than most people's jobs, so he is paid accordingly. Isn't that how capitalism works? Supply=demand.
 
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