AT&T’s Troubling Plan to Change HBO
I&#x27;ve wondered about HBO&#x27;s future. I see a few problems:<p>First, it used to be the only source for intelligent programming. Now I can get as good or better content from Netflix, Amazon, and smaller arthouse-oriented channels. HBO doesn&#x27;t stand out to me.<p>Second, streaming channels are a la carte, not bundled, and I&#x27;d have to pay cable TV-sized bills to subscribe to 100 channels. HBO doesn&#x27;t seem to offer enough to be worth a separate subscription.<p>Finally, the lack of an integrated listing UI means that I have to open the HBO channel to see what&#x27;s playing there. It&#x27;s rarely worth the effort with so many other options that have more content.