>Because if HBO Now had come out and face planted, there would be a lot of naysayers who turned around and said, ‘See, this is why the adults need to handle tel

>Because if HBO Now had come out and face planted, there would be a lot of naysayers who turned around and said, ‘See, this is why the adults need to handle television.’" I think "the adults" have proven they're completely out of touch with the average consumer and what they want. I think even with outages, people would've continued supporting and championing HBO's "cutting the cord" offering.