Just to clarify, Time Warner Cable is no longer related in any way to Time Warner. They've licensed the name since 2009. This clarification does not change you

Just to clarify, Time Warner Cable is no longer related in any way to Time Warner. They've licensed the name since 2009. This clarification does not change your point, however. A conglomerated cable channel owner benefits from any one of their channels driving access to all of them. If HBO did circumvent the cable operator, they may be hurting their brothers and sisters in the process