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That's the thing though, they could make it available on iTunes immediately at the same time as the air it on TV. I'd pay for it. But they take too long to get

by tibbon 14y ago

That's the thing though, they could make it available on iTunes immediately at the same time as the air it on TV. I'd pay for it. But they take too long to get it up there. The concept of releasing in different parts of the world at different times is outdated. Release worldwide all at once.

k-mcgrady 14y ago
>> "The concept of releasing in different parts of the world at different times is outdated. Release worldwide all at once." But it's not that simple. HBO isn't a worldwide network. They need to make deals with lots of different networks in different countries and that takes time. Those networks then need to fit the show into their schedules.
- aes256 14y ago
  > But it's not that simple. HBO isn't a worldwide network. They need to make deals with lots of different networks in different countries and that takes time. Those networks then need to fit the show into their schedules. National networks are similarly outdated. This is the 21st Century, for crying out loud. If a bunch of kids can propagate high quality 1080i/720p copies of television broadcasts around the world literally within half an hour of the show airing in its native market, the content owners themselves can manage the same.
jsz0 14y ago
It takes some time to do voice-overs and make the other small changes required for localization. They would have to accept a considerable delay to do a worldwide release at once. Given the amount of money HBO is investing in these shows upfront it's not unreasonable that they want to start seeing some revenue from the big English speaking market as quickly as possible.
- CamperBob2 14y ago
  Gee, that sounds like their problem, not mine.
- tibbon 14y ago
  Release everything in the original language as quickly as possible. Then screw around with voiceovers and such. There's people in other parts of the world that understand English, and people in the US that understand languages other than English.

by tibbon 14y ago

k-mcgrady 14y ago

>> "The concept of releasing in different parts of the world at different times is outdated. Release worldwide all at once." But it's not that simple. HBO isn't a worldwide network. They need to make deals with lots of different networks in different countries and that takes time. Those networks then need to fit the show into their schedules.

aes256 14y ago
> But it's not that simple. HBO isn't a worldwide network. They need to make deals with lots of different networks in different countries and that takes time. Those networks then need to fit the show into their schedules. National networks are similarly outdated. This is the 21st Century, for crying out loud. If a bunch of kids can propagate high quality 1080i/720p copies of television broadcasts around the world literally within half an hour of the show airing in its native market, the content owners themselves can manage the same.

jsz0 14y ago

It takes some time to do voice-overs and make the other small changes required for localization. They would have to accept a considerable delay to do a worldwide release at once. Given the amount of money HBO is investing in these shows upfront it's not unreasonable that they want to start seeing some revenue from the big English speaking market as quickly as possible.

CamperBob2 14y ago
Gee, that sounds like their problem, not mine.
tibbon 14y ago
Release everything in the original language as quickly as possible. Then screw around with voiceovers and such. There's people in other parts of the world that understand English, and people in the US that understand languages other than English.