- HBO (NYSE:TWX) CEO Richard Plepler tells CNBC (video) that the new standalone online HBO product won't destroy the company's relationships with pay-TV operators or cannibalize subscriber totals.
- Plepler stays on script to maintain that the new streaming HBO service will capture "new" subscribers - meaning cord-cutters and cord-nevers - the company thinks were never going to jump into a bundled package anyway.
- The crucial decision on pricing will be determined later.