HBO to launch a broadband channel?
The Time Warner cable network is considering the idea, according to the Financial Times.
HBO, a U.S. cable network owned by media conglomerate Time Warner, is considering offering a broadband Internet channel that would be available to customers who also subscribe to its cable television service, the Financial Times reported on its Web site.
HBO Chief Executive Chris Albrecht said the company was talking to cable operators about an "HBO-like service" in which broadband customers could click on a branded menu and download the network's programming, the paper said. Albrecht stressed that any Internet offerings would be launched in partnership with cable operators, the report said.