HBO to sell subscriptions via the Internet - Oct. 15, 2014

While continuing to seek subscribers from cable and satellite, HBO will start to sell its service separately via the Internet next year.

"It is time to remove all barriers to those who want HBO," the network's chief executive Richard Plepler said Wednesday. "So, in 2015, we will launch a stand-alone, over-the-top HBO service in the United States."

HBO to sell subscriptions via the Internet - Oct. 15, 2014