Time Warner Woos Pay-TV Providers for HBO Online

Wall Street Journal: Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes wants to sell HBO to people without television connections, but he must win over pay-TV providers who worry about cannibalization. Bewkes said Time Warner has been telling cable and telecom partners that HBO Now can help them cope with cord-cutters. “For those customers that have left the video service, put HBO on your broadband package and let HBO help drive sales.” His pitch has gotten a tepid reception.