Netflix vs. HBO: The TV Rivalry of the Century

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Since its launch nearly 50 years ago, HBO has revolutionized and disrupted the television ecosystem, but for the past 15 years it has been challenged by a new disruptor, Netflix. Matt is joined by Felix Gillette from Bloomberg News and John Koblin from The New York Times to discuss their new book, ‘It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution and Future of HBO,’ and the ongoing battle between Netflix and HBO for the future of television. Email us your questions, comments, or ideas at [email protected] Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Felix Gillette and John Koblin Producer: Craig Horlbeck Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:06.9	the CEO of Time Warner, which owned HBO, made one of the all-time infamous comments in
1:12.6	Hollywood history. He was asked by the New York Times whether he was worried about Netflix,
1:16.5	which at the time was a dominant DVD by mail company, and it was launching a direct-to-consumer
1:21.2	streaming service. He said, and I quote, it's a little bit like, is the Albanian army going to
1:27.3	take over the world?
1:28.8	I don't think so, end quote.
1:30.8	That was 2008.
1:32.5	Five years later, Netflix passed HBO and U.S. subscribers, and it's since become the dominant
1:37.7	streaming service in the U.S. and globally.
1:40.5	HBO has essentially played catch-up ever since.
1:43.7	Bucas is long gone.
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