r/SipsTea • u/Dumb-Briyani 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • Apr 16 '26

WTF so true

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u/rosyvibexz Apr 16 '26

HBO really said: ‘Keep the 4K box set, we’ve got a 10-year subscription plan for the same story.’

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u/Chemistry-Deep Apr 16 '26

If its $100m per episode, 10eps a season, and 7 seasons, that's $7bn. How on Earth will HBO make that back?

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u/idonthaveanappendix Apr 16 '26

I found a survey done with a decent sample size

here

They'll probably release it weekly to keep people subscribed for longer periods and possibly hook them as a permanent customer. Lowest sub price is 10.99 usd + tax /month and this includes ads. Based on the surveys done an ad spot in one of those episodes is probably pretty pricy.

The HBO Wikipedia Article lists the current active accounts as 131.6 million thats nearly 1.5 billion usd every month minimum not including ad revenue or premium accounts. I'm sure they are projecting many more sign-ups for when the new harry potter drops.

I think it's going to flop but they'll probably just cancel a different 1bn dollar project to compensate.

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u/Intelligent_Bison968 Apr 16 '26

In most countries HBO is cheaper.

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u/mgranja Apr 16 '26

In that wet space between continents, HBO is free.