HBO to finally launch a standalone service next year

Next year will mark the first time you will be able to watch Game of Thrones without a cable subscription. HBO CEO Richard Plepler said during an investor presentation that the company will start selling a digital version of its service by 2015. Up until now, viewers have only been able to catch the latest episodes as long as they paid for it through their cable TV provider. More recently, HBO started to open up older content, including the Sopranos or The Wire, through a deal with Amazon Instant Video, which comes bundled together with Prime, its two-day shipping service.