HBO Signs With MLB Advanced Media for Streaming, Causes Firestorm
HBO caused an in-house firestorm yesterday when it announced that it will partner with MLB Advanced Media to provide the streaming for its upcoming online service. HBO was already creating an in-house streaming platform, called Project Maui, so signing with a third-party was a giant no-confidence vote for its own staff. As a result, HBO's chief technology officer, Otto Berkes resigned immediately. 的 internal memo that he wrote to his staff 现在已经上线了.
Berkes had been HBO's CTO since 2012. In his time at the company, he co-created the Xbox, led development on HBO Go, and was developing Project Maui. HBO's streaming has been less than perfect, however, with much publicized outages during the 真正的侦探 结局和 权力的游戏 season four premiere. Executives had concerns that the platform would be ready in time for the OTT launch.
“This was not a judgment of the team’s work quality or deliverables but rather a bet that an existing streaming service could deliver the needed product faster and at lower risk than Maui,马克·托马斯写道, senior vice president of technology program management, 德鲁·安杰洛夫, senior vice president of digital products, 在内部备忘录中.
HBO's over-the-top service will likely debut in April, timed for the start of the fifth season of 权力的游戏.
MLB Advanced Media handles the streaming for other premium streamers, such as the WWE Network.
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