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Originally Posted by cam_calderon
Apple have made some good shows, so I wasn't too concerned with the switch but in hindsight HBO's absence was a red flag.
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HBO was burned badly by the Pacific. It cost ungodly amounts of money to make, on the expectation that HBO would earn it back through DVD sales, the way Band of Brothers did. But the DVD market collapsed just when the Pacific was released, and the project was a huge loss for HBO.
Apple has the deep pockets to throw money at something like Masters of the Air (or Foundation) that will never come close to earning its costs back. HBO/Warner Bros doesn’t.