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   From: Obveeus@aol.com   
      
   On 9/27/2017 1:41 PM, ~consul wrote:   
   > On 9/26/2017 3:58 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   >> On 2017-09-26 19:17:58 +0000, Doc O'Leary said:   
   >>> Rhino  wrote:   
   >>>> I don't see the *number* of signups they experienced yesterday so I'm   
   >>>> not sure if I should be impressed. If the previous record was three   
   >>>> and  five people signed up for the service last night, the article   
   >>>> would be   
   >>>> accurate - but hardly impressive.   
   >>    First-time installs of CBS's full-episode and live TV app from Apple's   
   >>    App Store and Google Play topped 46,000 on Sunday, versus about 28,000   
   >>    for Sept. 10 and 17, Sensor Tower estimated.   
   >>    That said, "Star Trek: Discovery" was no match for Westeros: HBO   
   >> Now app  had 171,000 new installs for the of "Game of Thrones" season   
   >> 7 premiere July 16, according to Sensor Tower. Note, however, that the   
   >> research   
   >>    firm's estimates don't include usage on connected-TV platforms and the   
   >>    web.   
   >>    
   >   
   >   
   > Wait, is that fair? Season 7 of a popular show vs season 1 of a newbie?   
      
   If anything, that would sway the number more in favor of the newbie show   
   since people watching the old show would already have the app.   
      
   > How about earlier years, like GOT season 1, or whenever the HBO app   
   > started out?   
      
   Did HBO Now even exist 7 years ago?   
      
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