HBO COO Kessler -- Who Spearheaded Digital Strategy -- Is Departing - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD

HBO COO Kessler -- Who Spearheaded Digital Strategy -- Is Departing - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD - According to a memo from HBO CEO Richard Plepler, COO Eric Kessler will be departing the premium cable channel.

Trying to read the subtext in this article. Since the success of Game of Thrones is attributed to bit torrent, does that mean he was sacked for not having an effective digital strategy?

Google Fiber TV adds HBO & Cinemax to its programming lineup | VentureBeat

Google Fiber TV adds HBO & Cinemax to its programming lineup | VentureBeat: "Google has forged an agreement to bring premium TV channels HBO and Cinemax to its Google Fiber TV customers, the company announced today."

Because when you're on the fastest internet in the world, why would you want to torrent Game of Thrones when you can Tivo it?

Please bring Google Fiber to me!

‘Game of Thrones’ premiere shatters torrenting records, pirates take over the Seven Kingdoms | VentureBeat

‘Game of Thrones’ premiere shatters torrenting records: "‘Never before has there been a torrent with so many people sharing a file at the same time, more than 160,000 simultaneous peers,’ TorrentFreak founder and editor-in-chief ‘Ernesto’ wrote."

I think there is an important idea at work here. And it's not "love will find a way".