it is called hbonow. here is a look at what it offers. >> ♪ i get high i love to get low so the hearts keep breaking and the heads just roll 1, 2, 3, they're gonna run back to me they always want to come up and never want to leave oh, oh, oh ♪ >> wow. >> now? >> say that word again. >> now. charlie: richard plepler at this table for the first time. in the interest of full disclosure, richard plepler is a good friend of mine and has been supportive of this program. tell me about the decision to stream and how you came to it and what are the implications and what does it say about the future. richard: we want hbo to be available, quite simply, in as many ways as possible for a vast part of our audience and potential audience. there are 10 million homes in the united states that only have broadband subscriptions. previously before the introduction of hbonow, those people were not able to get hbo. we wanted to open up the possibility, expand our audience, make hbo as accessible as possible and that is what th

it is called hbonow.is a look at what it offers. >> ♪ i get high i love to get low so the hearts keep breaking th

it is called hbonow. here is a look at what it offers. >> ♪ i get high

the service called hbonow is available just in time for the season premiere's network's hit "game ofwe want subscribers to say this is worth it. if we provide flexibility, we think it is multilateral, not binary. it is not either you are a streaming service or locked into an old ecosystem. erik: you can watch all of the --stephanie: you can watch all of that interview tonight on "charlie rose," at 7:00 p.m. eastern on bloomberg tv. in northeast japan, about 150 dolphins have beached themselves and become stranded. i hate this story. dozens of people are trying to save them by pouring seawater over the dolphins bodies. a number of them have died. the coast guard was able to take three of the dolphins that are in good health and release them into the ocean. three is not a big enough number. those are your top stories. coming up, why did linkedin by an online education company? that is because the professional networking service has big ambitions. and, what happens when fans meet food? you will mean the author of the "game of thrones" cookbook. hope you are in the mood for snake. erik: