Hollywood does not know the way to San Jose

THE last few weeks have been revolutionary ones in the United States, at least from the perspective of Hollywood. In rapid succession, ESPN announced that it is set to launch a streaming-only service for NBA content, CBS launched an online streaming service for its shows, and HBO said it would offer a standalone streaming service next year.

In a span of a week, all kinds of prized content suddenly became unbundled from the cable companies that had, uptil now, slapped them together in a heedless mix of programming for an ever-increasing…