HBO GO


Netflix dominates traffic as Amazon ups share

Netflix remains by far the most-used paid-for website in North America during peak hours, while Amazon Prime Instant Video is officially now the second-most used paid-for service, according to a new report. Netflix accounts for 34.9% of downstream traffic in peak hours in North America, broadband solution intelligence firm Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Report for […]

HBO Lat-Am cuts NBCU volume deal

HBO Latin America has agreed a multiyear movie deal with NBCUniversal. The agreement give HBO the Hollywood studio’s features for its channels in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2015. HBO will have first pay TV window rights and run the features on the HBO and Max channels. The deal also allows it to make […]

HBO GO launches on Google’s Chromecast

HBO’s catch-up service GO has launched on Chromecast, the internet giant’s digital media player. The launch means that consumers with the Chromecast device, which is currently only available in the US, can watch signature HBO series including Game of Thrones, Girls and Boardwalk Empire. Google announced the news in a blog post from Shanna Prevé, […]

HBO on basic cable for first time

HBO is being offered as part of a basic tier channel package in the US for the first time. To this point, HBO has always been a premium tier channel, though Jeff Bewkes (left), CEO of HBO parent Time Warner, has recently made noises suggesting he was looking at more competitive pricing options. HBO and […]

HBO Go launches on Polish pay platform

Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland has made the HBO Go multiscreen on-demand service available to its subscribers for the first time and has launched the full range of HBO HD services on its platform. UPC customers will now be able to access four channels new to the platform – HBO 2 HD, HBO Comedy HD, Cinemax […]

HBO, ESPN and Sky launch on Apple TV

HBO, ESPN, Sky News and other content providers have launched on Apple’s TV service. The deals mean that HBO Go subscribers can watch content from the service on connected devices via Apple TV settops. The WatchESPN service allows Apple TV owners to watch sport video content from the ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 channels. Consumers […]

Live streaming added to HBO GO in Poland

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added new functionality to the HBO GO service it offers its subs. HBO GO is premium programmer and channel operator HBO’s on-demand service, allowing HBO customers to watch shows from the channel on-demand and on connected devices. Cyfrowy Polsat was already making GO available to its customers, but […]

HBO Go goes live in new CEE territory

HBO’s on-demand service HBO Go has launched on Bulgarian cable operator blizoo. The operator’s subscriber base that has a HBO subscription and a broadband internet service will now have access to more than 800 hours of movies and HBO originals, including the latest seasons of Game of Thrones (above), Boardwalk Empire and True Blood. In […]

Voddler goes global with file-sharing revamp

Scandinavian VOD site Voddler is going global with a revamped service and new focus on legal content sharing with friends. The new-look Voddler revolves around two new services – LiveShelf and ViewShare. These allow viewers to assemble a cloud-based ‘shelf’ of content that they can access from any device and share with up to 10 […]

HBO’s TV Everywhere service Go launches in Asia

HBO has launched HBO Go in Asia for the first time. The TV Everywhere service has rolled out in Hong Kong to Now TV customers that also subscribe to HBO. The Asian version of Go will offer 1,000 hours of the premium programmer’s content, which can be viewed on various devices including PCs, Macs, tablets […]