Tag: hbo
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Weekend Wrap Up: Top 9 Cord Cutting Stories from This Week
This week, we’ve seen some major video customer losses across cable companies in quarter 2 earnings reports (and a gain for one provider), a win for HBO subscribers using Amazon devices, and a new development in the theaters vs. film distribution debate. Here are some of our top stories from this week. Cable Losses in…
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Amazon Fire TV Will Keep HBO Now App, Rebranded as HBO
With WarnerMedia’s deal with Amazon to keep the HBO Now app on Fire TV devices set to expire tomorrow, July 31, the two companies have come to an agreement. Fire TV users who use the HBO Now app will still have access to the app which will be rebranded as “HBO” on August 1. While…
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HBO Max and HBO Reach 36.3 Million Total Subscribers
In today’s quarter 2 earnings report, AT&T gave an update on the “successful launch” of HBO Max. In that update, the company noted ha HBO Max and HBO subscribers total 36.3 million in the US. That number is up from 34.6 million at the end of 2019, showing a 5% increase. AT&T focused on strong…
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‘Perry Mason’ Renewed for a Second Season on HBO
Today HBO announced its mystery drama series Perry Mason for a second season. This news comes just before the Season 1 finale hits the HBO Max streaming service on August 9. “It has been an exciting journey to work with the immensely talented team behind PERRY MASON,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. “Viewers…
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Game of Thrones 4K Blu-Ray Box Set on the Way
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan and you’re disappointed that HBO Max doesn’t offer the series in 4K, another option is coming. Listings for a boxed set of all eight seasons have started appearing on online storefronts, though a solid release date isn’t available just yet. While 4K versions of the first and eighth…
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How to Watch the ‘Sesame Street: Fourth of July Celebration Special’
Sesame Street will air its annual “Sesame Street: Fourth of July Celebration Special” this Saturday on HBO at 9 a.m. ET. Join your favorite Sesame Street characters including Elmo, Abby, and Rudy as they try to decide on a good birthday present to give America, and decide to do something nice for their neighbors and…
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WarnerMedia Will Retire HBO Go Next Month
WarnerMedia announced today that it will retire HBO Go, the streaming app for pay TV customers, on July 31. “Now that HBO Max has launched and is widely distributed, we can implement some significant changes to our app offering in the U.S.,” the company said in a statement. “Most customers who have traditionally used HBO…
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Can You Get a Free Trial With HBO Max?
Now that HBO Max has officially launched, you might be wondering whether or not it’s worth subscribing to yet another service. With the pricey monthly subscription fee and shows you’ve already seen so many times you know them by heart (Read: Friends), you might be stuck between wanting to see what the hype is about and…
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15 of the Best Shows on HBO Now
HBO, the longest-running premium service in the U.S., has been the gold standard in multiple content categories. Apart from its extensive movie catalog – its acclaimed original programming has racked up a bevy of awards and led the way for other premium offerings over the years. HBO Now, the current streaming option for cord cutters,…
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Which Streaming Services Rank Best for Customer Satisfaction?
If you’re deciding on a new streaming service, there’s certainly no shortage of options these days. And as more and more companies draw fences around their content and set up their own services, the market only gets more fragmented. So what service is the best? Of course, that depends. While a number of factors go…