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HBO CEO is considering offering HBO Go without a cable subscription

, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

HBO Go is a streaming video service from the HBO premium cable network that has been around for a while now. HBO Go allows users who subscribe to HBO via a cable or satellite TV company to stream on-demand programs over the Internet from HBO. The available content includes movies and HBO's popular original series such as Game of Thrones. Read The Full Story

HBO Go now supports AirPlay, coming to Apple TV soon

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today at the Dive into Media conference, HBO's President and COO, Eric Kessler, announced that HBO Go will now support Apple's AirPlay protocol, and will also be coming to the Apple TV at some point in the future. The addition of AirPlay support means that HBO Go subscribers can beam their content from their iOS devices to the big-screen TV in the living room, provided that you have an Apple TV to do the grunt work. Read The Full Story

HBO Go app coming to Apple TV by mid-year?

, Feb 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

If you have an Apple TV set-top box attached to the TV in your living room, you may be getting a new entertainment option for the device by the middle of the year. Bloomberg reports that two people familiar with plans for Apple say that Apple and Time Warner Incorporated are negotiating to bring HBO Go to the Apple set-top box. The two sources refused to be named because the talks are private. Read The Full Story

Hulu Plus, HBO GO, and Max GO get closed captions on mobile

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

A few of those popular video streaming apps we all use on our mobile devices have just received a nice little update today. If Netflix isn't cutting it and you've resorted to Hulu Plus, HBO GO, or Max GO then we have good news. They've all been updated this week for Android (and iOS) with support for full closed captions. Read The Full Story

Nordic viewers can get HBO Go with no TV subscription

, Aug 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

I think that a bunch of people here in the United States and in other countries that would gladly cancel the cable subscription if they could get HBO Go programming as a separate subscription. However, in the US and everywhere else HBO only allows access to its online streaming HBO Go service if you have a qualifying cable subscription. HBO is reportedly set to change that for some viewers. Read The Full Story

HBO Go And Hulu Plus: The Perfect Living Room Marriage?

, Jul 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

I’ve become an expert of sorts on entertainment. I’ve spent the better part of my life watching televisions, enjoying movies, listening to my favorite artists, and playing video games. To me, having all of that media available to me whenever I want it is a blessing.

Because of that, I spend an awful lot of time evaluating different entertainment opportunities. From Netflix to Hulu Plus to iTunes, I’m always out there examining what’s best and what might need some work.

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HBO Go app gets Android tablet support

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

HBO has updated its popular streaming video app for Android tablets up to version 4.0.4. Previously, it was only available for Android smartphones and the Kindle Fire, among other non-Android devices. HBO Go allows users to watch their favorite HBO shows on demand on devices ranging from tablets to TVs. The service also includes movies that have been licensed to HBO. Read The Full Story