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'''HBO Go''' is a [[TV Everywhere]] service offered by the [[United States|American]] [[Pay television|premium]] [[cable television|cable network]] [[HBO]]. It allows HBO subscribers to stream [[video on demand]] selections of HBO content, including current and past series, films, specials, and sporting events, through either the HBO website, or apps on [[mobile device]]s, [[video game console]]s, and [[digital media player]]s. The service first launched on February 18, 2010.
'''HBO Go''' is an [[TV Everywhere|authenticated]] [[video on demand|video-on-demand]] streaming system of the [[pay television]] service [[HBO]], now serving only the Southeast Asian region at least until late 2024. The service previously allowed only subscribers to HBO via television providers to access its on-demand programming via the HBO website, [[Mobile app|mobile apps]], and [[Digital media player|digital media players]], among other devices.


The service began to be phased out in the United States in 2020 following the launch of HBO Max (later rebranded as [[Max (streaming service)|Max]]), the new subscription streaming service featuring content from both HBO and parent company [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]. HBO Max would be made available at no additional charge to HBO subscribers on participating providers, but would also be available on a direct-to-consumer basis.
==Overview==
HBO Go is the successor to HBO on Broadband, which was originally launched in January 2008 to [[Time Warner Cable]] customers in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] and [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite news|title=It's not TV, it's HBO – on your computer|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-01-20-HBO-broadband_N.htm|author=Gary Levin|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|date=January 21, 2008|accessdate=October 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=HBO on Broadband in Restricted Rollout|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/01212008/business/hbo_on_broadband_in_restricted_rollout_664274.htm|author=Peter Lauria|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|publisher=[[News Corporation]]|date=January 21, 2008|accessdate=October 5, 2012}}</ref> Programming content available on the service consisted of 400 hours of feature and HBO original [[television film]]s (including 130 movie titles that rotated monthly), [[television special|specials]] and original series that could be downloaded to computers, at no extra charge for HBO subscribers; in order to access HBO on Broadband content, users had to be a [[digital cable]] customer that had a subscription to HBO, and used their cable company as their [[internet service provider]].


The "HBO Go" brand is also used in international markets for TV Everywhere and [[over-the-top content|over-the-top]] services offering HBO programming. [[HBO Canada]] also previously operated an HBO Go service,<ref name="TMN GO">{{cite web |date=February 28, 2013 |title=The Movie Network Launches Three Video Streaming Services |url=http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/the-movie-network-launches-three-video-streaming-services/1002105552/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104061638/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/the-movie-network-launches-three-video-streaming-services/1002105552/ |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |publisher=Broadcaster Magazine}}</ref> but this was discontinued in 2018 when its parent service, [[The Movie Network]], rebranded as Crave and merged with a [[Crave (streaming service)|previously-separate streaming service]] that held rights to HBO library programming.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-01 |title=All-New Crave Features HBO Collection |language=en-US |work=TVCanada |url=http://worldscreen.com/tvcanada/all-new-crave-features-hbo-collection/ |access-date=2018-11-01 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517140241/https://worldscreen.com/tvcanada/all-new-crave-features-hbo-collection/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=HBO Goes Direct to Consumer in Canada to Challenge Netflix |language=en |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-goes-direct-consumer-canada-challenge-netflix-supremacy-1157087 |access-date=2018-11-01 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117230130/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-goes-direct-consumer-canada-challenge-netflix-supremacy-1157087 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The service launched nationally as HBO Go on February 18, 2010, initially available through [[Verizon FiOS]].<ref>{{cite news|title=HBO GO heads to FiOS|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-go-heads-fios-20758|author=Georg Szalai|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Guggenheim Digital Media|date=February 17, 2010|accessdate=October 5, 2012}}</ref> Over the following years, the service expanded to other providers including [[AT&T U-verse]], [[Comcast]], [[Cox Communications]], Time Warner Cable,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cox To Offer HBO To Go|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/cox-offer-hbo-go/362262|author=R. Thomas Umstead|work=[[Multichannel News]]|publisher=[[NewBay Media]]|date=March 2, 2011}}</ref> [[DirecTV]],<ref>{{cite press release|title=DIRECTV to Launch HBO GO and MAX GO, April 12|url=http://investor.directv.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=568022|work=[[DirecTV]]|date=April 11, 2011}}</ref> [[Dish Network]],<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dish Network Offers HBO GO and MAX GO, Presenting More Than 1,800 On-Demand Movies and Original Series to Online Customers|url=http://dish.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=571046|work=[[Dish Network]]|date=April 21, 2011}}</ref> [[Suddenlink Communications]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Suddenlink Takes HBO And Cinemax To Go|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/suddenlink-takes-hbo-and-cinemax-go/327773|author=Todd Spangler|work=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=April 26, 2011}}</ref> and [[Charter Communications]] in some states,<ref>{{cite web|title=Charter Officially Delivers HBO, Cinemax To Go|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/charter-officially-delivers-hbo-cinemax-go/327529|author=Todd Spangler|work=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=July 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=HBO GO / MAX GO|url=http://www.myaccount.charter.com/customers/support.aspx?supportarticleid=2625|work=[[Charter Communications]]|accessdate=March 23, 2015}}</ref> as well as through [[Google TV]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon and Netflix will be on Google TV|url=http://www.internetretailer.com/2010/10/05/amazon-and-netflix-will-be-google-tv|author=Paul Demery|work=Internet Retailer|date=October 5, 2010}}</ref>


==Overview==
At launch, the service was accessible only on [[personal computer]]s via the HBO website. Applications for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices were released on April 29, 2011, making the service available on [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer]]s.<ref name="gigaom.com">{{cite web|title=HBO Go Now Available on iPad, iPhone and Android|url=https://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/hbo-go-ipad-iphone-android/|author=Ryan Lawler|work=[[Gigaom]]|publisher=GigaOmniMedia, Inc.|date=April 29, 2011}}</ref> The app had over one million downloads in its first week, and was downloaded over three million times by the end of June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=HBOGo Apps Top 1 Million Downloads In First Week|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/hbogo-apps-top-1-million-downloads-first-week/327727|author=Todd Spangler|work=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=May 10, 2011|accessdate=March 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=HBO GO passes 3 million downloads. Is it worth it?|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/27/hbo-go-worth-it/|author=Kevin Sullivan|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=June 27, 2011|accessdate=March 23, 2015}}</ref>
HBO Go was the successor to HBO on [[Broadband]], which was originally launched in January 2008 to [[Time Warner Cable]] customers in the [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] and [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], areas. Programming content available on the service consisted of 400 hours of feature and HBO original [[television film]]s (including 130 movie titles that rotated monthly), [[television special|specials]] and original series that could be downloaded to computers, at no extra charge for HBO subscribers; in order to access HBO on Broadband content, users had to be a [[digital cable]] customer that had a subscription to HBO, and used Time Warner Cable's [[Charter Spectrum|Roadrunner]] [[cable modem]] service.<ref>{{cite news |author=Gary Levin |date=January 21, 2008 |title=It's not TV, it's HBO – on your computer |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-01-20-HBO-broadband_N.htm |access-date=October 5, 2012 |archive-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025084522/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-01-20-HBO-broadband_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Peter Lauria |date=January 21, 2008 |title=HBO on Broadband in Restricted Rollout |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/01212008/business/hbo_on_broadband_in_restricted_rollout_664274.htm |access-date=October 5, 2012 |archive-date=January 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111150517/http://www.nypost.com/seven/01212008/business/hbo_on_broadband_in_restricted_rollout_664274.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


The service launched nationally as HBO Go on February 18, 2010, initially available through [[Verizon FiOS]].<ref>{{cite news|title=HBO GO heads to FiOS|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-go-heads-fios-20758|author=Georg Szalai|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Guggenheim Digital Media|date=February 17, 2010|access-date=October 5, 2012|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025164334/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-go-heads-fios-20758|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the following years, the service expanded to other providers including [[AT&T U-verse]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawler |first1=Richard |title=HBO GO, MAX GO now available on AT&T's U-verse |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010-11-29-hbo-go-max-go-now-available-on-atandts-u-verse.html |access-date=21 October 2021 |work=Engadget |date=29 November 2010 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021180433/https://www.engadget.com/2010-11-29-hbo-go-max-go-now-available-on-atandts-u-verse.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Comcast]], [[Cox Communications]], Time Warner Cable,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cox To Offer HBO To Go|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/cox-offer-hbo-go/362262|author=R. Thomas Umstead|work=[[Multichannel News]]|publisher=[[NewBay Media]]|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144520/http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/cox-offer-hbo-go/362262|url-status=live}}</ref> [[DirecTV]],<ref>{{cite press release|title=DIRECTV to Launch HBO GO and MAX GO, April 12|url=http://investor.directv.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=568022|work=[[DirecTV]]|date=April 11, 2011|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=April 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417040127/http://investor.directv.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=568022|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dish Network]],<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dish Network Offers HBO GO and MAX GO, Presenting More Than 1,800 On-Demand Movies and Original Series to Online Customers|url=http://dish.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=571046|work=[[Dish Network]]|date=April 21, 2011|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511193315/http://dish.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=571046|archive-date=May 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Suddenlink Communications]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Suddenlink Takes HBO And Cinemax To Go|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/suddenlink-takes-hbo-and-cinemax-go/327773|author=Todd Spangler|work=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=April 26, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104315/http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/suddenlink-takes-hbo-and-cinemax-go/327773|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Charter Communications]] in some states,<ref>{{cite web|title=Charter Officially Delivers HBO, Cinemax To Go|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/charter-officially-delivers-hbo-cinemax-go/327529|author=Todd Spangler|work=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=July 21, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154833/http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/charter-officially-delivers-hbo-cinemax-go/327529|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=HBO GO / MAX GO|url=http://www.myaccount.charter.com/customers/support.aspx?supportarticleid=2625|work=[[Charter Communications]]|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150205002214/http://www.myaccount.charter.com/customers/support.aspx?supportarticleid=2625|archive-date=February 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as through [[vMVPD]] services [[AT&T TV Now]], [[AT&T TV]] and [[Hulu]]. The service can be accessed through a web browser or through apps for select smart TV sets, [[Amazon Fire]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Chromecast]], [[Roku]], [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]].
In October 2011, [[Roku]] streaming players became the first television-connected devices to support the service, and availability was later rolled out to the [[Apple TV]], [[Chromecast]], [[PlayStation]] consoles, [[Samsung]] [[Smart TV]]s, and [[Xbox]] consoles. Availability on [[set-top box]]es and gaming consoles is determined by individual cable providers in the United States with some omissions. Currently Comcast does not support the [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], Fire TV and did not support Roku players until late 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go: Activate|url=http://www.hbogo.com/activate/|publisher=Home Box Office Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Comcast Allows HBO Go and Showtime Streaming on Roku|url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/22382/20141218/comcast-allows-hbo-go-and-showtime-streaming-on-roku.htm|author=Anu Passary|work=Tech Times|date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> [[Sling TV]] subscribers who receive HBO through that service are unable to access HBO GO, since HBO's live feed and on-demand content is available through the Sling TV apps.<ref>https://help.hbogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/205404147-Can-I-subscribe-to-HBO-GO-by-using-Sling-as-my-TV-provider-</ref> The same also applies to [[PlayStation Vue]] subscribers except they also have access to HBO Now.<ref>Dwayne Benefield. [http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/09/29/ps-vue-hbo-cinemax-new-ultra-plan-arrive-today/ PS Vue: HBO, Cinemax, New Ultra Plan Arrive Today], playstation.com, September 29, 2016.</ref>


At launch, the service was accessible only on [[personal computer]]s via the HBO website. Applications for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices were released on April 29, 2011, making the service available on [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer]]s.<ref name="gigaom.com">{{cite web|title=HBO Go Now Available on iPad, iPhone and Android|url=https://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/hbo-go-ipad-iphone-android/|author=Ryan Lawler|work=[[Gigaom]]|publisher=GigaOmniMedia, Inc.|date=April 29, 2011|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=October 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023114236/https://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/hbo-go-ipad-iphone-android/|url-status=live}}</ref> The app had over one million downloads in its first week, and was downloaded over three million times by the end of June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=HBOGo Apps Top 1 Million Downloads In First Week|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/hbogo-apps-top-1-million-downloads-first-week/327727|author=Todd Spangler|work=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=May 10, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110225/http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/hbogo-apps-top-1-million-downloads-first-week/327727|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=HBO GO passes 3 million downloads. Is it worth it?|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/27/hbo-go-worth-it/|author=Kevin Sullivan|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=June 27, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020044655/http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/27/hbo-go-worth-it/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==HBO Now==
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On October 15, 2014, following a trial of a similar service in [[Nordic Europe]], HBO announced that it planned to launch an [[Over-the-top content|over-the-top]] subscription service in 2015, which would allow "[[cord cutter]]s", "cord nevers", and subscribers to basic cable packages to subscribe to HBO without requiring either a subscription to a pay television provider or to a premium bundle. The decision marks a significant change to HBO's [[business model]], as the service will be marketed directly to consumers rather than through television providers. The new offering will primarily target "cord cutters" and "cord nevers", who primarily use online video services, such as [[Netflix]] or [[Hulu]], to stream video content and television programming rather than subscribing to a cable television or satellite provider.<ref name="deadline-hbogoitalone">{{cite news|title=HBO To Launch Stand-Alone Online Service, Without Cable, In 2015: Time Warner Investor Day|url=http://deadline.com/2014/10/richard-plepler-time-warner-investor-day-hbo-ceo-presentation-851815/|author=David Lieberman|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|date=October 15, 2014|accessdate=October 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="atlantic-goitalone">{{cite news|title=HBO Go-It-Alone: There Goes the Cable Bundle?|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/hbo-go-it-alone-there-goes-the-cable-bundle/381489/|author=Derek Thompson|work=[[The Atlantic]]|publisher=[[Atlantic Media]]|date=October 15, 2014|accessdate=October 16, 2014}}</ref> The new service, [[HBO Now]], was officially unveiled on March 9, 2015 for a launch in April of that year, with mobile and digital media player support exclusive to [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] devices at launch.<ref name="verge-hbonow">{{cite web|title=HBO Now coming in April for $14.99 per month, Apple TV price cut to $69|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/9/8175619/hbo-now-announced|author=Chris Welch|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=March 9, 2015}}</ref>


In October 2011, [[Roku]] streaming players became the first television-connected devices to support the service, and availability was later rolled out to the [[Apple TV]], [[Chromecast]], [[PlayStation]] consoles, [[Samsung]] [[Smart TV]]s, and [[Xbox]] consoles. Availability on [[set-top box]]es and gaming consoles is determined by individual cable providers in the United States with some omissions. Currently Comcast does not support the [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], Fire TV and did not support Roku players until late 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go: Activate|url=http://www.hbogo.com/activate/|publisher=Home Box Office Inc.|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=November 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101105249/http://www.hbogo.com/activate/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Comcast Allows HBO Go and Showtime Streaming on Roku|url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/22382/20141218/comcast-allows-hbo-go-and-showtime-streaming-on-roku.htm|author=Anu Passary|work=Tech Times|date=December 18, 2014|access-date=December 22, 2014|archive-date=December 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222091944/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/22382/20141218/comcast-allows-hbo-go-and-showtime-streaming-on-roku.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sling TV]] subscribers who receive HBO through that service are unable to access HBO Go, since HBO's live feed and on-demand content is available through the Sling TV apps.<ref>https://help.hbogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/205404147-Can-I-subscribe-to-HBO-GO-by-using-Sling-as-my-TV-provider-{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The same also applies to [[PlayStation Vue]] subscribers except they also have access to HBO Now.<ref>Dwayne Benefield. [http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/09/29/ps-vue-hbo-cinemax-new-ultra-plan-arrive-today/ PS Vue: HBO, Cinemax, New Ultra Plan Arrive Today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308015023/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/09/29/ps-vue-hbo-cinemax-new-ultra-plan-arrive-today/ |date=March 8, 2019 }}, playstation.com, September 29, 2016.</ref>
The over-the-top service was launched in Latin America in June 2017, although under the name HBO Go.

In January 2019, HBO Go was dropped from [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[Samsung]] Smart TVs released before 2013.<ref name="discontinue">{{Cite web |url=https://help.hbogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012755013-Device-support-changes-PlayStation-3-Samsung-TV-and-Xbox-360 |title=Device support changes: PlayStation 3, Samsung TV, and Xbox 360 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041920/https://help.hbogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012755013-Device-support-changes-PlayStation-3-Samsung-TV-and-Xbox-360 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Content==
==Content==
HBO Go streams a selection of theatrically released films (via film studios that maintain distribution deals with HBO including [[20th Century Fox]], [[Universal Pictures]] and network sister company [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]) with a significant number of titles added and removed from the service every month. HBO original series are available on a permanent basis. New episodes of current series are typically available for streaming beginning at the time of their initial broadcast in the [[Eastern Time Zone]] on the linear HBO channel.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Game Of Thrones’ Premiere Live Stream Online, But Will HBO Go Crash Again?|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1203167/game-of-thrones-premiere-live-stream-online-but-will-hbo-go-crash-again/|author=Jonathan Vankin|work=Inquisitr|date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>
HBO Go previously streamed a selection of theatrically-released films (via the film studios that maintain distribution deals with HBO, including [[20th Century Studios]], [[Universal Pictures]] and network sister company [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]), with a significant number of titles added and removed from the service every month.
HBO original series are available on a permanent basis, where new episodes of current series are typically available for streaming beginning at the time of their initial broadcast in the United States' [[Eastern Time Zone]] on the linear HBO channel.<ref>{{cite web|title='Game Of Thrones' Premiere Live Stream Online, But Will HBO Go Crash Again?|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1203167/game-of-thrones-premiere-live-stream-online-but-will-hbo-go-crash-again/|author=Jonathan Vankin|work=Inquisitr|date=April 6, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022220943/http://www.inquisitr.com/1203167/game-of-thrones-premiere-live-stream-online-but-will-hbo-go-crash-again/|url-status=live}}</ref>

However, several past HBO series have not been carried by HBO Go, including ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', ''[[Tenacious D (TV series)|Tenacious D]]'', ''[[1st & Ten (HBO TV series)|1st & Ten]]'', ''[[Da Ali G Show]]'', and ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series)|The Ricky Gervais Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=It's not TV—and it's not available on HBO Go: 27-plus HBO originals unavailable from the streaming service|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/its-not-tvand-its-not-available-on-hbo-go-27-plus--97744|author=Erik Adams, Sam Adams|author2=Phil Dyess-Nugent, Will Harris and Kyle Ryan|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727025327/http://www.avclub.com/article/its-not-tvand-its-not-available-on-hbo-go-27-plus--97744|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' and ''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arliss]]'' were not made available until they were added in 2016 and 2018 respectively.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/larry-sanders-show-coming-hbo-915926 It's Official: 'The Larry Sanders Show' Coming to HBO Go and HBO Now in September] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802091249/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/larry-sanders-show-coming-hbo-915926 |date=August 2, 2020 }}. ''The Hollywood Reporter''. 30 July 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/08/23/hbo-original-series-arli-the-art-of-the-sports-superagent-available-to-stream-on-hbo-now-and-hbo-go-starting-september-14-2018-613114/20180823hbo02/ HBO Original Series ''Arli$$: The Art of the Sports Superagen'' Available to Stream on HBO NOW and HBO GO Starting September 14, 2018.] {{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ''The Futon Critic''. 23 August 2018.</ref> Moreover, unlike TV Everywhere services offered by most other broadcast and cable-satellite television networks, HBO Go does not provide access live streams of HBO's linear channels, though programming was made available as soon as it started on the wireline networks.

== Discontinuation ==
In the U.S., HBO Go was deprecated following the launch of [[WarnerMedia]]'s [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] service in May 2020; the company had reached agreements with individual providers to give HBO subscribers access to HBO Max at no additional charge.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2020-05-20 |title=WarnerMedia Locks HBO Max Distribution Deals With Seven New Partners, From Pay-TV To PlayStation, Xbox And Samsung |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/warnermedia-locks-hbo-max-distribution-deals-with-seven-new-partners-from-pay-tv-to-playstation-xbox-and-samsung-1202939401/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520170853/https://deadline.com/2020/05/warnermedia-locks-hbo-max-distribution-deals-with-seven-new-partners-from-pay-tv-to-playstation-xbox-and-samsung-1202939401/ |archive-date=May 20, 2020 |access-date=2020-05-27 |website=Deadline |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wsj-amazon-roku-impasse">{{cite web |last1=Flint |first1=Joe |last2=Rizzo |first2=Lillian |date=May 27, 2020 |title=HBO Max Leaves AT&T at Odds With Amazon and Roku |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hbo-max-leaves-at-t-at-odds-with-amazon-and-roku-11590597190 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527170058/https://www.wsj.com/articles/hbo-max-leaves-at-t-at-odds-with-amazon-and-roku-11590597190 |url-status=live }}</ref> HBO Max was not supported for several months on certain devices supported by HBO Go, including [[Amazon Fire]] and [[Amazon Fire TV|Fire TV]] (arrived on that platform on November 17, 2020).<ref name="wsj-amazon-roku-impasse" /> and [[Roku]] (December 17, 2020).{{Cn|date=May 2022}}

On June 12, 2020, it was announced that because "the large majority of HBO Go usage occurs on platforms with whom we have HBO Max deals currently in place", HBO Go would be discontinued on July 31, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solsman |first=Joan E. |date=2020-06-12 |title=HBO is getting rid of HBO GO, renaming HBO Now since HBO Max is live |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/hbo-max-is-getting-rid-of-hbo-go-renaming-hbo-now-since-hbo-max-is-live/ |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612194647/https://www.cnet.com/news/hbo-max-is-getting-rid-of-hbo-go-renaming-hbo-now-since-hbo-max-is-live/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[HBO Now]], a separate, direct-to-consumer version of the HBO service,<ref name="verge-hbonow">{{cite web |author=Chris Welch |date=March 9, 2015 |title=HBO Now coming in April for $14.99 per month, Apple TV price cut to $69 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/9/8175619/hbo-now-announced |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=May 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524211823/https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/9/8175619/hbo-now-announced |url-status=live }}</ref> was also folded into HBO Max on-launch for most subscribers.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="wsj-amazon-roku-impasse" />


Warner Bros. Discovery has continued to use the HBO Go branding for services in eight Southeast Asian markets. WarnerMedia originally planned to relaunch these services as HBO Max in 2022, but the launch was shelved in favor of an upcoming relaunch of the service (along with HBO Go in these markets) known simply as Max, which is expected to include [[Discovery+]] content, in fall 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2022-01-28 |title=WarnerMedia Readies Ground in Asia for HBO Max, Expanded Local Production |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/asia/warnermedia-asia-hbo-max-local-production-1235165924/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820030825/https://variety.com/2022/tv/asia/warnermedia-asia-hbo-max-local-production-1235165924/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2022-08-04 |title=HBO Max, Discovery+ to Merge Into Single Streaming Platform Starting in Summer 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/hbo-max-discovery-plus-merger-2023-1235333314/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805010522/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/hbo-max-discovery-plus-merger-2023-1235333314/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/warner-bros-discovery-max-streaming-service-name.html |title=Warner Bros Discovery closes in on 'Max' as the name of its combined HBO Max-Discovery+ streaming service |website=[[CNBC]] |date=December 5, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205154430/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/warner-bros-discovery-max-streaming-service-name.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2023-04-12 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Unveils 'Max': Everything Revealed at Combined HBO Max-Discovery+ Streaming Presentation |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/max-streaming-service-hbo-warner-discovery-1235579785/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
However, HBO Go does not carry several past HBO series, such as ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', ''[[Tenacious D (TV series)|Tenacious D]]'', ''[[1st & Ten (HBO TV series)|1st & Ten]]'', ''[[Arliss]]'', ''[[Da Ali G Show]]'', or ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=It’s not TV—and it’s not available on HBO Go: 27-plus HBO originals unavailable from the streaming service|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/its-not-tvand-its-not-available-on-hbo-go-27-plus--97744|author=Erik Adams, Sam Adams|author2=Phil Dyess-Nugent, Will Harris and Kyle Ryan|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=May 15, 2013}}</ref> Moreover, unlike TV Everywhere services offered by most other broadcast and cable-satellite television networks, HBO Go does not provide access to near-real-time streams of HBO's linear channels. (Max Go, the TV Everywhere service of sister premium service [[Cinemax]], also does not offer streams of any of that network's linear television channels.)


==Platforms==
==Platforms==
* [[Amazon Fire TV]] (December 16, 2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go Hits Amazon Fire TV, May Bring Cord-Cutting Service Too|url=http://readwrite.com/2014/12/16/hbo-go-amazon-fire-tv-maybe-cord-cutting|author=Adriana Lee|work=[[ReadWrite]]|date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Amazon Fire TV]] (December 16, 2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go Hits Amazon Fire TV, May Bring Cord-Cutting Service Too|url=http://readwrite.com/2014/12/16/hbo-go-amazon-fire-tv-maybe-cord-cutting|author=Adriana Lee|work=[[ReadWrite]]|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=December 22, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225013521/http://readwrite.com/2014/12/16/hbo-go-amazon-fire-tv-maybe-cord-cutting|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]] (April 29, 2011)<ref name="gigaom.com"/>
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]] (April 29, 2011)<ref name="gigaom.com"/>
* [[Android TV]] (October 29, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techhive.com/article/2998957/streaming-services/hbo-go-gets-an-android-tv-app-but-not-for-comcast-subscribers.html|title=HBO Go gets an Android TV app, but not for Comcast subscribers}}</ref>
* [[Android TV]] (October 29, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techhive.com/article/2998957/streaming-services/hbo-go-gets-an-android-tv-app-but-not-for-comcast-subscribers.html|title=HBO Go gets an Android TV app, but not for Comcast subscribers|access-date=October 30, 2015|archive-date=October 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029233735/http://www.techhive.com/article/2998957/streaming-services/hbo-go-gets-an-android-tv-app-but-not-for-comcast-subscribers.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[iOS]] (April 29, 2011)<ref name="gigaom.com"/>
* [[iOS]] (April 29, 2011)<ref name="gigaom.com"/>
* [[Apple TV]] (June 19, 2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO GO Finally Arrives on Apple TV|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/06/hbo-go-finally-on-apple-tv/|author=Roberto Baldwin|work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Apple TV]] (June 19, 2013)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=HBO GO Finally Arrives on Apple TV|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/06/hbo-go-finally-on-apple-tv/|author=Roberto Baldwin|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222121236/https://www.wired.com/2013/06/hbo-go-finally-on-apple-tv/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Google [[Chromecast]] (November 22, 2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go Launches on Chromecast as Mobile Video Mainstreams|url=http://www.ooyala.com/videomind/blog/hbo-go-launches-chromecast-mobile-video-mainstreams|author=Jim O'Neill|work=[[Ooyala]]|date=November 22, 2013}}</ref>
* Google [[Chromecast]] (November 22, 2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go Launches on Chromecast as Mobile Video Mainstreams|url=http://www.ooyala.com/videomind/blog/hbo-go-launches-chromecast-mobile-video-mainstreams|author=Jim O'Neill|work=[[Ooyala]]|date=November 22, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022120140/http://www.ooyala.com/videomind/blog/hbo-go-launches-chromecast-mobile-video-mainstreams|url-status=live}}</ref>
* LG [[webOS]] (March 20, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbolapress.com/news/640|title=HBO Latin America Press Room|website=www.hbolapress.com|access-date=2019-05-20|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000052/https://www.hbolapress.com/news/640|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[PlayStation 3]] (January 16, 2014)<ref name="blog.us.playstation.com">{{cite web|title=HBO Go for PS3 Coming Soon, PS4 to Follow|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/16/hbo-go-for-ps3-coming-soon-ps4-to-follow/|work=[[PlayStation]]|publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]|date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Mola (streaming service)|Mola]] (September 5, 2020)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mola TV Gandeng HBO GO, Tawarkan Layanan Premium|url=https://inet.detik.com/cyberlife/d-5161018/mola-tv-gandeng-hbo-go-tawarkan-layanan-premium|publisher=[[Detikcom]]|date=September 5, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=October 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002050908/https://inet.detik.com/cyberlife/d-5161018/mola-tv-gandeng-hbo-go-tawarkan-layanan-premium|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[PlayStation 4]] (March 3, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go Available on PS4 Later Today|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/03/03/hbo-go-available-on-ps4-later-today/#sf7775869|work=Playstation|publisher=Sony Interactive|date=March 3, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Roku]] streaming players (October 11, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Roku LT and a Sneak Peek at HBO GO|url=http://blog.roku.com/blog/2011/10/11/introducing-roku-lt-and-a-sneak-peek-at-hbo-go/|publisher=[[Roku]]|date=October 11, 2011|accessdate=October 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Roku Channel Store|url=http://www.roku.com/roku-channel-store|publisher=Roku|accessdate=October 5, 2012}}</ref>
* [[PlayStation 4]] (March 3, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go Available on PS4 Later Today|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/03/03/hbo-go-available-on-ps4-later-today/#sf7775869|work=Playstation|publisher=Sony Interactive|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303180639/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/03/03/hbo-go-available-on-ps4-later-today/#sf7775869|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Roku]] streaming players (October 11, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Roku LT and a Sneak Peek at HBO GO|url=http://blog.roku.com/blog/2011/10/11/introducing-roku-lt-and-a-sneak-peek-at-hbo-go/|publisher=[[Roku]]|date=October 11, 2011|access-date=October 5, 2012|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020182330/http://blog.roku.com/blog/2011/10/11/introducing-roku-lt-and-a-sneak-peek-at-hbo-go/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Roku Channel Store|url=http://www.roku.com/roku-channel-store|publisher=Roku|access-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918203318/http://www.roku.com/roku-channel-store|archive-date=September 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Samsung]] Smart TVs (February 17, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go now available on select Samsung Smart TVs|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/2/17/2804413/hbo-go-samsung-smart-tv|author=Andrew Webster|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=February 17, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Samsung]] Smart TVs, manufactured 2013 or later (February 17, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go now available on select Samsung Smart TVs|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/2/17/2804413/hbo-go-samsung-smart-tv|author=Andrew Webster|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=February 17, 2012|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111034528/http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/17/2804413/hbo-go-samsung-smart-tv|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[TiVo]] (February 16, 2016)<ref>http://blog.tivo.com/2016/02/tivo-adds-hbo-go-and-toon-goggles-the-perfect-dvr-for-all-ages/</ref>
* [[TiVo]] (February 16, 2016)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.tivo.com/2016/02/tivo-adds-hbo-go-and-toon-goggles-the-perfect-dvr-for-all-ages/ |title=TiVo adds HBO GO and Toon Goggles – the perfect DVR for all ages! - TiVo Blog |access-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-date=April 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408091709/http://blog.tivo.com/2016/02/tivo-adds-hbo-go-and-toon-goggles-the-perfect-dvr-for-all-ages/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Xbox 360]] (March 27, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=XBox Live Adds HBO Go, MLB.tv and Comcast Xfinity Apps|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/252660/xbox_live_adds_hbo_go_mlbtv_and_comcast_xfinity_apps.html|work=[[PC World]]|date=March 27, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Xbox One]] (November 20, 2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go, Twitter, Vine Coming to Xbox One By End of 2014|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hbo-go-twitter-vine-coming-to-xbox-one-by-end-of-2014/1100-6420087/|author=Eddie Makuch|work=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=June 4, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Xbox One]] (November 20, 2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Go, Twitter, Vine Coming to Xbox One By End of 2014|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hbo-go-twitter-vine-coming-to-xbox-one-by-end-of-2014/1100-6420087/|author=Eddie Makuch|work=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=June 4, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=October 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008180556/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hbo-go-twitter-vine-coming-to-xbox-one-by-end-of-2014/1100-6420087/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://hbogoasia.com Asian version of HBO GO website]


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Not to be confused with sibling service HBO Now or the former name of Max (streaming service), HBO Max.

HBO GO
Type of site
Video on demand
DissolvedJuly 31, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-07-31) (North America)
June 29, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-29) (Latin America and the Caribbean)
October 26, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-26) (Nordic Europe and Spain)
March 8, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-08) (Central and Eastern Europe and Portugal)
Fall 2024 (Asia)
Predecessor(s)HBO on Broadband
Successor(s)Max
HeadquartersNew York, New York,
United States
ParentHome Box Office, Inc.
RegistrationSubscription to HBO through participating pay television provider required to access content
LaunchedFebruary 18, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-02-18)
Current statusClosed (Americas and Europe)
Active (Asia)

HBO Go is an authenticated video-on-demand streaming system of the pay television service HBO, now serving only the Southeast Asian region at least until late 2024. The service previously allowed only subscribers to HBO via television providers to access its on-demand programming via the HBO website, mobile apps, and digital media players, among other devices.

The service began to be phased out in the United States in 2020 following the launch of HBO Max (later rebranded as Max), the new subscription streaming service featuring content from both HBO and parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. HBO Max would be made available at no additional charge to HBO subscribers on participating providers, but would also be available on a direct-to-consumer basis.

The "HBO Go" brand is also used in international markets for TV Everywhere and over-the-top services offering HBO programming. HBO Canada also previously operated an HBO Go service,[1] but this was discontinued in 2018 when its parent service, The Movie Network, rebranded as Crave and merged with a previously-separate streaming service that held rights to HBO library programming.[2][3]

Overview[edit]

HBO Go was the successor to HBO on Broadband, which was originally launched in January 2008 to Time Warner Cable customers in the Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, areas. Programming content available on the service consisted of 400 hours of feature and HBO original television films (including 130 movie titles that rotated monthly), specials and original series that could be downloaded to computers, at no extra charge for HBO subscribers; in order to access HBO on Broadband content, users had to be a digital cable customer that had a subscription to HBO, and used Time Warner Cable's Roadrunner cable modem service.[4][5]

The service launched nationally as HBO Go on February 18, 2010, initially available through Verizon FiOS.[6] Over the following years, the service expanded to other providers including AT&T U-verse,[7] Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable,[8] DirecTV,[9] Dish Network,[10] Suddenlink Communications,[11] and Charter Communications in some states,[12][13] as well as through vMVPD services AT&T TV Now, AT&T TV and Hulu. The service can be accessed through a web browser or through apps for select smart TV sets, Amazon Fire, iOS, Android, Chromecast, Roku, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

At launch, the service was accessible only on personal computers via the HBO website. Applications for iOS and Android devices were released on April 29, 2011, making the service available on smartphones and tablet computers.[14] The app had over one million downloads in its first week, and was downloaded over three million times by the end of June 2011.[15][16]

In October 2011, Roku streaming players became the first television-connected devices to support the service, and availability was later rolled out to the Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation consoles, Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox consoles. Availability on set-top boxes and gaming consoles is determined by individual cable providers in the United States with some omissions. Currently Comcast does not support the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Fire TV and did not support Roku players until late 2014.[17][18] Sling TV subscribers who receive HBO through that service are unable to access HBO Go, since HBO's live feed and on-demand content is available through the Sling TV apps.[19] The same also applies to PlayStation Vue subscribers except they also have access to HBO Now.[20]

In January 2019, HBO Go was dropped from PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Samsung Smart TVs released before 2013.[21]

Content[edit]

HBO Go previously streamed a selection of theatrically-released films (via the film studios that maintain distribution deals with HBO, including 20th Century Studios, Universal Pictures and network sister company Warner Bros. Pictures), with a significant number of titles added and removed from the service every month.

HBO original series are available on a permanent basis, where new episodes of current series are typically available for streaming beginning at the time of their initial broadcast in the United States' Eastern Time Zone on the linear HBO channel.[22]

However, several past HBO series have not been carried by HBO Go, including Tales from the Crypt, Tenacious D, 1st & Ten, Da Ali G Show, and The Ricky Gervais Show.[23] The Larry Sanders Show and Arliss were not made available until they were added in 2016 and 2018 respectively.[24][25] Moreover, unlike TV Everywhere services offered by most other broadcast and cable-satellite television networks, HBO Go does not provide access live streams of HBO's linear channels, though programming was made available as soon as it started on the wireline networks.

Discontinuation[edit]

In the U.S., HBO Go was deprecated following the launch of WarnerMedia's HBO Max service in May 2020; the company had reached agreements with individual providers to give HBO subscribers access to HBO Max at no additional charge.[26][27] HBO Max was not supported for several months on certain devices supported by HBO Go, including Amazon Fire and Fire TV (arrived on that platform on November 17, 2020).[27] and Roku (December 17, 2020).[citation needed]

On June 12, 2020, it was announced that because "the large majority of HBO Go usage occurs on platforms with whom we have HBO Max deals currently in place", HBO Go would be discontinued on July 31, 2020.[28] HBO Now, a separate, direct-to-consumer version of the HBO service,[29] was also folded into HBO Max on-launch for most subscribers.[26][27]

Warner Bros. Discovery has continued to use the HBO Go branding for services in eight Southeast Asian markets. WarnerMedia originally planned to relaunch these services as HBO Max in 2022, but the launch was shelved in favor of an upcoming relaunch of the service (along with HBO Go in these markets) known simply as Max, which is expected to include Discovery+ content, in fall 2024.[30][31][32][33]

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