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Roku gets HBO Go
Roku Streaming boxes now stream 1,400 titles from HBO.
Oct 11 2011, 2:04pm CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
HBO and Roku today announced that the two companies will launch HBO GO on the Roku streaming platform. With HBO GO on Roku, consumers will be able to instantly access more than 1,400 titles, including every episode of every season of the best HBO shows -- streamed to their TVs for convenient, on-demand viewing from the comfort of home. Expected to be available on all Roku streaming players at the end of October, HBO GO will join Roku's large and growing collection of entertainment channels. HBO GO is available at no additional cost to HBO customers who subscribe through a participating television provider.
"The HBO GO app has been wildly popular with our on-the-go viewers who enjoy being able to instantly access our programs on their mobile devices," said Bernadette Aulestia, senior vice president, domestic network distribution & marketing, HBO. "Now through our partnership with Roku, we will make these programs available on Roku streaming players, allowing our customers to stream them directly on the TV whenever they want."
HBO GO provides instant access to the best and latest HBO shows and hit movies including the critically acclaimed, award-winning series Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and True Blood; classics like The Sopranos, Sex and the City and Deadwood; plus HBO original films, miniseries, sports, documentaries and specials; in addition to a wide selection of blockbuster theatricals.
Get the Roku boxes on Amazon.
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Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi Lugmayr (Google) is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years
experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting
world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into
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