There’s a Game of Thrones-size void in our hearts and now that The Night Of has ended, HBO subscribers need their next fix. If Vice Principals isn’t your thing, perhaps Westworld, premiering Oct. 2, will be more your speed. You can see what the show is all about right here. That’s not the only original programing premiering on HBO next month; the service is also adding VICE News...
HBO on Thursday announced that its HBO Now application, once exclusive to the Apple TV, is now available for Android and Amazon Fire tablets. Support for the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick will follow "in the coming weeks," HBO said. This is great news for cord cutters, since HBO Now allows you to pay for access to HBO and its top-notch shows without having to also pay for a cable...
Season 5 of Game of Thrones will finally begin airing in over 170 countries this evening, but its first four episodes have already been leaked online. In just three hours, the apparent press copies have been downloaded more than 100,000 times. “The copies were first spotted on the private torrent tracker IPT, but they soon made their way to more public sites such as The Pirate Bay,...
Here's a quick reminder if you're preparing for the Game of Thrones season 5 premiere this weekend: you can now subscribe to HBO through Sling TV and access the content from any Sling TV device. The service goes live on Thursday and costs an additional $15 per month on top of your standard Sling TV service. It's supported on anything that works with Sling TV, including the Amazon Fire...
Suddenly the TV future has arrived. This week HBO announced that it would make a version of its popular HBO Go service available for the first time without a cable subscription. Then CBS released its CBS All Access service, which streams the full network (with one humongous exception), along with providing access to back catalogs of shows for a monthly fee of $5.99. These two moves...
See, guys? See? That Amazon Prime price hike—already one of the best deals around—wasn’t such a bad thing after all. The online giant just snuggled up to one of the most sought after premium cable channels on the market, signing a multi-year deal that will bring tons of great content to the Amazon Instant Video ecosystem. And the deal is exclusive, too, meaning Netflix, one of Amazon...
Amazon and HBO announced a multi-year deal this morning that marks a major move for Amazon Prime Instant Video. First off in the good news, an HBO Go app is on its way to Amazon’s Fire TV. This was one of the biggest complaints consumers had when the TV streaming device launched, but it is indeed on its way. Just as it does on every other device, however, it will require you to sign in...
Are you up to date with all things Stark and Lannister? Whoa! We couldn’t believe it when… Just kidding! Would I spoil the action like that? Hecks no. But if you’re not up to date on Game of Thrones, you have two days before the third-season debut on Sunday, March 31. There are several place where you can get your Westeros on, such as: iTunes: Seasons 1 and 2 are available at iTunes...
Barnes & Noble on Tuesday announced that it will begin to provide the option to buy and rent movies later this fall. The company has secured partnerships with all of the major players in the video content industry, including HBO, Sony Picutres, Starz, Walt Disney Studios, Viacom and Warner Brothers Entertainment. Anything that’s purchased from the Nook Store will be available from...
Netflix wants to rub shoulders with channels like HBO, Showtime and Starz, a new report suggests. According to Reuters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has secretly been meeting with U.S. cable companies to discuss a deal that would see the streaming service offered alongside traditional networks, perhaps as an additional option added to a subscriber’s cable bill. Hastings has been vocal...