HBO GO joins a growing list of services that support Amazon Fire TV
voice search — customers simply say the name of a movie or TV show to
find it on Amazon, HBO GO, Hulu, SHOWTIME ANYTIME, Vevo, and more
Amazon Fire TV app selection up 4x since launch
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2014--
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced HBO GO is now available on Amazon
Fire TV with an HBO subscription through participating affiliates, with
integration of its full catalog into Fire TV’s voice search. HBO GO will
also be available on Fire TV Stick this spring.
“Since launch we’ve increased the number of services available on Amazon
Fire TV by more than 4x,” said Peter Larsen, Vice President Amazon
Devices. “We’re thrilled to add HBO GO, the most requested service,
to Fire TV in time for the holidays. HBO has produced some of the most
groundbreaking and award-winning TV shows and movies, and we are excited
to bring this amazing content to our customers, all of which is
accessible via voice search on your Fire TV remote.”
“Given our longstanding relationship with Amazon, we’re delighted to
bring HBO GO to Amazon’s Fire TV—offering our vast collection of
award-winning TV series and movies to Fire TV users,” said Jeff
Dallesandro, Vice President, Digital Domestic Network Distribution, HBO.
“We’re thrilled to add this platform to the suite of HBO GO viewing
options, offering our subscribers compelling new experiences like
Amazon’s unified voice search.”
Since launch, Amazon Fire TV has more than quadrupled its selection,
with over 700 apps and games now available. With the addition of HBO GO,
Fire TV customers now have access to over 1,700 titles including every
episode of new and classic HBO series, as well as HBO original films,
miniseries, sports, documentaries, specials and a wide selection of
blockbuster movies.
To celebrate the addition of HBO GO to the platform, Amazon Fire TV is
available for just $79 through December 28 —order at www.amazon.com/FireTV.
About Home Box Office, Inc.
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming subsidiary
of Time Warner Inc. and the world’s most successful pay TV service,
providing the two television services – HBO® and Cinemax®
– to approximately 127 million subscribers worldwide. The services offer
the most popular subscription video-on-demand products, HBO On Demand®
and Cinemax On Demand® as well as HBO GO® and MAX
GO®, HD feeds and multiplex channels. Internationally, HBO
branded television networks, along with the subscription video-on-demand
products HBO On Demand and HBO GO, bring HBO services to over 70
countries. HBO and Cinemax programming is sold into over 150 countries
worldwide.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is
guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor
focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and
long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized
recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct
Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets, and Fire TV are some of
the products and services pioneered by Amazon.
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