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Do not fill this in! ====HBO Now==== {{main|HBO Now}} [[File:HBONOW-logo.svg|thumb|Former HBO Now logo, used from April 7, 2015, until July 31, 2020.]] HBO Now (formally named HBO from August to December 2020) was an [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top (OTT)]] subscription streaming service that provided on-demand access to HBO's library of original programming and theatrical films, and was marketed independent of a pay television subscription to the linear HBO service as a standalone platform targeting [[Cord-cutting|cord cutters]].<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|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> HBO Now was available online and as apps for Apple iOS and Apple TV devices;<ref name="gigaom-hbonow">{{cite web |author=Janko Roettgers |date=March 9, 2015 |title=HBO officially announces April launch of HBO Now at Apple event |url=https://gigaom.com/2015/03/09/hbo-officially-announces-launch-of-hbo-now-at-apple-event/ |access-date=May 12, 2020 |website=[[Gigaom]] |archive-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309231040/https://gigaom.com/2015/03/09/hbo-officially-announces-launch-of-hbo-now-at-apple-event/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Android tablets, phones and Android TV devices; Amazon Fire TV;<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Now moves beyond Apple, arrives on Android and Amazon devices|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/16/8911801/hbo-now-arrives-on-amazon-devices|website=The Verge|date=July 16, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> [[Roku]] devices;<ref name="cr-waystowatchhbo">{{cite web|title=All the Ways You Can Watch HBO|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/movies-tv/ways-to-watch-hbo/|author=James K. Willcox|periodical=[[Consumer Reports]]|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Xbox consoles ([[Xbox 360]] and [[Xbox One]]);<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO Now launches on Xbox One, 360, ending winter for Game of Thrones fans|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/04/hbo-now-launches-on-xbox-one-360-ending-winter-for-game-of-thrones-fans/|website=Ars Technica|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> PlayStation consoles ([[PlayStation 3]] and later);<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO and Cinemax Coming to PS Vue, HBO NOW Launching Soon on PS4, PS3|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/09/15/hbo-and-cinemax-coming-to-ps-vue-hbo-now-launching-soon-on-ps4-ps3/|website=PlayStation.Blog|publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]|date=September 15, 2016|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> and select TiVo devices;<ref>{{cite web|title=TiVo DVRs will lose HBO app at the end of August|url=https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/tivo-dvrs-will-lose-hbo-app-at-end-august|author=Ben Munson|website=Fierce Video|publisher=Questex LLC|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123140329/https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/tivo-dvrs-will-lose-hbo-app-at-end-august|url-status=dead}}</ref> and as a premium add-on through Amazon Prime Video, [[Sling TV]],<ref>{{cite news|title=HBO is coming to Sling TV this month|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/1/8326089/hbo-coming-to-sling-tv|author=Chris Welch|website=The Verge|date=April 1, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> AT&T TV and [[Hulu]].<ref name="cr-waystowatchhbo"/> On October 15, 2014, HBO announced plans to launch an OTT subscription streaming service in 2015, which would be distributed as a standalone offering that does not require an existing television subscription to access the content.<ref>{{cite news|title=HBO to offer its programming over the Internet|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-hbo-time-warner-internet-online-program-20141016-story.html|author=Meg James|author2=Ryan Faughnder|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 16, 2014|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="deadline-hbogoitalone">{{cite news|title=HBO To Launch Stand-Alone Online Service, Without Cable, In 2015: Time Warner Investor Day|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/richard-plepler-time-warner-investor-day-hbo-ceo-presentation-851815/|author=David Lieberman|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 15, 2014|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="atlantic-goitalone">{{cite magazine|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|magazine=[[The Atlantic]]|date=October 15, 2014|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> The service, HBO Now, was unveiled on March 9, 2015, and officially launched one month later on April 7.<ref name="gigaom-hbonow"/><ref name="verge-hbonow"/><ref name="verge-hbonow-launched">{{cite web|title=HBO Now launches on Apple TV|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/7/8362229/hbo-now-available-now-apple-tv|author=Chris Welch|website=The Verge|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="hbonow_launch">{{cite web|title='HBO Now' Goes Live|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/tv-apps/hbo-now-goes-live/389517#sthash.gEGufCmc.dpuf|author=Jeff Baumgartner|periodical=Multichannel News|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> The service was initially available via Apple Inc. to Apple TV and iOS devices for a three-month exclusivity period following its formal launch, before becoming available for subscription through other participating [[Internet service provider]]s.<ref name="gigaom-hbonow"/><ref name="verge-hbonow"/> Available for $15 per month, HBO Now was identical to the former HBO Go in terms of content and features. New episodes of the HBO series were made available for streaming on the initial airdate and usually uploaded at the normal airtime, of their original broadcast on the main linear HBO channel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tech Test: There are plenty of options for HBO online, not enough time|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/apr/26/there-are-plenty-of-options-for-hbo-online-not-eno/|author=Anick Jesdanun|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=[[The Columbian]]|date=April 26, 2015}}</ref> By February 2019, subscribership of HBO Now subscribers had reached over 8 million customers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Number of HBO Now subscribers 2019|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/539290/hbo-now-subscribers/|website=Statista|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> On June 12, 2020, WarnerMedia announced that HBO Now would be rebranded solely as HBO on August 1. Following HBO Max's launch, the HBO streaming service had served as the network's default OTT platform for Roku customers, as WarnerMedia has not yet signed deals to distribute HBO Max on that platform; until its replacement by HBO Max on those platforms in November 2020, it also served as a default HBO OTT service for Amazon Fire and Fire TV customers.<ref name="cnet-bookending"/> As a consequence of an agreement with WarnerMedia announced the day before offering HBO Max on Roku devices starting the following day, the HBO streaming service was discontinued on December 17, 2020.<ref name="wrap-hbomaxroku">{{cite web|title=HBO Max Finally Agrees to Deal With Roku Ahead of 'Wonder Woman 1984' Debut|url=https://www.thewrap.com/hbo-max-finally-agrees-to-deal-with-roku-ahead-of-wonder-woman-1984-debut/|author=Tim Baysinger|website=The Wrap|date=December 16, 2020}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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