HBO Go
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HBO Go was an authenticated video on demand of the pay television service HBO. The service allowed subscribers to HBO via television providers to access its programming on-demand via the HBO website, mobile apps, and digital media players among other devices.
Type of site | Video on demand |
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Dissolved | July 31, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-07-31) (North America) June 29, 2021; 2 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 |
Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
Parent | Home Box Office, Inc. |
Registration | Subscription to HBO through participating pay television provider required to access content |
Launched | February 18, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-02-18) |
Current status | Closed (Americas and Europe) Active (Asia) |
The service began to be phased out in the United States in 2020 following the launch of HBO Max (now known as Max in the United States), a 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. For example, HBO Canada 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]