DirecTV Subs Get HBO To Go

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Satellite provider DirecTV will offer its subscribers access to the HBOGo.com online video site as part of a deal between the two parties.

DirecTV will join Cox, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FIOS Tv and Comcast Cable in offering the subscriber-authenticated HBO go and Cinemax Go services to its subscriber base, according to network officials. HBO Go offers more than 1,400 movie titles as well as access to full seasons of classic HBO shows such as The Sopranos, Sex And The City and The Wire.

Max Go offers more than 400 titles of Hollywood movies and the Max After Dark series.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.