Time Warner Cable Gets HBO Go, Max Go

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable customers are gaining access to HBO’s authenticated online video destinations HBO Go and Max Go, delivering some 1,800 titles, including hits such as Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones.

The companies will hold a brief Beta trial, with the service expected to launch in the next month to all Time Warner Cable customers who subscribe to HBO. HBO Go features more than 1,400 titles, including True Blood, The Sopranos, Sex and the City and Deadwood, as well as HBO original films, mini-series, sports, documentaries and specials and theatrical films. Max Go has more than 400 titles from Cinemax programming, including hit Hollywood movies, indies, the MAX After Dark series and more.

"HBO Go has been a tremendous success with our subscribers," said Eric Kessler, co-president of HBO. "We’re happy that Time Warner Cable customers will be able to enjoy this great product which provides streaming of HBO’s programming library."

"We’re very pleased to have completed an agreement that’s good for our customers," added Susan Weinstein, the group VP of content acquisition for Time Warner Cable. “HBO and Cinemax offer unique and compelling programming for our customers, and soon they’ll be able to access it both anytime and anywhere.”