| 词条 | HBO Now |
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| name = HBO NOW | logo = HBONOW-logo.svg | logo size = 250px | logo alt = | collapsible = | screenshot = | screenshot size = | screenshot alt = | caption = | company_type = | foundation = {{start date|2014|10|15}} | launched = {{start date and age|2015|4|7}}[1] | predecessor = | location = New York City, New York | country = United States | area served = United States | founder = | CEO = | key people = Richard Plepler {{small|(CEO, Home Box Office, Inc.)}} | services = OTT streaming service | revenue = | operating income = | international = No | parent = WarnerMedia Entertainment | owner = WarnerMedia | slogan = | url = {{URL|hbonow.com}} | alexa = | website type = Video on demand | advertising = | registration = Monthly subscription through authorized distributor required to access content | users = | language = English | current status = }}HBO Now is a subscription video on demand service operated by American premium cable and satellite television network HBO. Officially unveiled on March 9 and launched on April 7, 2015[1] the service allows subscribers on-demand access to HBO's library of original programs, films and other content on personal computers, smartphones, tablet devices and digital media players.[2] Unlike HBO Go, HBO's online video on demand service for existing subscribers of the linear television channel, HBO Now is available as a standalone service and does not require a television subscription to use, targeting cord cutters who use competing services such as Netflix and Hulu. As of February 2018, HBO Now has 5 million subscribers.[3] DevelopmentOn October 15, 2014, following a trial of a similar service in Nordic Europe, HBO announced plans to launch an online, subscription video on demand service in the United States in 2015. This new service would be geared towards cord cutters – consumers who primarily use online video services to view television programs rather than subscribe to cable or satellite television – and would not have to be purchased as part of a television subscription, therefore also making it a competitor to services such as Netflix. This contrasts with HBO's existing online video on demand service, HBO Go, which is only accessible to those who have subscribed to HBO through a television provider.[4][5] On December 9, 2014, it was reported that HBO had outsourced development of the service's infrastructure to Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), who also developed the infrastructures used by WatchESPN and WWE Network. The network was previously working on a new platform codenamed "Maui"; however HBO, especially after major outages of HBO Go that occurred during several recent season premieres of high-profile HBO series, felt that outsourcing the service to a third-party would bring lower risk to the project. Otto Berkes stepped down as the company's Chief Technical Officer following this move.[6] The service was officially unveiled as HBO Now during an Apple press event on March 9, 2015.[7] It was also announced that Apple would be the service's exclusive launch partner, with the HBO Now app being exclusive to Apple TV and iOS devices for a three-month period following the service's launch.[8][2][9] HBO Now content can also be accessed on its website. HBO Now officially went live on April 7, 2015, to coincide with the April 12 premiere of the fifth season of Game of Thrones.[1] Apple keeps 15% of the monthly subscription fee from users who sign up from an iOS device.[10] Following the end of the exclusivity period, HBO Now for Android and Amazon Kindle Fire was released on July 16, 2015.[11] HBO Now apps for Xbox 360 and Xbox One were released on April 21, 2016.[12] On September 15, Sony announced that HBO Now will be available on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, which was later released on September 29, 2016 in anticipation for the series premiere of Westworld on October 2, and that anyone that subscribed to HBO on PlayStation Vue would be able to access HBO Now at no extra cost.[13][14] ContentHBO Now offers on-demand access to most of HBO's library of original series, but does not carry several past series such as Tales from the Crypt, Tenacious D, 1st & Ten, Da Ali G Show, or The Ricky Gervais Show.[15] The Larry Sanders Show and Arliss were initially unavailable but added in 2016 and 2018 respectively.[16][17] It also streams HBO's original films and documentaries, along with acquired films from its library through the cable channel's content partners (such as 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures and HBO sister company Warner Bros. Pictures). Time Warner stated that at least 2,000 titles would be available upon the service's launch.[9] Like with HBO Go, HBO Now strictly serves as a video on demand service and does not include access to near-real-time streams of HBO's linear channels – unlike similar (in particular, TV Everywhere) streaming services offered by other television networks.[9][18] HBO Now also does not include programming streams or content from sister premium service Cinemax, and Time Warner has indicated that it does not plan to launch a companion standalone service for that network in the near term.[19] AvailabilityHBO Now is only available to customers in the United States, and certain U.S. territories. Due to regional rights restrictions, HBO cannot offer the service outside of the country, and its terms of use explicitly forbid the service from being used outside the United States. Users from outside the U.S. that are detected to have used services such as virtual private networks (VPN) to evade the geo-blocking to use HBO Now are subject to have their services terminated with no refund.[20][21] In Canada, Bell Media owns the exclusive rights to HBO's back-catalog for its own streaming service, CraveTV. Previously, current HBO programming was broadcast exclusively through HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of The Movie Network, and its own HBO Go app. In November 2018, Bell merged The Movie Network with CraveTV and relaunched the newly combined service as "Crave". The new service includes both current and library HBO programming, now available on a direct-to-consumer basis, similar to HBO Now.[22][23] On April 1, 2015, as part of an agreement with Time Warner that renewed its carriage contract for the Turner Broadcasting System networks and gave its over-the-top television service Sling TV distribution rights to the linear HBO channel, Dish Network secured an option to become a distribution partner for HBO Now following the exclusivity period with Apple.[24][25] HBO content is also available as a premium add-on for Amazon Video, DirecTV Now, Hulu, PlayStation Vue for the same $14.99 price as HBO Now.[26] The over-the-top service was launched in Latin America in June 2017, although under the name HBO Go. ReceptionAnalysts predicted HBO Now had over one million paying subscribers on iOS platforms in July 2015.[27] In February 2016, Time Warner disclosed that HBO Now had over 800,000 paying subscribers, by February 2017 it had two million.[28][29] And a year later in February 2018, it has grown to five million.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=‘HBO Now’ Goes Live|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/tv-apps/hbo-now-goes-live/389517#sthash.gEGufCmc.dpuf|last=Baumgartner|first=Jeff|periodical=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=April 7, 2015}} 2. ^1 {{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|website=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|date=March 9, 2015}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-01/hbo-s-channel-for-cord-cutters-surpasses-5-million-subscribers|title=HBO's Online Channel Surpasses 5 Million U.S. Subscribers|publisher=}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=HBO To Launch Stand-Alone Online Service, Without Cable, In 2015: Time Warner Investor Day|url=http://deadline.com/2014/10/richard-plepler-time-warner-investor-day-hbo-ceo-presentation-851815/|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=October 15, 2014|accessdate=October 16, 2014}} 5. ^{{cite news|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/|work=The Atlantic|publisher=Atlantic Media|date=October 15, 2014|accessdate=October 16, 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=HBO CTO Otto Berkes Resigns After Network Enlists MLB to Build OTT Platform|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/hbo-cto-otto-berkes-resigns-as-network-enlists-mlb-to-build-ott-platform-1201375255/|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/7/8363811/hbo-now-apple-tv-hands-on|title=HBO Now on Apple TV Hands On|accessdate=April 7, 2015|work=The Verge|date=April 7, 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=You won't be able to buy HBO Now directly from HBO|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/16/8226813/hbo-wont-sell-now-subscriptions-cablevision-optimum-partnership|website=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|date=March 16, 2015}} 9. ^1 2 {{cite web|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/|website=Gigaom|accessdate=March 9, 2015}} 10. ^{{cite news |author= |title=Apple only takes 15% cut on HBO Now, Netflix, and Hulu subscriptions |url=http://www.cultofmac.com/319040/apple-only-takes-15-cut-on-hbo-now-netflix-and-hulu-subscriptions/ |quote= |newspaper=Cult of Mac |date=April 13, 2015 }} 11. ^{{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|accessdate=20 September 2015}} 12. ^{{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|accessdate=22 April 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/09/15/hbo-and-cinemax-coming-to-ps-vue-hbo-now-launching-soon-on-ps4-ps3/|title=HBO and Cinemax Coming to PS Vue, HBO NOW Launching Soon on PS4, PS3|website=PlayStation.Blog|accessdate=20 September 2017}} 14. ^Dwayne Benefield. PS Vue: HBO, Cinemax, New Ultra Plan Arrive Today, playstation.com, September 29, 2016. 15. ^{{cite web|title=It’s not TV—and it’s not available on HBO Go: 27-plus HBO originals unavailable from the streaming service|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/its-not-tvand-its-not-available-on-hbo-go-27-plus--97744|author=Erik Adams, Sam Adams|author2=Phil Dyess-Nugent, Will Harris and Kyle Ryan|website=The A.V. Club|date=May 15, 2013}} 16. ^[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/larry-sanders-show-coming-hbo-915926 It's Official: 'The Larry Sanders Show' Coming to HBO Go and HBO Now in September]. The Hollywood Reporter. 30 July 2016. 17. ^HBO Original Series Arli$$: The Art of the Sports Superagen Available to Stream on HBO NOW and HBO GO Starting September 14, 2018. The Futon Critic. 23 August 2018. 18. ^{{cite news|title=3 things to know about HBO's new streaming service|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumer/2015/03/13/things-know-hbos-new-streaming-service/70310132/|author=Nick Jesdanun|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|publisher=Gannett Company|date=March 16, 2015|accessdate=March 23, 2015}} 19. ^{{cite web|title=What does HBO Now mean for budding Cinemax?|url=http://qz.com/359764/what-does-hbo-now-mean-for-budding-cinemax/|author=Adam Epstein|website=Quartz|publisher=Atlantic Media|date=March 11, 2015}} 20. ^{{cite web|title=HBO Now users outside US to be 'cut off'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32392639|website=BBC News|accessdate=22 April 2015}} 21. ^{{cite news|title=HBO is cracking down on Canadians accessing streaming service HBO Now|url=http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/hbo-is-cracking-down-on-canadians-accessing-streaming-service-hbo-now|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=Financial Post|date=22 April 2015}} 22. ^{{Cite news|url=http://worldscreen.com/tvcanada/all-new-crave-features-hbo-collection/|title=All-New Crave Features HBO Collection|date=2018-11-01|work=TVCanada|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en-US}} 23. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-goes-direct-consumer-canada-challenge-netflix-supremacy-1157087|title=HBO Goes Direct to Consumer in Canada to Challenge Netflix|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en}} 24. ^{{cite news|title=Turner and Dish Reach New Distribution Pact|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/turner-and-dish-reach-new-distribution-pact-1427905296|author=Joe Flint|author2=Shalini Ramachandran|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=News Corp.|date=April 1, 2015|accessdate=April 6, 2015}} {{subscription required}} 25. ^{{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|publisher=Vox Media|date=April 1, 2015|accessdate=April 6, 2015}} 26. ^[https://www.consumerreports.org/movies-tv/ways-to-watch-hbo/ 6 Ways to Watch HBO]. Consumer Reports. 27. ^{{cite web|title=Analysts: HBO Now already has about a million subscribers|url=http://qz.com/441413/analysts-hbo-now-already-has-about-a-million-subscribers/|website=Quartz|accessdate=18 July 2015}} 28. ^{{cite web|title=HBO Now Has 800,000 Paid Streaming Subscribers, Time Warner Says|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/business/media/hbo-now-has-800000-paid-streaming-subscribers-time-warner-says.html?_r=0|accessdate=11 February 2016}} 29. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/hbo-now-2-million-subscribers-time-warner-1201981371/|title=HBO Now Grows to More Than 2 Million Domestic Subscribers|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|date=8 February 2017|publisher=|accessdate=20 September 2017}} External links
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