On Wednesday, HBO announced that HBO GO and HBO NOW would no longer be available on the second and third generation Apple TV models from April 30, 2020. The company has now extended this deadline, and will remove HBO NOW from these platforms on May 15, 2020 and HBO GO will remain available for "a few additional months."
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Speaking to Engadget, an HBO spokesperson described the decision to remove these streaming services from older Apple TV models as a "business-as-usual device deprecation that was planned several months ago." The company hopes that the extended deadline provides people with enough time to upgrade their Apple TV models and otherwise prepare for the day they are removed.
HBO GO and HBO NOW will remain functional on the newest Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K platforms, which range from about $149.00 to $169.00 at this time. There are numerous shows and movies that can be streamed for free on HBO GO and HBO NOW as well, including Silicon Valley, Succession, The Wire, and more.
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No, people’s incomes are being shut down. Get some perspective for god sakes.Why? Is online retail being shut down as well?
No, but people have different priorities right now.Why? Is online retail being shut down as well?
A5 and 512mb is the iPhone 4s. Which currently supports HBO Go on iOS8 and is not losing support.The 2012 3rd gen Apple TV has 512MB of memory and a single-core A5 professor, putting it on the same performance level as a 2010 iPhone 4. I’m surprised it still works at all.
Come on, I know you haven’t been living under a rock. You may be doing financially well but a majority of people aren’t.Why? Is online retail being shut down as well?
Now and Go are exactly the same content; the difference is Go is tied to a cable subscription and Now is not.Good move....not sure why HBO Now is only getting an extra two weeks though (not familiar with their products)