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Cablevision launches HBO GO
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Mar 14, 2012, 3:50:32 PM3/14/12
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BETHPAGE, NY – March 14, 2012 – Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC)
today announced the launch of HBO GO® and MAX GO®, expanding to 12 the
number of mobile programming services available to iO TV digital cable
customers. HBO GO and MAX GO make HBO® and Cinemax® content available
on any Internet-connected computer and other portable devices like the
iPad® and iPhone® and Android™ smartphones to customers who receive
the channels as part of their cable service.
“TV to GO” or “TV Everywhere” is a cable industry initiative that
allows customers to access the programming they have paid for as part
of their cable TV subscription on a variety of devices, even when
they are away from home. To help customers navigate through the
expanding array of available TV to GO options, Cablevision has
launched a new comprehensive online resource at
www.optimum.net/TVtoGO. With one click, customers can receive info on
and go directly to all 12 available TV Everywhere-type services from
HBO, Cinemax, CNN, TBS, TNT, tru TV, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network,
Speed2, HLN, MSG Varsity and News 12.
“It is a great time to be a Cablevision customer, with 12 programming
services now available both in and out of the home, the nation’s
largest WiFi network for fast and free wireless Internet, and the
industry’s best app for in-home viewing on smaller devices, featuring
our full cable service, On Demand and other key features,” said
Bradley Feldman, vice president of video product management. “No other
company is doing as much as Cablevision to give customers flexible and
mobile viewing options on new devices, connectivity out of the home
and easy tools to navigate through this expanding world of content
options.”
TV Everywhere services are available anywhere in the U.S. where a
customer can connect to the Internet. Cablevision customers who also
subscribe to Optimum Online high-speed Internet service have the
additional convenience and flexibility of being able to access TV
Everywhere services when away from home using the Optimum WiFi network
– the nation’s largest WiFi network, made up of more than 35,000
hotspots across Cablevision’s tri-state service area.
For in-home viewing, Cablevision customers can use the company’s
Optimum App for iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to watch their full cable
service – live programming, On Demand and other features – on these
mobile devices in the home. The Optimum App also includes DVR
controls, the ability to search for programming and even a remote
control for televisions in the home connected to set-top boxes.
HBO GO, which offers more than 1400 titles online, allows Cablevision
customers who subscribe to HBO to instantly watch every episode of
every season of the best HBO shows including current series like Game
of Thrones, True Blood®, and Boardwalk Empire®, classics like The
Sopranos®, Sex and the City® and Deadwood®, plus HBO original films,
miniseries, sports, documentaries, and specials as well as a wide
selection of blockbuster theatricals. HBO’s sister service, MAX GO,
adds more than 400 titles of Cinemax programming online, providing
instant access to hundreds of Hollywood hit movies, indies, cult
favorites, the MAX After Dark series as well as new and exclusive,
primetime high-impact drama series like Strike Back?, specifically
created for the channel.
With the online services, Cablevision customers will have access to
most new titles simultaneously with their premiere on the networks;
the ability to create a “Watchlist” that keeps track of bookmarked
content for later viewing; bonus content including interviews, recaps,
and behind-the-scenes extras; and customizable views showing titles in
slideshow, grid or list format. In addition, HBO GO can be
personalized through a ”Series Pass®” capability which automatically
alerts viewers to new episodes of favorite HBO programs when they
arrive on the service.
To access online, Cablevision’s HBO and Cinemax subscribers can go to
HBOGO.com and MAXGO.com, or simply visit www.optimum.net/TVtoGO.
Subscribers can then sign in with their Cablevision user ID and
password, make their viewing selection and begin watching.
today announced the launch of HBO GO® and MAX GO®, expanding to 12 the
number of mobile programming services available to iO TV digital cable
customers. HBO GO and MAX GO make HBO® and Cinemax® content available
on any Internet-connected computer and other portable devices like the
iPad® and iPhone® and Android™ smartphones to customers who receive
the channels as part of their cable service.
“TV to GO” or “TV Everywhere” is a cable industry initiative that
allows customers to access the programming they have paid for as part
of their cable TV subscription on a variety of devices, even when
they are away from home. To help customers navigate through the
expanding array of available TV to GO options, Cablevision has
launched a new comprehensive online resource at
www.optimum.net/TVtoGO. With one click, customers can receive info on
and go directly to all 12 available TV Everywhere-type services from
HBO, Cinemax, CNN, TBS, TNT, tru TV, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network,
Speed2, HLN, MSG Varsity and News 12.
“It is a great time to be a Cablevision customer, with 12 programming
services now available both in and out of the home, the nation’s
largest WiFi network for fast and free wireless Internet, and the
industry’s best app for in-home viewing on smaller devices, featuring
our full cable service, On Demand and other key features,” said
Bradley Feldman, vice president of video product management. “No other
company is doing as much as Cablevision to give customers flexible and
mobile viewing options on new devices, connectivity out of the home
and easy tools to navigate through this expanding world of content
options.”
TV Everywhere services are available anywhere in the U.S. where a
customer can connect to the Internet. Cablevision customers who also
subscribe to Optimum Online high-speed Internet service have the
additional convenience and flexibility of being able to access TV
Everywhere services when away from home using the Optimum WiFi network
– the nation’s largest WiFi network, made up of more than 35,000
hotspots across Cablevision’s tri-state service area.
For in-home viewing, Cablevision customers can use the company’s
Optimum App for iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to watch their full cable
service – live programming, On Demand and other features – on these
mobile devices in the home. The Optimum App also includes DVR
controls, the ability to search for programming and even a remote
control for televisions in the home connected to set-top boxes.
HBO GO, which offers more than 1400 titles online, allows Cablevision
customers who subscribe to HBO to instantly watch every episode of
every season of the best HBO shows including current series like Game
of Thrones, True Blood®, and Boardwalk Empire®, classics like The
Sopranos®, Sex and the City® and Deadwood®, plus HBO original films,
miniseries, sports, documentaries, and specials as well as a wide
selection of blockbuster theatricals. HBO’s sister service, MAX GO,
adds more than 400 titles of Cinemax programming online, providing
instant access to hundreds of Hollywood hit movies, indies, cult
favorites, the MAX After Dark series as well as new and exclusive,
primetime high-impact drama series like Strike Back?, specifically
created for the channel.
With the online services, Cablevision customers will have access to
most new titles simultaneously with their premiere on the networks;
the ability to create a “Watchlist” that keeps track of bookmarked
content for later viewing; bonus content including interviews, recaps,
and behind-the-scenes extras; and customizable views showing titles in
slideshow, grid or list format. In addition, HBO GO can be
personalized through a ”Series Pass®” capability which automatically
alerts viewers to new episodes of favorite HBO programs when they
arrive on the service.
To access online, Cablevision’s HBO and Cinemax subscribers can go to
HBOGO.com and MAXGO.com, or simply visit www.optimum.net/TVtoGO.
Subscribers can then sign in with their Cablevision user ID and
password, make their viewing selection and begin watching.
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