Cablevision and HBO Announce Agreement to Provide HBO NOW via Optimum Online
March 16 2015 - 3:21PM
Business Wire
Optimum is the First Cable Provider to
Announce Plans to Distribute HBO NOW via Internet and Optimum
WiFi
Cablevision and Home Box Office (HBO) announced today that they
have reached an agreement to offer standalone streaming service HBO
NOW to Optimum Online customers via the internet. Optimum is the
first cable provider to partner with HBO to offer the new service,
which is expected to launch in April in time for the fifth season
of Game of Thrones.
Kristin Dolan, Cablevision chief operating officer said: “As New
York’s premier connectivity company, we are enabling Optimum Online
customers to enjoy content in any way they choose to receive it. We
are well-positioned to support HBO NOW and, as technology advances,
Cablevision will continue to meet the evolving needs of our
customers.”
“We couldn’t be more excited that our longtime partner has
joined us for the launch of HBO NOW," said Tom Woodbury, President,
Global Distribution, HBO. "We believe that HBO NOW will have great
appeal to Cablevision's broadband customers.”
HBO NOW provides instant access to HBO’s acclaimed programming,
allowing viewers to watch every episode of every season of the best
series programming, more of the biggest and latest Hollywood hit
movies, original HBO Films, groundbreaking documentaries, sports,
and comedy and music specials. With the upcoming launch of HBO NOW,
Optimum will now offer the full suite of HBO products, which also
includes its pay TV channels and TV to GO offering, giving
customers more options than ever before.
Cablevision plans to provide pricing and other particulars for
HBO NOW in the coming weeks. Terms of the agreement were not
disclosed.
Optimum Online offers an unparalleled internet experience,
including a wide range of high-speed internet product tiers that
are designed to provide the right speeds for every type of user as
well as access to Optimum WiFi, the nation’s most robust WiFi
network featuring 1.1 million hotspots across the tri-state area.
For more information on Optimum Online, visit optimum.com.
About Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is a leading media
and telecommunications company, serving millions of households and
businesses throughout the greater New York area. Providing quality
products that keep customers connected, Cablevision offers
Optimum-branded digital cable television, high-speed Internet and
voice services as well as Optimum WiFi, the nation's most robust
WiFi network. The company recently introduced Freewheel, a new
low-cost WiFi-exclusive phone service that provides unlimited data,
talk and text. Cablevision’s Lightpath subsidiary is a premier
provider of integrated business communications solutions for larger
companies. Through its local media and programming properties –
News 12 Networks and Newsday Media Group – Cablevision also
delivers news and information created specifically for the
communities it serves. Additional information about Cablevision is
available at www.cablevision.com.
About HBO
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming
subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. and the world’s most successful pay
TV service, providing the two television services – HBO® and
Cinemax® – to approximately 122 million subscribers worldwide.
The services offer the popular subscription video-on-demand
products HBO On Demand® and Cinemax On Demand®, as well as HBO
GO® and MAX GO®, HD feeds and multiplex channels.
Beginning in April 2015, HBO will also offer a standalone
video streaming service, HBO NOW, in the U.S. Internationally,
HBO branded television networks, along with the subscription
video-on-demand products HBO On Demand and HBO GO, bring HBO
services to over 60 countries. HBO and Cinemax programming is sold
into over 150 countries worldwide.
For Cablevision:Sarah Chaikin, Cablevision Media
Relations, 516-803-2352, schaikin@cablevision.comFor
HBO:Jeff Cusson, HBO Corporate Affairs, 212-512-1343,
jeff.cusson@hbo.comorLaura Young, HBO Corporate Affairs,
212-512-5948, laura.young@hbo.com
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