Seattle – Amazon.com, Inc. announced a content licensing agreement with HBO on April 23, making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online-only subscription home for select HBO programming. The collection includes award-winning shows such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Big Love, Deadwood, Eastbound & Down, Family Tree, Enlightened, Treme, early seasons of Boardwalk Empire and True Blood, as well as mini-series like Band of Brothers, John Adams and more. Previous seasons of … [Read more...] about Amazon and HBO ink multi-year deal
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HBO Asia to premiere original content hours after U.S. telecast
Singapore – HBO Asia announced on April 22 that it will premiere HBO and Cinemax original content less than 24 hours after their U.S. premiere from July 2014. Starting with the brand-new Cinemax Original series, The Knick, starring Academy Award® and Emmy®nominee Clive Owen and directed by Academy Award® and Emmy® winner Steven Soderbergh, viewers in Asia can watch this series the very next evening after it premieres in the U.S. “Whilst this move is no silver bullet … [Read more...] about HBO Asia to premiere original content hours after U.S. telecast
HBO GO launches in the Philippines
Philippines – HBO Asia launched its broadband streaming service, HBO GO, in the Philippines on March 10, exclusively on SKYcable. This is the second territory in Asia where HBO GO is available, the first being Hong Kong. HBO GO’s broadband streaming service allows users to enjoy over 1,000 hours of uncut award-winning HBO and CINEMAX Original content on multiple devices including computers, tablets and smartphones (iOS and Android) anywhere, anytime. Subscribers of HBO GO will be the … [Read more...] about HBO GO launches in the Philippines
HBO’s “Veep” returns for a second season
Hong Kong - Emmy-nominated HBO comedy series Veep created by Armando Iannucci will kick off its ten-episode second season on May 13 on HBO with new episodes airing weekly. Last September, Julia Louis-Dreyfus received the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series’ first season, with the series being nominated as for Outstanding Comedy Series as well. Veep - which follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Selina Meyer as she juggles her busy … [Read more...] about HBO’s “Veep” returns for a second season
“Game Of Thrones” returns to HBO Asia on April 20
Hong Kong – Recently renewed for a fourth season, the award-winning HBO Original Series Game Of Thrones, has been announced to return to Asia for its ten-episode third season on April 20. The series will premiere exclusively on HBO and HBO HD with brand new episodes airing weekly at the same time. The new season of Game Of Thrones can also be viewed on HBO GO along with past seasons of the series. Filmed in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland and Morocco, season three of Game Of Thrones is … [Read more...] about “Game Of Thrones” returns to HBO Asia on April 20
HBO Asia launches “Game of Thrones” art exhibition in Singapore
Singapore – In conjunction with the premiere of the third season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, HBO Asia has announced the HBO Game of Thrones Exhibition to be showcased in Singapore for the first time in Asia. The exhibition will be opened for public viewing from April 6 to 13 at The Luxe Art Museum, featuring art pieces by Singapore-based artists and a range of poster art from Mondo’s Games of Thrones collection. Three local designers worked in collaboration with HBO Asia to … [Read more...] about HBO Asia launches “Game of Thrones” art exhibition in Singapore
