HBO Now subscription service announced for $14.99/ month

Time Warner has just announced a new on-demand HBO service known as HBO Now. This service will cost $14.99 per month and will give users access to all original HBO programming like True Detective, Game of Thrones and upcoming shows like The Brink, Westworld and many others.

There’s one big caveat though. This service is only accessible by iOS users (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) for the time being, while for the rest of the crowd, there’s a web version of the service available from HBONOW.com. HBO hasn’t mentioned if an Android app is on the horizon, so we might have to wait a while to find out.

The announcement was made during the Apple Watch announcement event earlier today. We’re positive that this feature will not remain an exclusive to iOS users for too long as it would be unwise for the developers to ignore the Android population altogether, which makes up for a large part of the mobile marketshare.

But until such an app should make its way to the Play Store, users will have to stick to the web version of HBO Now. The service is quite a good bargain for $14.99 per month given the amount of content on offer. With several new series expected to break cover this year, HBO has picked the right time to make the announcement.

“HBO NOW is the next phase of innovation at HBO,” said Richard Plepler, Chairman and CEO, HBO.  “With this new partnership, a natural evolution for the network, we have access to millions of Apple customers who are used to getting their favorite apps immediately.  Now, they can do the same with an HBO subscription.”

Source: Time Warner

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