HBO to 開始する,打ち上げる streaming service with Apple TV

HBO 発表するd its standalone online TV service will 開始する,打ち上げる next month, appearing on Apple's streaming マスコミ player.

Known for shows like "Game of 王位s" and "Boardwalk Empire," HBO enters the streaming-only ビデオ market 支配するd by Netflix as part of a 共同 with the California tech 巨大(な).

HBO 長,指導者 Richard Plepler made the 告示 at a San Francisco マスコミ event hosted by Apple.

HBO CEO Richard Plepler speaks on stage during an Apple special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 9, 2015, in San Francisco, California

HBO CEO Richard Plepler speaks on 行う/開催する/段階 during an Apple special event at the Yerba Buena 中心 for the Arts on March 9, 2015, in San Francisco, California ?Stephen Lam (Getty/AFP)

The service called HBO Now will cost $14.99 per month and 開始する,打ち上げる April 12 .

"HBO Now is the next 段階 of 革新 at HBO," said Plepler, who 長,率いるs the 部隊 of マスコミ 巨大(な) Time Warner.

"With this new 共同, a natural 進化 for the 網状組織, we have 接近 to millions of Apple 顧客s who are used to getting their favorite apps すぐに. Now, they can do the same with an HBO subscription."

Apple has its streaming マスコミ player since 2007, and the 新規加入 of HBO 供給するs 増加するd 控訴,上告 for the 装置, 特に for 消費者s who want to end cable or 衛星 subscriptions.

The Apple TV box competes with others in the market such as Roku and アマゾン 解雇する/砲火/射撃 and services from Microsoft and Sony.

HBO 申し込む/申し出s 消費者s a streaming ビデオ service 類似の to that of Netflix, アマゾン or Hulu, but with a large 量 of 初めの content -- something the others have only recently begun to produce.

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