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Roku and Amazon users will not able to join in on HBO Max’s big day.
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HBO Max’s long-awaited debut has arrived, but don’t expect to watch The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo or reruns of Friends on your Roku or Fire TV. That’s because those devices don’t have HBO Max apps yet.
Despite being available on a host of platforms and devices — including iOS and Android, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast and web browsers — HBO parent company AT&T has not yet reached an agreement with Roku or Amazon. This means that even if you have the HBO Go or HBO Now app on your Roku or Fire TV, or if your HBO subscription was upgraded to Max, you won’t be able to watch HBO Max on there.
HBO Now and Go users should still be able to use those respective apps to continue watching the regular HBO they already have.
In a statement, a Roku spokesman says the company still hopes to add HBO Max.
“As the No. 1 streaming platform in the US we believe that HBO Max would benefit greatly from the scale and content marketing capabilities available with distribution on our platform. We are focused on mutually positive distribution agreements with all new (over-the-top) services that will deliver a quality user experience to viewers in the more than 40 million households that choose Roku to access their favorite programs and discover new content.”
“Unfortunately we haven’t reached agreement yet with HBO Max. While not on our platform today, we look forward to helping HBO Max in the future successfully scale their streaming business.”
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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