Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
HBO Max next month (August 2020) plans to add 143 new TV shows and movies to its lineup, including series or season finales for three original HBO shows. The new titles will include the season finale of Perry Mason (pictured above), the HBO original murder mystery based loosely (very loosely) on the 1950s TV trial
Q. I don’t understand what AT&T is doing with DIRECTV or U-verse, either. They raise prices. They stop selling it in some places. It makes no sense to me. It doesn’t seem like they really want to be in the TV business even though they paid all that money for DIRECTV. What’s the deal with
Q. We have Dish and I want to get the new HBO Max which comes for free with HBO. But I can’t order HBO on Dish because it doesn’t have it. How come Dish doesn’t have HBO? — Sheila, Budd’s Creek, Maryland. Sheila, Dish has been without HBO now for 20 months due to a
Q. I just subscribed to HBO Max but I just read that you can’t watch it on Roku. I have Roku so am I unable to watch any HBO on Roku? Or is it just HBO Max I can’t watch? Sorry, but this thing confuses me and now I wish I didn’t subscribe. — Stacey,
Q. I don’t understand why HBO Max isn’t on Roku and Fire TV. They are the only streaming devices I have and everyone I talk to has one or both of those. So why isn’t HBO Max on them like everything else like Netflix and Hulu? Doesn’t Roku and Fire TV know that people might
Q. I have HBO through Hulu on my Roku and I am supposed to get HBO Max, too. But I can’t seem to find the extra programming that everyone is talking about on HBO Max like Friends. What am I missing here? — Christi, Taos, New Mexico. Christi, welcome to the confusing world of HBO
Nine days after launch, HBO Max this morning is still not available on Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV, the nation’s two leading streaming devices. Tony Goncalves, CEO of AT&T’s Otter Media, which manages HBO Max, tells The Verge that he hopes that deals can eventually be struck with all important devices, including Roku and Fire
Q. I read that Comcast now has HBO Max, but I can’t find it. How do I watch it on Comcast? Is it really on Comcast? — Penny, Deale, Maryland. Penny, the answer is yes and no, which may sound complicated. And, guess what, it is complicated because HBO Max is a bit complicated. Let
Q. I saw your article about HBO Max not being on Roku and Fire TV. So where can you watch it? Which streaming devices? — Karen, Yonkers, New York. Karen, first let me offer some background on HBO Max for those who are not familiar with AT&T’s new streaming service. HBO Max, which launched today
Q. I’m the kind of guy that if something isn’t in 4K, I don’t want to watch it. So will HBO Max be in 4K? Will they have any shows in 4K? And if they are in 4K, will it be 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range)? — Bob, Prince Frederick, Maryland. Bob, as you know,
Q. I have subscribed to HBO Max, but I want to know if I can watch it on Roku. It’s really the only streaming box I use. If Roku doesn’t have it, I will cancel HBO Max immediately. — Donna, Shaker Heights, Ohio. Donna, the AT&T-owned HBO Max is scheduled to debut next week, but
The AT&T-owned HBO Max is scheduled to debut next week, but as of this morning, the new streaming service will not be available on arguably the two leading streaming devices, Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV. John Stankey, AT&T’s CEO, acknowledged last week at an industry conference that HBO Max would likely not be available on