HBO Max ’s launching made HBO ’s ecosystem of servicesincredibly puzzling , but here ’s a speedy rundown of how they worked : HBO Go was for the TV and cable people , HBO Now was the cyclosis service for non - TV and cable citizenry , and Max was the newfangled serving with all of HBO ’s message plus everything from WarnerMedia ( which include stuff like Studio Ghibli , Turner Classic Movies , and a DC hub ) . All those HBOs made Max ’s launchextremely confusingfor consumers — something that was not lost on HBO .
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The decision to kill Go on July 31 is meant to “ simplify customers ’ choices in app stores and on platforms , ” a spokesperson told Gizmodo . HBO Now , meanwhile , will be rebranded as simply HBO . “ Most customers ” who ’ve used Go to stream HBO shows will now have access to HBO Max , the spokesperson added , but there are still a few folks for whom the Max app is not yet available — namely , Roku and Amazon Fire TVusers .
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to boot , Variety , cite source intimate with the matter , reportedearlier this month that WarnerMedia ’s deal with Fire TV for the HBO Now app — which , again , is extend to be branded as just HBO after this week — expire July 31 . That would seem to mean that Fire television users wo n’t have admission to any HBO app if an agreement is not hit by Friday . Fire TV declined to comment .
Presumably , users could stream Max via the app on their phone or desktop , or put in a equipment like aChromecastfor their telecasting . But obviously have to buy a twist to make cyclosis potential on your telecasting is n’t idealistic and a botheration in the fanny . The company did n’t directly respond to a request for comment about support , but we ’ll update when we hear back . The good news , though , is that HBO ’s many services job is less perplexing now — mostly , kind of .
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