Last month Amazon and HBO announced a deal that would give Amazon Prime members access to HBO content without an HBO membership. Today the first batch of shows are available on Amazon.
Here’s what’s going to Amazon today:
The Sopranos
The Wire
Deadwood
Rome
Six Feet Under
Eastbound & Down
Enlightened
Flight of the Conchords
Some seasons of True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, and Treme
Miniseries including Band of Brothers, The Pacific, John Adams, Parade’s End, and Angels in America
Various comedy specials, documentaries, and movies
More shows—specifically current and popular series like Girls and Veep—will be added over the next couple of years. But even without them now, this is an amazingly good deal for everyone. HBO gets to tap into thousands of Amazon Prime subscribers, who get a backdoor into HBO without having to tack it on their cable bills. And Amazon doesn’t hear anymore complaints about its recent $20 Prime price hike. The only loser in this scenario is really Netflix, which you can read more about below.
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-prime-is-still-the-best-deal-in-tech-1542971643
https://gizmodo.com/why-the-hbo-amazon-deal-is-good-for-everyone-except-ne-1566557470
