HBO Asia and SKY Cable Corporation officially launched today HBO GO. Exclusively available through SKYcable, HBO GO is a broadband streaming service that enables users to enjoy over 1,000 hours of uncut HBO and CINEMAX Original content on various devices, including Android- and iOS-based computers, smartphones, and tablets. To access the service, users must download the free HBO GO application from App Store or Google Play Store by using their smartphone or tablet. HBO GO is also accessible through www.hbogoasia.com
Exclusive to SKY subscribers
Its local partnership with SKY means one must be a subscriber of SKY’s cable or broadband services to have access to the content. It’s offered for free for SkyCable’s HBO Pack subscribers, a cable service that includes all HBO channels, and SkyBroadband users with subscription of at least 5MBps.
SkyCable subscribers with at least one HBO channel in their plan and SkyBroadband subscribers with 3MBps plans can use the service for an additional Php 199 (US$4) and Php 99 (US$2) respectively.
According to SKY president and CEO Carlo Katigbak, it currently has over 800,000 subscriptions and an average of 10 percent year-on-year growth.
SKY is also a local video content provider of television network ABS-CBN through its streaming service iWantTV.
source: techinasia, hardwarezone, abs-cbn news
