HBO NOW Becomes Available to Verizon Customers

Verizon’s upcoming mobile service will feature HBO short form video content such as clips and trailers.

Verizon broadband customers now have access to HBO Now too. The company also plans to offer HBO Now on its upcoming mobile video platform.

The agreement covers Verizon’s FiOS and DSL wireline broadband customers, as well as the more than 100 million Verizon Wireless customers and other consumers mobile devices.

HBO NOW provides audiences with instant access to all of HBO-addictive series, unforgettable movies, thought-provoking documentaries, thrilling sports programs and entertaining comedy and music specials.

Launched in April, HBO Now is also available on Apple TV and other Apple devices, Android smartphones and tablets, Amazon Fire tablets and on Optimum Online for customers in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

For the time being, only Verizon’s broadband customers-Fios or otherwise-have access to HBO Now.

“This agreement with Verizon represents the commitment our companies share to respond to changing consumer behavior through innovation”, said Jeff Dallesandro, senior vice president of worldwide digital distribution and business development for HBO.

Verizon customers who subscribe to FiOS TV or high-speed Internet service also will have the option of adding HBO Now, which costs $14.99 a month following a 30-day trial period.

The major difference here is that if you sign up via Verizon, HBO Now will be billed as part of your monthly Internet service. “We’re excited to evolve our partnership with Verizon and bring HBO programming to a new generation of broadband-only customers”.