HBO Go, WatchESPN come to Apple TV
Apple on Wednesday announced the additions of HBO Go and WatchESPN to the Apple TV. Those are channels that the Roku has long offered, but they’re new to Apple’s set-top box. Despite reports that it was coming soon, the CW still isn’t on Apple TV.
HBO Go allows subscribers to stream all of HBO’s programming on demand, including all of its older shows like The Wire and The Sopranos, along with all of the movies currently showing on HBO. (Not all HBO subscriptions include HBO Go access; it’s up to your cable company to suppor the service.)
WatchESPN simulcasts ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Goal Line, and ESPN Buzzer Beater, though again, access is at the whim of your cable provider. ESPN3 exists solely on WatchESPN.
In announcing the arrival of HBO Go and WatchESPN, Apple also said that iTunes customers have downloaded more than 1 billion TV episodes and 380 million movies, and that they puchase over 800,000 TV episodes and over 350,000 movies per day.
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