Topic: premium channel

Roku’s streaming video aggregation hub The Roku Channel today announced it's adding HBO to its list of available premium subscriptions, just in time for the final season of “Game of Thrones.”

HBO has long used Sunday nights as its original programming showcase, but now the premium network is expanding to Monday nights.

Roku is kicking off 2019 by adding a big roster of premium services to the mix beginning in late January.

Somewhat later than expected, premium channel Epix is launching in June on Comcast, including the voice-enabled X1 platform.

Adding some girth to its programming bundles, virtual pay TV operator fuboTV is offering an 80-channel tier for $49.99 a month.

The Church of Scientology is launching its own television network on DirecTV as well as Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Google Chromecast and Roku devices.

Premium channel Starz went dark on Altice USA cable systems at the turn of the new year, with the two sides unable to come to a licensing renewal deal.

HBO CEO Richard Plepler is defending his network’s smaller $2 billion content budget relative to other players that are spending more.

Before the second season of “Insecure” debuts on July 23, HBO will offer all eight episodes of the first season free for 24 hours on YouTube.

In a bid to outrun cord cutters, AMC and Comcast are rolling out a $5-a-month, ad-free version of AMC.