Comcast Finally Strikes A Deal To Offer HBO Max To Xfinity Cable Subscribers
By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2020 12:00 pm EST
Comcast and WarnerMedia announced the HBO Max deal in an official press release today, just in time for subscribers to get access to the streaming service on launch day. Comcast customers with Xfinity X1 and Flex services will be able to download the HBO Max app through their cable boxes sometime in the future, but they’re still working on the logistics of making that happen. Meanwhile, Comcast customers who already subscribe to HBO will be able to access HBO Max immediately through their preferred devices by way of their Xfinity subscription, just like many other streaming apps with ties to cable packages.
Rebecca Heap, Senior Vice President, Video and Entertainment at Comcast Cable said in a statement:
Meanwhile, Rich Warren, president of Warner Media Distribution, added:
As a current Comcast subscriber, I was prepared to end my HBO subscription through Xfinity and potentially my cable service altogether if they didn’t figure out a deal to offer HBO Max. Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about that anymore, and I’m glad it’s so easy for me to get access this way, even if it took until the last possible minute for a deal to come together.
“We’re thrilled to cap off the excitement of today’s launch by adding Comcast’s Xfinity to our roster of distributors who are now offering HBO Max to their customers. This deal marks another important step in the distribution of HBO Max and provides millions of Xfinity customers with access to the product.”
So if you have an HBO subscription through Comcast, get signed up and start watching a bunch of new streaming content, including the surprise availability of the Harry Potter franchise, which previously wasn’t going to be available right away on the service.
