Android TV adds HBO NOW, Showtime, CBS All Access, and finds new hardware partners

October 1, 2015

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This afternoon, Google announced the availability of new apps and services for users of its home entertainment platform. Television shows and movies are premiering left and right as of late, so Google wants to ensure that Android TV is the go-to for consuming video content.

Android TV now provides access to HBO NOW, Showtime, CBS All Access and Disney Movies Anywhere. This is in addition to the more than fifty apps that Google says the Play Store offers. To use many of the services with apps made for Android TV, you will either need a subscription or accepted television provider login. Some may even require one-time purchases.

Will you be watching anything from these services? Like the new season of Homeland on Showtime. Or how about NCIS on CBS? Alright, go ahead and get Frozen from Disney Movies Anywhere.

Google also named new hardware partners for Android TV. Hisense, TCL, and other unnamed companies will work to release televisions and gaming consoles while Pace, Sagemcom, and Technicolor will begin manufacturing set-top boxes with the Android TV pre-installed. When it comes to content, users in Korea and Italy can expect to see KDDI and Telecom Italia add their portfolio to the platform. Google is already seeing Android TV hardware arrive from Sony, Sharp, Razer, and NVIDIA.

Source: Google

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Born and raised in New Jersey, Justin is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University where he studied marketing with a focus on digital marketing. He's very talkative and enjoys discussing anything from technology and sports to video games and television. As for Justin's current device rotation, he carries around the Google Pixel and Nexus 9. In the rare case that his phone or tablet is not in his hand, he is either flicking through cards on his Moto 360 (2015) or typing away on the Microsoft Surface Book. Justin is patiently waiting for the day that Google replicates the Galaxy Nexus with modern day specifications.