HBO’s streaming apps will soon stop working on older Apple TVs

HBO’s streaming apps will soon stop working on older Apple TVs

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/04/hbos-streaming-apps-will-soon-stop-working-on-older-apple-tvs/

Second- and third-generation Apple TV streaming boxes will no longer be able to stream content from HBO Go and HBO Now after the end of April, according to a pair of HBO support documents. The documents were uncovered today by MacRumors.

The two streaming apps affected are HBO Go, the additive over-the-top (OTT) streaming service HBO provides to traditional cable subscribers, and HBO Now, the cable-free streaming platform for cordcutters. The support websites for both were each updated with identical support pages titled "Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen): Changes to device support," saying:

HBO’s streaming apps will soon stop working on older Apple TVs

Apr 8, 2020, 7:24pm UTC
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/04/hbos-streaming-apps-will-soon-stop-working-on-older-apple-tvs/ > Second- and third-generation Apple TV streaming boxes will no longer be able to stream content from HBO Go and HBO Now after the end of April, according to a pair of HBO support documents. The documents were uncovered today by MacRumors. > The two streaming apps affected are HBO Go, the additive over-the-top (OTT) streaming service HBO provides to traditional cable subscribers, and HBO Now, the cable-free streaming platform for cordcutters. The support websites for both were each updated with identical support pages titled "Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen): Changes to device support," saying: