HBO returns to Dish’s lineup after a protracted absence | Engadget

Dish Network is lastly providing HBO, Cinemax and HBO Max to its subscribers after kicking HBO off its community almost three years in the past. It’s the primary time Dish subscribers will be capable of watch HBO reveals like Mare of Easttown and Euphoria for the reason that carriage dispute started on October thirty first, 2018. However, the brand new settlement does not cowl Dish subsidiary Sling TV’s distribution of HBO or HBO Max. 

When Dish eliminated HBO and Cinemax channels, it accused then-parent AT&T of utilizing HBO as an “economic weapon.” At that point, HBO was solely a straight cable station, however AT&T launched HBO Max as a Netflix-like streaming service in July of 2019. With the state of affairs now resolved, Dish turns into the final main pay TV distributor so as to add HBO Max to its lineup. 

The decision follows a serious shakeup with HBO’s mother or father, WarnerMedia. In May 2021, AT&T announced that it was spinning off that division and merging it with Discovery in a $43 billion deal. That successfully eliminated a battle of curiosity as AT&T is a direct competitor to Dish within the satellite tv for pc video service supplier area. The events have not disclosed the phrases of the brand new settlement. 

With an accord now in tempo, Dish clients get a free 10-day freed from HBO and Cinemax from Aug. 6-15. Dish customers can subscribe to the HBO Max ad-free plan for $12 reasonably than the common value of $15 monthly for as much as 12 months in the event that they act earlier than Oct. 27, 2021. They’ll get HBO Max entry on supported gadgets like iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV, together with reside channels together with HBO, HBO Family and HBO Signature. Dish TV clients also can get Cinemax for $10 monthly.