HBO Max's lack of Roku and Amazon support casts a big shadow over its launch day
HBO Max launched on Wednesday, but isn't available for Roku and Amazon, the two biggest streaming distribution platforms with a combined 70% market share.
Regarding Roku and Amazon, AT&T CEO John Stankey told CNBC, "We must be doing something right if somebody believes we are now starting to be more in conflict with their business."Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesWarnerMedia's HBO Max launched on Wednesday, but many potential users won't be able to access it on their TVs.
Max reached a last-minute deal with Comcast, the largest cable provider on the US, on Wednesday for existing Xfinity HBO customers, who will have access to Max at no extra cost. New Max customers will be able to subscribe through Xfinity in the coming days.on Wednesday: "We must be doing something right if somebody believes we are now starting to be more in conflict with their business, so I don't necessarily take that as a bad sign.
"What we have now is a dynamic where new technology distributors in the digital age are electing not to distribute the product," Stankey said. "I think that dynamic is an important one to understand, and it just shows how fast the markets are moving and how we have to respond to those changes."saying, "AT&T is choosing to deny these loyal HBO customers access to the expanded catalog.
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