Amazon.com has announced a content licensing agreement with HBO, making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online-only subscription home for select HBO programming. The collection includes shows such as "The Sopranos," "Six Feet Under," "The Wire," "Big Love," "Deadwood," "Eastbound & Down," "Family Tree," "Enlightened," Treme," early season of "Boardwalk Empire" and "True Blood," as well as mini-series such as "Band of Brothers" and "John Adams," among others. Previous seasons of the other HBO shows, such as "Girls," "The Newsroom" and "Veep" will become available over the course of the multi-year agreement, approximately three years after airing on HBO. The first wave of content will arrive on Prime Instant Video 21 May.
In addition, HBO Go will become available on Amazon's new device Fire TV, targeting a launch by year-end. HBO Go is HBO's authenticated streaming service offering subscribers access to over 1,700 titles online, including every episode of new and classic HBO series, as well as HBO original films, miniseries, sports, documentaries, specials and a selection of blockbuster movies.
