HBO Max Caps Off Busy Few Days, Launching on Roku Devices

Seven months after launching without two of the leading streaming video platforms (see 2005270033), HBO Max is widely available from most major providers and platforms, arriving on Roku players and TVs Thursday (see 2012160064). That follows availability on PlayStation 5 consoles Wednesday and Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex devices Tuesday. Wonder Woman 1984 debuts Christmas Day. The movie -- the first on HBO Max available in 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos -- will be viewable to HBO Max subscribers for one month at no additional cost, said WarnerMedia. The $14.99-per-month service became available on Amazon Fire TV devices last month (see 2011160026). Existing HBO subscribers on the Roku platform will get HBO Max as an automatic update, and they can log in using existing HBO credentials. Other Roku users can download WarnerMedia’s video service from the Roku channel.