Roku is in more homes that any other streaming device. Millions own the plug-in sticks and a growing number own dedicated Roku TVs. This is why it’s strange that Warner Bros did not provide a Roku app for its HBO Max streaming service when it launched, or for months afterward.
There WERE workarounds — if you owned a game console that wasn’t a Switch, there was probably an HBO Max app for it. Consumers were also allowed to add HBO Max to an existing streaming cable subscription like YouTube TV, which is on Roku (but it’s $65 a month right now). But you don’t have to bother anymore…whatever issue there was between the two companies has been settled, and just in time for Christmas.
“We believe that all entertainment will be streamed and we are thrilled to partner with HBO Max to bring their incredible library of iconic entertainment brands and blockbuster slate of direct-to-streaming theatrical releases to the Roku households with more than 100 million people that have made Roku the...
