This afternoon at Apple’s Spring event HBO announced HBO Now, the company’s streaming service offering the entire HBO series and movie catalog on any Apple device for $14.99.
The announcement was made by HBO’s CEO Richard Plepler. HBO Now will be available beginning in April and new users will get the first month free.
This news of a streaming service independent of a cable servoce comes just in time for the premiere of HBO’s spring lineup including the fifth season of Game of Thrones. To celebrate, Richard Plepler premiered a new Game of Thrones trailer. The trailer shows familiar images from the previous teaser released in January but also gives a new glorious view of Daenerys Targaryen’s black dragon, Drogon.
Season 5 of Game of Thrones Premieres Sunday April 12 on HBO.
