HBO Max and Fire TV finally become friends Nearly six months after Warner Media launched HBO Max, the streaming service will finally be available on Amazon's Fire TV platform

Starting November 17, more than 40 million Fire TV users will finally be able to download the HBO Max app and enjoy "Friends," "Game of Thrones," "The Sopranos," "The Big Bang Theory" and "South Park" to their heart's content

HBO Max contains over 10,000 hours of library content from HBO, Warner Brothers, DC, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, and more The company also produces original programming such as "American Pickle," "The Witches," "Love Life," the recent "West Wing" reunion special, and the upcoming "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" reunion special

HBO Max was not available on Fire TV or Roku, which launched in late May According to market research firm Parks Associates, these two platforms accounted for 69% of the streaming market in 2019

At the time, The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon and WarnerMedia were "at odds over where to put content and access to user data"

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A few months later, the two companies reached an agreement on an undisclosed deal: starting November 17, HBO subscribers currently on Amazon's Prime Video channel The HBO app on Fire TV and Fire tablets will automatically update to become the HBO Max app New customers will also be able to subscribe to HBO Max directly through the app

"We are excited that Amazon customers will be able to enjoy the best-in-class content found within HBO Max "Our ongoing goal is to make HBO Max and its unparalleled content available on all the devices our customers love, Fire TV is a customer favorite and we are working with the Amazon team to showcase all that HBO Max has to offer, We look forward to attracting and growing our existing subscriber base"

The deal may also signal a possible settlement between Amazon and Comcast with the Peacock app not yet available on Fire TV devices

As for HBO Max on Roku, we are still holding our breath