The holidays are nearly here, and if you’re like me, you’re already planning which movies and TV shows to catch up on with the extra time off at home. The Newsroom and Boardwalk Empire from HBO and Homeland and The Affair from SHOWTIME®, to name a few, are on my stream list. Needless to say, the HBO GO and SHOWTIME ANYTIME® channels stream some of my favorite TV shows.
Just in time for the extra holiday streaming time, we’re pleased to announce Comcast has been added to the list of participating television providers that support HBO GO and SHOWTIME ANYTIME on your Roku device. We are glad to be able to bring this long-awaited feature to Xfinity TV customers.
Roku customers tell us they get more value out of their pay TV subscriptions when they have additional ways to watch through “TV Everywhere” channels. These channels, like HBO GO and SHOWTIME ANYTIME provide unlimited access to original series, hit movies, comedy, sports and much more. Whether it’s Game of Thrones, True Detective or Silicon Valley on HBO GO or Ray Donovan, Masters of Sex or Penny Dreadful on SHOWTIME ANYTIME, you can indulge in every episode of every season of the best HBO and SHOWTIME shows.
So how do you activate your Xfinity TV subscription on your Roku player or Roku TV? If you don’t have the HBO GO or SHOWTIME ANYTIME channels installed, head over to the Channel Store. You can find both channels in the “Movies and TV” category.
- To activate HBO GO, start up the channel and click “Activate your Device.” Next, visit hbogo.com/activate, choose “Roku,” click “Continue” and choose your provider from the list. You’ll see a pop-up to enter your provider’s ID and password. Once you sign in, you’ll land on a page to enter your activation code – enter the code you see on your TV screen. Once you see the following message, you’re ready to go: “Your device has been successfully linked to your hbogo.com account.”
- To activate SHOWTIME ANYTIME, start up the channel and click “Activate SHOWTIME ANYTIME.” Next, choose your provider from the list then visit showtimeanytime.com/activate. Click “Log in” and choose your cable provider again. In the pop-up enter your provider’s ID and password, then choose “Roku Streaming Players” from the pull-down menu and enter your activation code – enter the code you see on your TV screen. Once you see the following message, you’re ready to go: “You have successfully activated SHOWTIME ANYTIME on your Roku Streaming Player.”
In addition to Comcast, customers who subscribe to HBO through the following providers can also access the HBO GO channel on their Roku device:
- ATT U-verse
- Bright House Networks
- Charter
- Cox
- DirecTV
- DISH Network
- Mediacom
- Optimum
- Time Warner Cable
- Verizon FiOS
- View the entire list
And those who subscribe to Showtime through the following providers can also access the SHOWTIME ANYTIME on their Roku device:
- ATT U-verse
- Bright House Networks
- Charter
- Cox
- DirecTV
- Mediacom
- Optimum
- RCN
- Time Warner Cable
- Verizon FiOS
- View the entire list
Big thanks to Comcast for expanding support to Roku! If you do not see your provider listed above, we encourage you to contact your provider and request that they add support for HBO GO or SHOWTIME ANYTIME on Roku devices.
Stream on!



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