Home Box Office ( HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. (subscription to its Max or standalone HBO add-ons required to access linear feeds and VOD content).(subscription of add-on with either its base or Hulu + Live TV tiers required to access linear feeds and VOD content).cable internet subscribers only requires subscription, trial, or television provider login to access content)