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Warner Bros. to Replace HBO Max With New 'Max' Streaming Service
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This is what I've been trying to figure out too... if I want *both* which I have now... I have to pay for both still? Or I keep paying for HBO Max (oops MAX lol) and now I can cancel my Discovery+ because all its content is on MAX?
Well, as long as they keep my 69€/year price (HBO Max in Europe) I’ll keep my subscription alive. Once they kill that price and make me pay 150€ per year, or 15€ per month, I’ll say bye bye.
The sad thing is that if all platforms keep raising prices and lowering the stream quality from 4K to 1080p on the lower tiers, this is going to be against the consumer, especially if we end up without alternatives. First Netflix, now HBO Max, tomorrow Disney+? Sad. I was happy paying 6-8€/month
The sad thing is that if all platforms keep raising prices and lowering the stream quality from 4K to 1080p on the lower tiers, this is going to be against the consumer, especially if we end up without alternatives. First Netflix, now HBO Max, tomorrow Disney+? Sad. I was happy paying 6-8€/month
Yep I remember they held an all hands meeting and told them that the days of taking a long time to create a few quality shows are over. Now it’s time to churn out content and maximize profits. All the talent threw up in their mouths a little and left at the first opportunity.
Why? Streaming video isn't cheap. So the lower quality video you watch the less it costs the provider.
I wonder what will happen in my home country though, lot's of people over here subscribed when HBO Max had an "pay 50% life time" - promotion. Next to that we have a tv channel over here that is named "Max".
WBD Max or WBD+ would have at least made a bit more sense and still told you what it was.
Calling it just Max is confusing, especially when there used to be a Max Go app for Cinemax content, only some of which never got included when they merged into HBO Max and decided to pretend all of their older "late night" content never existed.
I'm hoping they at least try to organize it a bit better, kind of like Disney+. Once you open the app they should have quick subsections you can jump to like Discovery, HBO, Warner Bros, etc., like Disney+ has the Marvel, Star Wars, sections.
Calling it just Max is confusing, especially when there used to be a Max Go app for Cinemax content, only some of which never got included when they merged into HBO Max and decided to pretend all of their older "late night" content never existed.
I'm hoping they at least try to organize it a bit better, kind of like Disney+. Once you open the app they should have quick subsections you can jump to like Discovery, HBO, Warner Bros, etc., like Disney+ has the Marvel, Star Wars, sections.
Read the article! Discovery remains,..and same price.
Its not confusing at all. HBO becomes Max and includes D+ Content. D+ remains as is with no changes. How is that so complicated?
Only because there is no reason to Change HBO Max at all. I imagine the crossover of people with both HBO Max and Discovery+ is relatively low. For those people, they already subscribe to both services. And pay a couple of bucks more. Forcing D+ content into Max and charging more will piss off more current HBO Max subscribers than current HBO Max plus D+ subscribers.
It’s going to feel strange not having the HBO brand anymore. Many of us grew up with the brand, even when our parents didn’t subscribe to it. Sometimes, we watched it at our friends or family members who subscribed. Sometimes in hotels. I remember watching Oz on HBO twenty-five years ago. It’s definitely the end of an era.
Okay, well that's not your decision to make. I get that you don't like change, but it is what it is. If your not happy, don't subscribe and show them your unhappy.
If you want both, then you will be simply updated to the Max app and after a grace period will pay the new rate. The new rate will INCLUDE both HBO and D+ Content. Yes you can cancel your seperate D+sub, as all the content will be in Max. Think of it like Disney+, where it is all in one app.
Nothing has changed except the name of the app, Lol. All the content is still HBO. Your literally getting upset over an app name change?
So dramatic! The HBO channel STILL exists on cable/ Sat. It's just an app upgrade to include d+ Content and app name change.
Looks like they are both owned by the same company, HBO which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery
Actually Home Box Office (HBO), which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Wondering if they're going to strip the app of all the TCM classic movie stuff.
The brand renaming is moronic. For the past few years, HBO Max has been considered the best of the streaming services and HBO has been synonymous with quality for decades. Really a braindead move by a reality TV producer who doesn't even understand the thing he bought.
The brand renaming is moronic. For the past few years, HBO Max has been considered the best of the streaming services and HBO has been synonymous with quality for decades. Really a braindead move by a reality TV producer who doesn't even understand the thing he bought.
Agree - what a huge mistake to get rid a brand like HBO and Discovery. Who is the bright exec that thought of that? And now have to pay more to watch 4k? I already have a year subscription for add free HBO that includes 4k.
RIP HBO. I used to love staying up late at my grandma's house to watch - I'm sure I'll remember the intro theme for the rest of my life:
Any AT&T users here w/ the free HBO Max on an Unlimited Elite plan? Will we continue to get "MAX" for free? I did a bunch of searches but couldn't find anything.
I can SO envision the phone contract I hastily read stipulating that a name change voids the subscription. That said, after re-watching The Wire and The Sopranos, I can count on one hand the number of times I've used it - I'm still a hard-copy-favoring torrenter at heart.
I can SO envision the phone contract I hastily read stipulating that a name change voids the subscription. That said, after re-watching The Wire and The Sopranos, I can count on one hand the number of times I've used it - I'm still a hard-copy-favoring torrenter at heart.