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WBD details coverage plans in Europe for US Open tennis

Every court of the US Open will be covered throughout the tennis Grand Slam by Eurosport and HBO Max across 45 markets in Europe. Eurosport will broadcast at least 260 hours of live television coverage while HBO Max will provide a front row seat at Flushing Meadows with streaming coverage of every match played. In-app […]

August 18, 2025

Analysis: SVoDs reduce scripted TV commissions

The number of Scripted TV Originals ordered for production by the top six global streamers – Apple, Amazon, Disney+, HBO MAX, Netflix, Paramount+ – in the first half of 2025 fell by 24 per cent year-on-year, down from 318 first-run and renewed titles, to just 242, according to insight from Ampere Analysis. The drop reflects […]

August 12, 2025

HBO Max, Viu bundle to launch in SE Asia

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Viu, PCCW’s pan-regional OTT video streaming service, have announced a new streaming bundle, offering the HBO Max and Viu services in a single subscription. Set to launch in Q4 across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, the bundle marks the first of its kind across multiple markets in Asia […]

August 12, 2025

WBD adds 3.4m streaming subs in Q2

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30th 2025. Total revenues were at $9.8 billion (€8.4bn), up “modestly” from the prior year quarter. Distribution revenues were relatively unchanged, as growth in global streaming subscribers was offset by continued domestic linear pay-TV subscriber declines. Advertising revenues decreased 10 per cent […]

August 7, 2025

Analysis: Netflix puts 12% more ads in original titles

Netflix not only has more original TV titles in its US catalogue than any other streaming platform, but analysis from Ampere’s Analytics – Advertising US data reveals that Netflix shows 12 per cent more ads per hour of original titles relative to its licensed titles. It’s only one of two streamers where ads in originals […]

July 18, 2025

HBO Max orders another Big Bang Theory spin-off

HBO Max has given a series order to The Big Bang Theory spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, from Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros Television. The comedy series will be executive produced by Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn and Bill Prady. It is the second spin-off series spawned from The Big Bang Theory following […]

July 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

WBD, Telenor sign Nordic partnership

Telenor and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have signed a new distribution agreement for the Nordic markets. The partnership secures access to a portfolio of TV channels and the HBO Max streaming service for Telenor’s TV and streaming customers in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. “The partnership with Warner Bros Discovery is of great importance to […]

June 26, 2025

Max returning to HBO Max name

At Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden, New York, the company made the surprise announcement that its Max streaming service will be reverting back to its old name. The rebrand will occur this summer, and comes two years after the ‘HBO’ was dropped from ‘HBO Max’. The decision was largely questioned […]

May 14, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Max replacing BluTV in Turkey

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has confirmed that its Max streaming service will launch in Turkey next year. Max will replace WBD’s existing SVoD service, BluTV, which it acquired in late 2023. WBD’s Turkish content chief, Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz, made the announcement during a panel at Content London, saying the switchover will occur in spring 2025. […]

December 6, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Spain: HBO Max on Movistar

HBO Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros Discovery, is now available to all customers of the Movistar’s Ficción Total package, at no extra cost. Customers can enjoy HBO Max via direct access through the main Movistar Plus+ navigation and the on-demand service. HBO Max offers a selection of series, movies and special programmes from […]

April 2, 2024