Crunchyroll, the anime streaming service, has reached a new milestone crossing three million paid subscribers globally and over 70 million registered users. “Crunchyroll’s global growth has been incredible. We launched in 2006 and it took us about 10 years to hit one million subscribers. It took us only two years after that to break two […]
HBO Max has revealed that Friends is its number one performing show. Despite ending over 15 years ago, after 10 seasons, WarnerMedia paid $425 million for the rights to the popular sitcom in a 5 year deal, with that price tag already going the right way towards justifying itself. The Big Bang Theory clocked in […]
Tenet, the next big budget movie from Hollywood director Christopher Nolan, has seen its release date pushed back multiple times as the Coronavirus continues to keep many cinemas shut around the globe – most notably in the lucrative US market where the pandemic continues to show little signs of slowing down. Consequently, the Warner Bros […]
HBO Max, AT&T’s SVoD platform, pulled in 4.1 million subscribers in its first month, following its May 27th launch in the US. For comparison, Disney+ attracted 10 million subscribers in just one day upon its launch – but HBO Max would seem to be targeting a different market with its $14.99 per month subscription cost […]
HBO Max has unveiled an expanded slate of acclaimed international originals coming to the SVoD platform, in collaboration with some of the biggest names in international television. As part of this all-new originals slate, HBO Max will be home to all seasons of the iconic Italian crime series Gomorrah, based on Roberto Saviano’s bestselling book […]
HBO Max, the direct-to-consumer offering from WarnerMedia, has announced a ten-episode order of A World of Calm. A totally new type of television experience that combines mesmeric imagery with narration by A-list stars – including Mahershala Ali, Idris Elba, Oscar Isaac, Nicole Kidman, Zoë Kravitz, Lucy Liu, Cillian Murphy, and Keanu Reeves. HBO Max’s first project in the health […]
HBO Max has announced a six-episode order for Untitled Michael Che Project (wt), an original sketch comedy series starring Michael Che (Saturday Night Live, Michael Che Matters). Each episode follows a theme or incident, (police brutality, unemployment, falling in love, etc.), and uses sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experience this […]
HBO Max has acquired the CNN Original Series Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness, premiering August 27th. The four-part buddy comedy docuseries follows actor/documentarian/philanthropist Ravi Patel (Meet the Patels) as he travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions. At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by a friend or family […]
HBO Max has given a series commitment to an original DC drama set in the Gotham City police department from The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves, Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter, The Batman producer Dylan Clark, and Warner Bros. Television. The groundbreaking television series to be written by Winter is set in the world Reeves is creating for The Batman feature film and will build upon the motion picture’s […]
Johannes Larcher is the new Head of HBO Max International, joining in August. He will lead the international rollout and management of WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer product HBO Max, which launched in the US on May 27th. Reporting to Gerhard Zeiler, Chief Revenue Officer, WarnerMedia & President, WarnerMedia International Networks, his first focus will be the launch […]