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HBO Max acquires Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness

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 […]

July 14, 2020

HBO Max orders DC Drama Series from Reeves

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 […]

July 11, 2020

Larcher to head HBO Max international roll out

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 […]

July 8, 2020

HBO Max greenlights Young Love series

HBO Max has ordered a 12-episode season of the new, 2D animated series, Young Love, based on the characters introduced in the Academy Award-winning short film, Hair Love from Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry and Sony Pictures Animation. The new series for HBO Max is created by Cherry, who will showrun with long-time animation creative Carl Jones (The […]

July 8, 2020

Class Action Park to premiere on HBO Max

HBO Max has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Class Action Park, based on the world’s most dangerous water park, Action Park, that had its heyday in the 80s and 90s and was a staple for anyone who grew up in New Jersey. There have been many famous Action Park “alumni” that have shared their experiences over […]

July 8, 2020

Third Installment of Infinity Train exclusively on HBO Max

Continuing to bolster its substantial animation slate, HBO Max is bringing aboard the third season of Infinity Train with an exclusive premiere on the streaming platform this summer. The series first season, Book 1, tells the story of a precocious young girl named Tulip on a mystery adventure that finds her on a train full of infinite worlds going against […]

July 7, 2020

Parks: US streamers see 41% churn in Q1

Parks Associates reports that the churn rate for OTT services increased from 35 per cent in Q1 2019 to 41 per cent in Q1 2020. During the Covid-19 crisis, more than two in five US broadband households have trialed an OTT service, and 8 per cent of households have trialed four or more services. “We […]

June 30, 2020

HBO Max acquires streaming rights to David Makes Man

Season One of OWN and Warner Horizon Scripted Television’s Peabody Award-winning series David Makes Man, a one-hour lyrical drama created by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and Tony Award-nominated playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”), will be available to stream on HBO Max starting July 16th. The series centers on David, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who […]

June 30, 2020

iHeartMedia companion podcasts for HBO Max

iHeartRadio, the global commercial podcast publisher, and WarnerMedia Entertainment, the WarnerMedia business unit that includes HBO, HBO Max, TNT, TBS, truTV, Rooster Teeth and Crunchyroll, have announced a partnership to co-produce a slate of companion podcasts for HBO Max’s upcoming catalog of original and legacy shows. The first podcasts to debut will include companion podcasts […]

June 23, 2020

HBO Max first look deal with Hayek; Scooby-Doo movie

HBO Max, the new SVoD offering from WarnerMedia, has announced a two year first-look deal with Hollywood actress and executive producer Salma Hayek, founder, and CEO of production company Ventanarosa. As part of the collaboration, Hayek will first bring projects to HBO Max for potential development. Jose Tamez, President of Ventanarosa, serves as her producing partner and […]

June 19, 2020