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HBO Max starts European rollout this autumn

WarnerMedia has confirmed that is will launch its HBO Max streaming service in the Nordics and Spain this autumn, followed by Central and Eastern Europe and Portugal in 2022. The anouncement was made by Priya Dogra, president at WarnerMedia EMEA and Asia (excluding China) and Christina Sulebakk, general manager at HBO Max EMEA at a […]

September 1, 2021

WarnerMedia & Catchplay announce Twisted Strings

WarnerMedia and Catchplay have announced Twisted Strings, an original drama from Taiwan. The anthology 7×60’ series, executive produced by renowned filmmaker, Hou Hsiao-hsien, will co-premiere as an HBO Asia Original in early 2022 on WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO GO and HBO in Asia and as a Catchplay Original on the Catchplay+ streaming service in Taiwan […]

August 27, 2021

Portugal: SVoD platforms to pay 1% annual tax

Streaming services in Portugal such as Netflix, HBO Portugal, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video will have to pay an annual tax of 1 per cent on “relevant income” by April 30th every year, for the previous year. If it is not possible to ascertain the ‘relevant income’ of these platforms, the annual fee will be […]

August 26, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

HBO Max orders Soderbergh’s Full Circle 

HBO Max has ordered the limited series Full Circle from Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon. Soderbergh will direct all six episodes of the series and serve as executive producer, with Solomon also serving as executive producer. Casey Silver is also an executive producer. The trio reteams after the recent HBO Max movie No […]

August 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WarnerMedia unveils new HBO Asia original from Taiwan – Who’s By Your Side

WarnerMedia has announced that Who’s By Your Side, a new series from Taiwan, will premiere later this year exclusively on both HBO and the streaming service HBO GO in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Directed by Golden Bell-winning director Peter Ho, the HBO Asia Original stars Kaiser Chuang, Ning Chang, Vivian Hsu, Ivan Chen, […]

August 24, 2021

AT&T OTT becomes DirecTV Stream

AT&T’s TV broadband products, including its NOW service, will this week change to DirecTV Stram as part of the shift to a relaunch as a standalone business under new investor TPG Capital. Most subscribers to the AT&T-branded OTT services started to receive official notifications of the change on August 14th, and warned of the name […]

August 23, 2021By Chris Forrester

HBO Max orders Adventure Time spin-off

HBO Max has given a series order to Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (working title), a new, young adult animated series. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the ten-episode series, a spin-off from the popular Adventure Time series, will explore adventurer Fionna and magical cat Cake’s relationship, and the mysterious land of Ooo. Adam Muto will […]

August 18, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Cartoonito preschool block on HBO Max, Cartoon Network

WarnerMedia Kids & Family has announced it will soon launch the Cartoonito preschool block in the US on streaming service HBO Max and Cartoon Network. WarnerMedia says the new block offers “a modern approach to preschool programming with its proprietary educational framework, Humancentric Learning.” On HBO Max, Cartoonito programming will be presented as a dedicated […]

August 16, 2021

HBO Max offers free in-app episodes

HBO Max is offering potential new subscribers in the US the opportunity to watch select episodes of some of the platform’s programming in-app before they sign up. The in-app offering is an extension of the sampling opportunities available via HBOMax.com and more recently, through Snapchat’s HBO Max Snap Mini, which allows Snapchatters to watch free […]

August 4, 2021

DISH Adds HBO Max, HBO, Cinemax

DISH Network has announced that the HBO Max streaming platform, as well as the HBO and Cinemax premium networks are now available to DISH TV customers in the US through a new agreement with WarnerMedia. Tied to the launch and for a limited time, DISH is offering customers a 10-day free preview to access HBO […]

July 30, 2021