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Max to be bundled with Sky in UK

Sky and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced an expanded long-term partnership, broadening their collaboration to bring WBD content to Sky and NOW customers in the UK and Ireland. Building on the current content available on Sky Cinema and Sky Atlantic, the new agreement will now include the ad-supported version of Max, WBD’s streaming service, […]

December 9, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Forecast: Global streaming subs to surpass 2bn by 2029

With paid streaming totalling 1.8 billion subscriptions today, Ampere Analysis predicts over 2 billion subs will be taken up globally by 2029. This milestone will be achieved by combining US streaming giants’ international expansion and success at minimising password sharing. Further key highlights from the analysis:  The milestone will come less than a decade after […]

December 9, 2024

Max expands Classic collection on TCM Hub

Max has announced an expansion to the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) hub initiative in the US, which will add new classic movies showcased in themed curations throughout 2025. Quintessential TCM titles are now available to stream with hundreds of new titles and monthly stunts rolling out on the streaming platform beginning this December. “At Max, […]

December 9, 2024

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

Harry Potter series will be “an evolution” of the stories

In April 2023, HBO and Warner Bros Television announced that a “faithful adaptation” of the Harry Potter book series was in the works for streaming service Max. Soon after, Francesca Gardiner (Succession, His Dark Materials, Killing Eve) was confirmed as writer, showrunner and executive producer of the series, joined by Mark Mylod (Succession, Game of […]

December 6, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Hayek confirms season 2 of Like Water For Chocolate

During a Max showcase in London on December 5th, Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek surprised those in attendance by taking the stage and confirming a second season of LatAm Max Original Like Water For Chocolate. “It’s been picked up for a second season,” confirmed Hayek, who serves as an Executuve Producer on the series. “We don’t […]

December 6, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Max goes live in SE Asia

Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), is now available to stream in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong. Subscribers can watch iconic brands including HBO, Harry Potter, the DC Universe, Cartoon Network and Max Originals, as well as a selection of Hollywood movies, and real-life […]

November 19, 2024

Max on Prime Video in Sweden, Netherlands

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Prime Video have expanded their agreement to make Max, WBD’s streaming service, available as an add-on subscription through Prime Video in Sweden, and HBO Max in the Netherlands, effective immediately. Prime Video customers will be able to subscribe to Max to watch hit shows such as The Penguin, House of […]

November 11, 2024

Max adds 7.2m subs in Q3

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th 2024. Q3 total revenues stood ar $9.6 billion (€8.9bn), a 3 per cent ex-FX decrease compared to the same period last year. Global DTC subscribers were at 110.5 million at the end of Q3, an increase of 7.2 million subscribers vs […]

November 7, 2024

Carullo exits Max to join Mediaset Spain

Mediaset Spain is facing a key change in its content division with the appointment of Alberto Carullo, the VP of production for Italy and Iberia at Max, as its new Director of Content of the Spanish TV group. Carullo will replace the 67-year-old Manuel Villanueva who has held the role for the last 22 years, […]

October 29, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid