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WBD’s SharePlay now on Max globally

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that SharePlay is now available to Max subscribers globally (Ad-Free and Ultimate Ad-Free tiers) with adult profiles, allowing users to watch shows and movies on Max alongside friends and family over FaceTime and iMessage. The SharePlay experience on Max can be accessed via the ‘share; button on the content details […]

July 25, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Max half-price for US students

College students in the US can now take advantage of a 50 per cent discount off the Max With Ads monthly plan, reducing the cost from $9.99 to $4.99 per month. Max is partnering with UNiDAYS, a verification-enabled platform for students, to confirm students’ active status. When verification is complete, users will receive a unique […]

July 22, 2024

Convenience and innovation: Transforming media and lifestyle choices

Our world is changing, and it is increasingly driven by convenience and around-the-clock availability. Technological advancements are constantly offering solutions that fit our busy lifestyles. This is evident not just in media use with streaming services and on-demand content, but also in products like Zyn pouches on Nicokick. These discreet pouches fill the growing demand […]

July 22, 2024

Dune: Prophecy coming to Sky

Sky has announced that Dune: Prophecy will be coming soon to Sky. The six-episode season starring Emily Watson alongside Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May and Mark Strong, will debut later this year on Sky and streaming service NOW. From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before […]

July 21, 2024

BBC, HBO co-produce drama from Baby Reindeer’s Gadd

Tthe BBC and HBO are co-producing the a drama series from creator and executive producer Richard Gadd, on the heels of his surprise breakout hit, Baby Reindeer, which he wrote and starred in. The new series, with the working title of Lions, sees Niall’s estranged brother Ruben arrive at his wedding, leading to an explosion […]

June 27, 2024

HBO Harry Potter series reveals writer & director

HBO, in association with Warner Bros Television, has named Francesca Gardiner (Succession, His Dark Materials, Killing Eve) as writer, showrunner and executive producer, and Mark Mylod (Succession, Game of Thrones, The Last of Us) as executive producer and director of multiple episodes of the upcoming original Harry Potter series. The series, coming to Max, will […]

June 26, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Stuff the British Stole set for international heist caper adaptation

Stuff the British Stole, the hit documentary series highlighting the controversy around cultural artefacts taken during the height of the British Empire, is being re-imagined as a major international heist drama series to be produced by award-winning production companies, Wooden Horse (The Clearing, Mother & Son) and Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) Australia (The […]

June 25, 2024

House of the Dragon drives record Max viewership

The HBO Original drama series, House of the Dragon, saw record-breaking weekend viewership numbers on Max and, on June 16th, led the platform to its largest single day audience to date.  In anticipation of the second season, Season 1 saw strong viewing the week leading up to Season 2 premiere, tallying an audience of 1 […]

June 19, 2024

Max live in France, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium

Max is now live and available to watch in France and Poland, completing Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) first wave of European launches that began in May. Following these latest launches, Max is available in 25 countries in Europe, spanning Iberia, France, Benelux, Nordics, and Central and Eastern Europe and 65 countries and territories in total […]

June 11, 2024By Nik Roseveare

The Penguin coming to Sky, NOW

Sky has announced that The Penguin, a drama series starring Colin Farrell which continues the The Batman crime saga which started with filmmaker Matt Reeves’ blockbuster movie in 2022, will be coming exclusively to Sky and streaming service NOW. This eight-part Warner Bros Television and DC Studios drama series stars Farrell as the title character, […]

May 28, 2024By Nik Roseveare