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MAX now on YouTube Primetime Channels

Warner Bros Discovery and YouTube have announced that the ad-free tier of Max is now available on Primetime Channels in the US. YouTube customers will have access to some the best unscripted and scripted programming, including some of the year’s most-watched content from brands like HBO, TLC, Food Network, HGTV, Cartoon Network, and OWN, plus […]

December 12, 2023

HBO, Max sign A24 output deal

The HBO and Max brands have announced a multiyear pay-1 US output deal with A24 that brings the entertainment company’s theatrical film slate exclusively to Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO, Max and Cinemax. Among the films to be available under the new deal are Sofia Coppola’s award-winning Priscilla starring Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny, Kristoffer Borgli’s […]

December 8, 2023

Max $2.99 Black Friday offer

SVoD service Max has rolled out a Black Friday deal for new and returning subscribers in the US. The Max With Ads plan is now available for $2.99 per month for the first six months, down from $9.99 per month. The offer will be available for a limited time through to November 27th. Max subscribers […]

November 21, 2023

Spain: Streaming ad-tiers take off

The latest report from  consultancy firm GECA reveals that streaming users in Spain are increasingly migrating to OTT platforms with advertising – with the sector mow representing over 50 per cent of viewers. Since Netflix launched its ad-tier in the country, one in every two new subscribers has opted for the service with advertising. Prime […]

November 10, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Research: Sizable potential TV audience for gaming IP

In today’s world, a perhaps under-leveraged IP are video games, suggests Hub Entertainment Research. Not for a lack of trying, but a track record full of shoddy movies based on gaming IP left gamers and the general public suspicious of anything based on gaming IP.  This changed when The Last of Us hit TV screens […]

October 24, 2023

Movistar Plus+’s La Mesías heading to HBO LATAM

Movistar Plus+ International has closed a deal with HBO LATAM for the acquisition of  ‘La Mesías’ rights in its territory. The 7 episodes of the series will be seen on the Latin American platform.‘La Mesías’ comes to join many Movistar Plus+ original titles that have already crossed our borders. It is a Movistar Plus+ Original […]

October 16, 2023

Bleacher Report sports tier to launch on Max in US

Max and Warner Bros Discovery Sports have announced a Bleacher Report (B/R) Sports Add-On tier coming to Max starting October 5th.  The Bleacher Report Sports Add-On package will deliver a full slate of premium live sports, including MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA Men’s March Madness, and US Soccer events, The Match, Emmy Award-winning studio shows such […]

September 20, 2023

Chang named EVP, Chief Distribution Officer at Starz

Starz President of Domestic Networks, Alison Hoffman, has announced that Sofia Chang has been hired as Executive Vice President, Chief Distribution Officer, Starz. Based in New York and reporting to Hoffman, Chang will oversee all of the streaming platform’s sales activities with multichannel video and digital distributors in the US. “Sofia is a well-respected entertainment executive […]

September 13, 2023

Malaysia: HBO on Unifi TV

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Unifi have announced an expansion of their partnership in Malaysia, with the launch of four HBO channels and the HBO GO streaming service. HBO, HBO Family, HBO Hits and Cinemax will launch on Unifi TV, offering audiences access to some of the world’s best TV series and movies. All Unifi […]

September 1, 2023

Max launches OWN Hub

Max has launched the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network hub on its platform in the US, allowing subscribers to access OWN content within a dedicated brand hub. “Our mission at OWN is to deliver programming that serves the female Black viewer, and this cross-portfolio collaboration presents a terrific opportunity to expand on that mission,” said Tina […]

August 1, 2023