Tag: HBO Max
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Roku Sets Premiere Date for Quibi-Sourced Original Content and More
This week saw Roku announcing a premiere date for its Quibi-sourced Roku Originals — while it also added more than two dozen new options to The Roku Channel. Elsewhere, the WNBA and Prime Video have a new multi-year streaming deal; the oft-delayed Friends reunion is finally on its way; and the Los Angeles Lakers are…
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HBO Max Finally Set a Date for the ‘Friends’ Reunion Special
After a year of waiting, including teases, sweepstakes giveaways, and postponed production, HBO Max has set a date for the Friends Reunion Special. Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey are coming back together for the first time on May 27, 2021 exclusively on HBO Max. “Friends” stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return…
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‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’ Hits Theaters This Week – Here’s Where to Stream the Rest of the ‘Saw’ Films
After a four-year hiatus, the Saw franchise is making its blood-splattered return upon the silver screen. Spiral: From the Book of Saw will hit theaters nationwide on Friday, May 14, 2021. The theatrical-only release was going to have a traditional Halloween-time release date of October 23, 2020, but was moved up to May 15, 2020,…
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HBO Max ‘Friends’ Reunion Special Wrapped Shooting and Will Have Special Surprises
HBO Max’s ‘Friends’ reunion special has finished shooting after delays pushed it back a full year. The unscripted reunion was supposed to shoot and air last spring but was postponed due to the pandemic. But it’s full steam ahead now, and Courteney Cox says the show had a lot of “special surprises.” Without giving too…
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HBO Max’s Watch With Mom Lineup is Perfect for Mother’s Day
HBO Max is rolling out a ‘Watch With Mom’ category for you to enjoy with your own mom this Mother’s Day. The list can be found on the homepage and throughout the app on the Movies, Series, and Kids and Family pages, with featured “Watch With Mom” and “Celebrating Moms” trays full of titles that…
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Here’s Everything New on HBO Max in May 2021
There’s a lot going on over at HBO Max in the month of May. A big new release is the premiere of WarnerBros. Those Who Wish Me Dead which hits the streaming service the same day as theaters on May 14. The thriller stars Angelina Jolie as Hannah, a smoke jumper still reeling from the…
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HBO Max Will Develop Over 100 Originals for Latin America Launch
As we reported earlier, HBO Max announced it will be coming to Latin America this summer. On the docket are 33 local Latin American projects which are already in production, with more than 100 total in development over the next two years. The productions will fall under the Max Originals brand. The streaming service will…
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‘Mortal Kombat’ Had HBO Max’s Best Opening Weekend So Far
Coming off the success of Godzilla vs. Kong, HBO Max had another great opening weekend with WarnerBros’ Mortal Kombat with nearly 3.8 million US households streaming the hugely popular computer game adaptation over the weekend. Peak viewership happened on Friday with 1.7 million households watching, according to an analysis by Samba TV. Up until now, Godzilla vs.…
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Reelgood: Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max Have Added the Most New Content So Far This Year
New data from Reelgood’s Q1 2021 SVOD Catalog Insights ranks the top 10 streaming services against each other in different categories, and Amazon Prime Video came out on top as the streaming service that added the most movies in the first quarter of 2021. This comes as no surprise since the results were the same…
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HBO Max Ad-Supported Tier will Launch in June at $9.99/Month
Ahead of AT&T’s Investor Day event in March, HBO Max announced that it would launch an ad-supported tier in June. Now, CNBC reports that the new tier of the streaming service will cost $9.99/month. Currently, HBO Max only has an ad-free subscription option for $14.99/month. The ad supported tier will not include same day movie…