Tag: HBO Max
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HBO Max Pressures Amazon to Make a Deal by End of Year
With a distribution deal still not in place months after the launch of HBO Max, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is putting pressure on Amazon to come to an agreement before the holiday season. In an interview with Bloomberg, Kilar talked through the negotiations with Amazon, commenting that he’s “optimistic” that the service will be available…
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HBO Max ‘Friends’ Reunion is Delayed Again With No New Production Date
So no one told you life was gonna be this way… Filming of the Friends reunion special for HBO Max has been postponed yet again due to extended production shutdowns during the pandemic. The show was originally set to start taping shortly after the reunion was announced early this spring but was delayed when the…
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Peacock Will Stream All 8 Harry Potter Movies in 2020 and 2021
NBCUniversal’s Peacock announced today that all eight Harry Potter movies will be available to stream over the next six months and into 2021. The news comes after HBO Max launched with the film series and soon after announced that the movies would be leaving the service. “The Harry Potterfranchise is beloved by people of all ages…
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Amazon Fire TV Will Keep HBO Now App, Rebranded as HBO
With WarnerMedia’s deal with Amazon to keep the HBO Now app on Fire TV devices set to expire tomorrow, July 31, the two companies have come to an agreement. Fire TV users who use the HBO Now app will still have access to the app which will be rebranded as “HBO” on August 1. While…
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Amazon Fire Will Drop HBO Now Support This Week
Earlier this month, we learned that WarnerMedia’s deal to keep HBO Now on Fire TV devices is set to expire this month. On July 31, Amazon will no longer support the HBO Now app, as reported by Variety. Note: updated with a direct link to the Variety report. A deal still hasn’t been made to…
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How Well Are HBO Max Series Performing?
Following an earnings call from AT&T where CEO John Stankey shared that the launch of HBO Max was an all around success, the company is now sharing some insight about how individual shows are performing on the platform. “Friends and The Big Bang Theory are performing beyond expectations and driving high levels of engagement on…
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Here’s What’s New on HBO Max in August 2020
HBO Max is offering up a whole slate of new content for August. Stream HBO originals like Selena Gomez’s new unscripted cooking show Selena + Chef (exact date to be announced) and Seth Rogen’s comedy film, American Pickle, or watch an old favorite like Wedding Crashers. August 1:10,000 BC, 2008All the President’s Men, 1976Altered States,…
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HBO Max and HBO Reach 36.3 Million Total Subscribers
In today’s quarter 2 earnings report, AT&T gave an update on the “successful launch” of HBO Max. In that update, the company noted ha HBO Max and HBO subscribers total 36.3 million in the US. That number is up from 34.6 million at the end of 2019, showing a 5% increase. AT&T focused on strong…
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‘Perry Mason’ Renewed for a Second Season on HBO
Today HBO announced its mystery drama series Perry Mason for a second season. This news comes just before the Season 1 finale hits the HBO Max streaming service on August 9. “It has been an exciting journey to work with the immensely talented team behind PERRY MASON,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. “Viewers…
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Harry Potter Will Leave HBO Max in August
When HBO Max launched in May, the streaming service included all eight of the Harry Potter movies in its content lineup. The addition was a surprise to fans who had only been told that the films would be available “at some point.” Now, HBO Max is set to lose the slate of titles, based on…