Tag: HBO Max
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HBO Max is Developing a New Content Discovery System
Jeremy Legg, CTO of WarnerMedia and Andy Forssell, EVP & GM of WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer took the stage at CES today to share a few new details about the upcoming HBO Max. During the discussion, Legg commented on the user interface of HBO Max, saying that they want to address the problem with many existing streaming…
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HBO Max is the Most Anticipated New Streaming Service of 2020 (Cordie Awards 2019)
We’ve seen several new streaming services launch over the past few months, and there are still more to come. This year, we asked our readers to share which upcoming streaming service they were most excited about. Here’s how they were ranked. HBO Max took 27% of the votes. NBCUniversal’s Peacock was next with 20.6%. T-Mobile…
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HBO MAX Will Offer 2x The Content That Disney+ Offers
Today John Stankey, President and Chief Operating Officer of AT&T at the UBS Global TMT Conference, opened up about HBO MAX. During the conference, AT&T’s President talked more about his plans for HBO MAX and defended the $14.99 price point. During the talk, John Stankey was asked about the $14.99 price for HBO MAX compared…
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AT&T Hopes HBO Max Will Become Profitable in 2025
In October we learned that AT&T plans on spending $2 billion on content for HBO MAX in 2020. After that, AT&T plans to spend $1 billion in 2021 and 2022. AT&T is hoping that by 2025 it will be able to make a profit with the new streaming service, according to Variety. AT&T hopes that…
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AT&T’s HBO Max Pricing Could Be Too High for Subscribers, According to Moody
In a report Thursday, Moody’s senior VP Neil Begley shared his opinion that the $14.99 price point for HBO Max was an “error in judgement.” At $14.99, this is the costliest of the new and soon to be launched subscription services that will attempt to compete with Netflix. While AT&T will have a great lineup…
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HBO Max is Working on a ‘Friends’ Reunion Special
If you’re a Friends fan, you might want to hold on to your seat. Rumor has it a real, unscripted reunion special is underway courtesy of HBO Max. However, any hopes of an actual reboot or scripted reunion were dashed by the show’s producers at the Tribeca TV Festival in September, saying it was off…
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AT&T is the Largest Distributor of HBO & Says Continue to Bundle Video and Wireless
During AT&T’s 3rd Quarter 2019 earnings call, AT&T was asked about how bundling wireless services with video plays a part in bringing in new customers and retaining current customers. Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T took the opportunity to talk about the role HBO has played and will play in the future with the launch of…
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Bell Media and Warner Brothers Make Plans to Bring HBO Max Content to Canada
The team behind HBO Max is already starting on plans for international expansion ahead of the streaming service’s May 2020 launch. Bell Media and Warner Brothers made an exclusive deal to bring HBO Max content to Canada beginning in 2020. Along with bringing HBO Max content to a Canadian audience, the deal will extend the…
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Here’s All of the Content HBO Max Has Announced So Far
After AT&T’s WarnerMedia Day event, we have more information about the upcoming streaming service HBO Max, including a launch date of May 2020 and a subscription cost of $14.99/month. We’ve also learned more about the content we’ll see on the platform. Here’s everything HBO Max has announced so far. 15 Minutes of Shame Monica Lewinsky…
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AT&T Needs to Regain the Trust of Cord Cutters for AT&T TV & HBO MAX to Be Successful
This week AT&T announced plans for HBO MAX, a new on-demand streaming service that will cost $14.99 a month. HBO MAX will include bundle deals with AT&T TV and offer content from HBO and a huge collection of WarnerMedia properties. The main issue AT&T has is not the line up or content HBO MAX will…