Tag: Max
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Barbie is Now Streaming on Max
A tidal wave of pink swept Max today as Barbie made its streaming debut. The platform is now the exclusive home of Barbie Land, complete with pink menus, customizable avatars, and Barbie with ASL, featuring ASL performer Leila Hanaumi. Barbie lands on Max after shattering records at the box office. The Warner Bros. Picture film,…
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Cable TV Is Increasingly Dominated By Re-Runs as Original Shows Flee to Streaming
What’s the one thing that The Mandalorian on Disney+, Squid Game on Netflix, and The Boys on Amazon Prime have in common? They’re not found on cable television. Increasingly, the buzziest and most-talked about scripted shows are found on streaming services, as media companies have spent billions of dollars on the kind of programming that…
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Max’s ‘The Last of Us’ Snags ‘Best Adaptation’ at the Video Game Awards
Max’s The Last of Us, based on the blockbuster survival game, won Best Adaptation at the Video Game Awards on Thursday. In addition to the post-apocalyptic drama, the Best Adaptation category included nominees Gran Turismo, Castlevania: Nocturne, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Twisted Metal. Showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckman adapted the 2013 video…
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A24 Films Like ‘Dream Scenario’ Are Heading to Max, HBO and Cinemax in Exclusive Deal
A24, the independent film studio that’s become a critical darling thanks to hits like Everything Everywhere All At Once, Midsommar, and Uncut Gems, inked a multiyear deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring its old and new movies to Max, HBO and Cinemax. The agreement is structured as a so-called pay-1 deal, which means that…
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How to Watch Celtics vs. Pacers & Pelicans vs. Kings in NBA In-Season Tournament Without Cable TV
The quarterfinals for the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament have arrived and tonight four teams take the floor tonight for their chance to advance to the semifinals and an eventual trip to Las Vegas. Tonight’s doubleheader features an Eastern Conference matchup in the early game. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Boston Celtics travel to the…
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Barbie Arrives on Max With an American Sign Language Version This Month
You don’t have to be a Barbie Girl in a Barbie World to enjoy the streaming debut of Barbie when it arrives on Max. On Friday, December 15, at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT), Max subscribers will be able to stream Barbie, as well as an American Sign Language interpretation of the film. After conducting…
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says Mass Layoffs Came Because Prior Businesses Weren’t Ready For the Future of Streaming
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Wednesday took to the stage at the New York Times Dealbook Summit and spoke about his plans to create a profitable, “healthy company.” Like a majority of streaming companies, Zaslav said his goal for Warner Bros. Discovery is to achieve profitability and compete with other streamers, not to…
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Here is Everything Coming to MAX in December 2023
Here is everything coming to Max in December 2023: December 1 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 15 December 16 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 20 December 21 December 23 December 24 OWN Holiday Movie: Christmas Revisited (OWN) (2023)Spirited Away: Live On…
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AMC is Open to More Deals to Get Shows Like The Walking Dead On More Services Including Max & Netflix
AMC Networks is considering signing more “pop-up” deals similar to the one it struck to get on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max, AMC CEO Kristin Dolan said at the Content London event on Thursday. The network signed an experimental deal with Max in August to stream more than 200 episodes from seven AMC programs from September…
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NASCAR’s $7.7 Billion Media Deal Launches Racing Into the Streaming World
NASCAR reached several new media rights agreements for the NASCAR Cup Series with FOX Sports, NBC Sports, Prime Video, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports that are worth a combined $7.7 billion. The deals will give the sport a major presence on both traditional TV and streaming. Starting in 2025, FOX Sports will get the…