Today, Warner Bros. Discovery and YouTube announced that the ad-free tier of Max is now available on Primetime Channels in the U.S. With this news, YouTube customers will have access all of Max’s programming through the YouTube app if they subscribe to Max through YouTube Primetime Channels. This means you will be able to find Warner Bros. Discovery content like HBO, TLC, Food Network, HGTV, Cartoon Network, and OWN, plus Warner Bros. Pictures’ like “Blue Beetle” and “Barbie” beginning December 15.
Currently, only the $15.99 version of Max is offered through the YouTube app through Primetime Channels.
All Max subscribers will also have access to CNN Max and, included for a limited time, live video and on-demand content from the Bleacher Report (B/R) Sports Add-On. CNN Max leverages CNN’s reporting excellence, global newsgathering, and live programming to offer 24/7 streaming news alongside access to CNN Originals.
The Bleacher Report B/R is part of a new sports tier on Max that launched on October 5, 2023, and will be available for free to all customers through February 29, 2024. Afterward, the add-on will cost $9.99 a month, and is available on all tiers.
CNN Max is not the same CNN feed you will find on cable TV. Instead, this is a custom 24/7 feed of CNN programs. With CNN Max you will find new programming exclusively for max subscribers, including CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, and Fredricka Whitfield,” and “CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto.” You will also find featured CNN content like “Amanpour,” “Anderson Cooper 360,” “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” and more.
Now with YouTube, you can subscribe to multiple streaming services, including Max and Paramount+ in a single place.