HBO Max and Discovery+ Combine; Warner Bros Confirms Max’s Exit

Some time ago, Warner Bros. and Discovery announced their merger and, with it, the closure of a stage in the HBO Max streaming platform that will inevitably end this year, after the recent announcements made by the same company. Prior to his dismissal, the platform deleted some content and reorganized some departments, such as DC Studios which is now headed by James Guun.

He the launch or merger of Discovery+ and HBO Max has been confirmed this Wednesday, April 12, 2023, and although WarnerMedia expected something positive, it was negative for its shares that were hit after the announcement and confirmation of the completion of the ‘Harry Potter’ series, which reflected with Wall Street in the last hours.

However, HBO Max will soon be relaunched due to this homologous merger between the two companies. The new name of the platform will be Max and it should arrive soon with changes to content and prices.

How much will the MAX subscription cost?

It is said that prices will be focused on supplying more diversity in plans, the cheapest being 180 Mexican pesos with advertising. He Ad-free MAX plan It should be priced between 270 and 290 Mexican pesos, while the highest cost plan will reach 360 pesos because it will include better image quality.

However, it’s too early to define what subscription plan price, but it is estimated that they would be around the previous amounts. It would be in the next few months before launch that Warner Bros. would update these details for the interest of the public and current HBO Max subscribers.

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Platform changes and uncertainty in other countries

The merger of Warner Bros. and Discovery Plus could lead to significant changes to the streaming platform, such as a greater variety of content and price plans. However, pricing is yet to be confirmed and the new project is expected to arrive later this year.

On the other hand it is not clear how the merger will affect other countries outside the US. Warner hasn’t been very unified with product launches in other territories and part of their strategy with Max was to launch a cheaper model with ads.

The problem with an ad-supported system is that Warner must find advertisers in each country or region and adjust their rates based on the number of ads they can view, the current subscription price, potential number of subscribers, and other factors.

The merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery Plus will make significant changes to the HBO Max streaming platform, which will be relaunched under the Max name. Content and pricing changes are expected, and while pricing is yet to be confirmed, the platform is expected to arrive later this year. However, there is still uncertainty about how the merger will affect other countries outside the US.