HBO Max joined the streaming service wars in 2020, and it’s already gained a lot of momentum for a new service. Together, HBO and HBO Max have over 73.8 million subscribers, according to the New York Times. However, streaming giant Netflix still casts a mighty shadow over its competitors with over 200 million subscribers. HBO …
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HBO Max‘s plot to take on Netflix and Disney Plus just got a lot twistier. In a seismic jolt to the media industry, parent company AT&T said Monday that it plans to spin off its WarnerMedia division — home to its entire media business, including streaming service HBO Max — and merge it with Discovery, known for reality shows and other unscripted programming on its …
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Despite the unpredictability of COVID-19, AT&T’s 2020 ended up working out. In its fourth-quarter earnings released on Wednesday, AT&T announced that it saw growth in wireless users, fiber customers and HBO Max activations. The company reported revenues of $45.7 billion for the quarter, beating the $44.55 billion expected by analysts polled by Yahoo Finance. Adjusted earnings per share, which factors …
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HBO Max hit 17.2 million accounts at the end of last year, HBO parent company AT&T said Wednesday in its latest quarterly report. Boosted by interest in Wonder Woman 1984, which started streaming on Max on Dec. 25, the same day it debuted in theaters, HBO Max doubled its number of total activations at the end of 2020 compared with three months earlier. …
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HBO Max no longer offers a free trial, something to consider if you were planning to hop on right around Dec. 25 — the day Wonder Woman 1984 debuts simultaneously on the streaming service and in theaters. Yep, if you want to see Diana Prince’s latest adventure, it’ll cost you. Read more: Wonder Woman 1984 first reactions: ‘Packs in a …
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Roku and HBO Max have reached a deal for Roku‘s popular lineup of streaming devices to support HBO Max’s app, a breakthrough in their months-long standoff that will give millions of people the option to easily stream movies like Wonder Woman 1984, The Matrix 4 and Dune in the coming days and months. HBO Max became available on Roku starting Thursday, making the service available …
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Disney’s plan for streaming Marvel’s Black Widow after it hits theaters May 7 remained a mystery Thursday, as the company completed its investor day without detailing any adjusted release plans for the movie or other Marvel flicks next year, like Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals. The fogginess around Marvel releases means Disney, which has racked up …
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Disney will stream some of its new movies on Disney Plus at no added cost instead of bringing them to theaters at all, the company said Thursday. But it remains unclear if Disney’s biggest-budget films — like its Marvel movies Black Widow, Shang Chi and Eternals — are destined to premiere in theaters exclusively for a period of time before they …
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HBO Max will stream movies like The Matrix 4, Dune and all new Warner Bros. movies set for theatrical release next year, making them available to watch at no added cost online the same day as their debuts on the big screen. Each film will be on HBO Max, which costs $15 a month, for one month, and then the …
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HBO Max is no longer offering one-week free trials to new subscribers, the latest streaming-video service to remove its try-it-out-free period even as competition for subscribers intensifies. The move comes three weeks before its mega-budget movie Wonder Woman 1984 is set to stream on the service the same day it debuts in theaters in the US. HBO Max confirmed Thursday that the …
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