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Post by Savage Gambino on Mar 12, 2023 14:23:29 GMT -5
Considering HBO was basically the original home of "prestige television", before AMC and Netflix stepped up to the plate, I'd sooner believe this is sour grapes about them not being able to fold HBO Max into Discovery+ (which is clearly the lesser brand) before I believed they actually believe this.
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Post by xCompackx on Mar 12, 2023 18:18:06 GMT -5
I personally think not having a library worth subscribing for is turning away more potential subscribers, but yeah sure, it's the HBO name.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Mar 20, 2023 0:02:27 GMT -5
"They just disappeared. One moment they were there, the next they were suddenly gone with no warning. Like a ghost, or a tv show on HBOMax. Everything's fine in this company. Everything's fine." - John Oliver
At least new Business Daddy is still allowing Oliver to dunk on them.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Apr 7, 2023 16:21:21 GMT -5
Doubt this gets Zaslav ousted, but at least someone's on his ass.
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 7, 2023 16:28:06 GMT -5
Doubt this gets Zaslav ousted, but at least someone's on his ass. Sadly we've had other instances of someone on some tycoons' asses, but it didn't or probably won't work...
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 11, 2023 17:23:09 GMT -5
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Post by Clutchhausen on Apr 11, 2023 22:57:28 GMT -5
I figured it'd be a hell of a lot more.
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Post by wildojinx on Apr 11, 2023 23:14:17 GMT -5
I get HBO Max for free (ad-supported version) with my Cricket Wireless account, wonder if that'll change.
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Post by Renslayer on Apr 12, 2023 2:41:56 GMT -5
Why the f*** would you take hbo off the name when hbo is probably the most well regarded network on television?!
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 12, 2023 2:48:31 GMT -5
Why the f*** would you take hbo off the name when hbo is probably the most well regarded network on television?! Because the big brains in charge have concluded that the HBO name actually puts people off.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 12, 2023 2:56:45 GMT -5
They removed HBO from the name and also expect people to pay double the price after all the shit they did to the content libraries and ongoing series Yeah this'll go over well lol
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Apr 12, 2023 6:03:19 GMT -5
They removed HBO from the name and also expect people to pay double the price after all the shit they did to the content libraries and ongoing series Yeah this'll go over well lol But see, you'll Pimple Poppers now, so it all balances out...... Ugh
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Post by Savage Gambino on Apr 12, 2023 8:55:26 GMT -5
Why the f*** would you take hbo off the name when hbo is probably the most well regarded network on television?! Because the big brains in charge have concluded that the HBO name actually puts people off. As I said at the top of this very page (this thread is moving slow lol), the whole thing reeks of insecurity on Discovery's part. Like, Zas, you won. You own one of the oldest and most prestigious catalogs in all of Hollywood, if not all of media. You don't have to shove your cheap ass reality show bullshit down our throats anymore.
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Post by eJm on Apr 12, 2023 12:30:24 GMT -5
Max is officially launching May 23rd, which makes it my birthday gift to you Americans (and others around the world that have it already).
No returns.
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Post by Renslayer on Apr 12, 2023 13:01:25 GMT -5
BOY
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 12, 2023 13:16:38 GMT -5
Lots of news flowing forth, best way to see it all is to sort r/television by new
The highlight for me is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms getting a series order
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Post by Cyno on Apr 12, 2023 13:59:24 GMT -5
They removed HBO from the name and also expect people to pay double the price after all the shit they did to the content libraries and ongoing series Yeah this'll go over well lol The "Ad-Lite" and "Ad-Free" pricing tiers between current HBO Max and Max are identical. While it's shitty that they're gating 4k streaming under a new "Ultimate" third tier (IIRC, you can do that now with the $16/month tier; no clue about downloads), $4 extra/month is hardly double the price.
I wonder what tier HBO subscribers via cable/satellite are getting as part of their subscription. Right now it's the Ad-Free tier. Will they bump up to Ultimate?
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Post by EZ: Brainy Bae on Apr 12, 2023 14:10:41 GMT -5
The Ultimate Ad-Free Warrior
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 12, 2023 16:19:18 GMT -5
Stock has dropped over 6% for WBD since the reveal of Max
Yep, lol
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Post by thechase on Apr 20, 2023 9:52:57 GMT -5
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