Iconic sitcom Friends is the most-watched title on WarnerMedia’s recently launched streaming service HBO Max, the company has said. The show, which was seized back by Warner after becoming a mainstay on Netflix, was the number one performing title on the platform, followed by the Anna Kendrick-starring original Love Life. (Kendrick actually has the unusual […]
AT&T reported a depressed Q2 with sales down across all of its sectors, but premium OTT service HBO Max seems to be off to a solid start with a little more than 4 million subscribers. The streamer launched in May, and while the company did not give explicit subscriber numbers, AT&T CEO John Stankey did […]
The majority of HBO Now users have already switched over to HBO Max, a new report has found. AT&T’s big play in the streaming space, HBO Max, launched at the end of May. The majority of users of the service’s more limited predecessor HBO Now were given free upgrades to the new service, and a […]
WarnerMedia has appointed Johannes Larcher, MD of Middle East streamer Shahid, to oversee the international roll-out of its HBO Max service. Separately, WarnerMedia has also named Christina Sulebakk as the new head of HBO Europe. Larcher will become head of HBO Max International from August with responsibility for the global roll-out and management of the […]
We are very excited to announce the launch of TV Watch, a new podcast from Digital TV Europe. Hosted by Digital TV Europe deputy editor Jonathan Easton, TV Watch is a new podcast looking at the biggest news and trends in the worlds of broadcasting, streaming and everything else to do with the TV industry […]
Despite being arguably the most talked-about TV series of the past decade, HBO’s hit Game of Thrones was not the most streamed show on WarnerMedia’s new streaming service in its first week. According to audience research firm Parrot Analytics, the title of most-watched show on HBO Max after week one goes to Looney Toons Cartoons […]
AT&T has made its HBO Max SVOD exempt from its data caps while rival streaming services like Disney+ and Netflix are not, raising questions about net neutrality in the US. In an interview with The Verge, Tony Goncalves – the CEO of Otter Media, the AT&T-owned company whose tech is what HBO Max is built […]
Hot off the heels of the launch of its HBO Max streaming service, WarnerMedia has announced the appointment of former Hulu CTO Richard Tom as its chief technology officer. Reporting to Jason Kilar, CEO of WarnerMedia, Tom will lead the company’s technology and operations organisation including technology strategy, platform development and operations as well as […]
HBO Max’s recent roll-out has been handed a dour assessment by two leading US analysts, as the WarnerMedia streamer revealed a new binge-friendly schedule for one of its originals and the acquisition of Young Sheldon. The streamer was launched in the US last week with an array of originals such as scripted comedy Love Life, feature documentary On The Record and […]
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a deal enabling the recently launched streamer to be available via the retail giant’s Prime Video Channels service. HBO Max was rolled out in the US on Wednesday offering more than 10,000 hours of content from WarnerMedia-owned brands including Game Of […]
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