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Old 03-04-21 | 01:01 PM
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Re: HBO Max — Warnermedia streaming service launches May 2020

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I am getting HBO Max for free with Spectrum and does anyone know how long does that offer last?
For as long as you subscribe via Spectrum.
Old 03-04-21 | 01:07 PM
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I am getting HBO Max for free with Spectrum and does anyone know how long does that offer last?
You're still paying for it through your cable package if it includes HBO.
Old 03-04-21 | 03:09 PM
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Re: HBO Max — Warnermedia streaming service launches May 2020

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You're still paying for it through your cable package if it includes HBO.
Are DirecTV customers still getting HBO Max for free?
Old 03-04-21 | 03:26 PM
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Re: HBO Max — Warnermedia streaming service launches May 2020

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Are DirecTV customers still getting HBO Max for free?
If the package includes HBO, which is being paid for through their cable subscription.
Old 03-04-21 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dex14
If the package includes HBO, which is being paid for through their cable subscription.
DirecTV/ATT included HBO (and thus Max) for free under certain conditions (an unlimited AT&T cell plan, for instance).
Old 03-04-21 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fujishig
DirecTV/ATT included HBO (and thus Max) for free under certain conditions (an unlimited AT&T cell plan, for instance).
I think that was for 3 months or something. I’m not sure why he asked that in response to a question about Spectrum.

The point I’m making is HBO Max isn’t “free”(unless they actually give you HBO for free in such an example as that). If you are getting Max through your cable company it’s because you are paying for a package that includes HBO or have an add on of HBO. You wouldn’t have access to Max if you weren’t paying for it the same way you previously wouldn’t have access to Go if you weren’t paying for it.
Old 03-04-21 | 03:49 PM
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I think that was for 3 months or something. I’m not sure why he asked that in response to a question about Spectrum.

The point I’m making is HBO Max isn’t “free”(unless they actually give you HBO for free in such an example as that). If you are getting Max through your cable company it’s because you are paying for a package that includes HBO or have an add on of HBO. You wouldn’t have access to Max if you weren’t paying for it the same way you previously wouldn’t have access to Go if you weren’t paying for it.
I'm still getting HBO for free so it wasn't a three month thing, but rather a Verizon/Netflix like deal (or Disney + or whatever they're giving out).

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Right. Looks like 3 months or a year depending on which package you have. But again, that example isn’t what I was referring to.
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Batman v Superman remastered coming to HBO Max March 18th

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Re: HBO Max — Warnermedia streaming service launches May 2020

Weird, why wouldn’t they put it out on streaming like a week before Justice League? As it is, they’re essentially competing against each other.
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Which direction is the aspect ratio being expanded?
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Weird, why wouldn’t they put it out on streaming like a week before Justice League? As it is, they’re essentially competing against each other.
Not really. The movie in the Ultimate Cut is already on Max now if you want to watch it. It's just the new 4K version getting added. Most people won't even know the difference.
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Justice League The Animated Sequel Catwoman and Batgirl team up with the Justice League

Does anyone know when the "Justice League The Animated Sequel Movie" (Catwoman and Batgirl team up with the Justice League) will be released on HBO Max.
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Have they censored the Pepe Le Pew Looney Tune cartoons yet?
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Have they censored the Pepe Le Pew Looney Tune cartoons yet?
Actually.....https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...154100121.html
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I mean, even as a kid I thought he was creepy. I guess if you put a French accent on him it makes being a Stalkery No Means Yes type male ok?

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I mean, even as a kid I thought he was creepy. I guess if you put a French accent on him it makes being a Stalkery No Means Yes type male it's ok?
As a kid, I thought the French thing just made him more creepy.
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It's so stupid, I swear....
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They might as well go after Bugs Bunny, since he's a confirmed serial rapist.
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Re: HBO Max — Warnermedia streaming service launches May 2020

HBO Max, the streaming service launched by WarnerMedia in May 2020, will reach 120 million to 150 million subscribers by 2025, AT&T said this morning.

The long-awaited, ad-supported tier of the service will launch in the U.S. in June, the company said.

The new subscriber target is a significant bump from the range of 75 million to 90 million initially put forward by the company in October 2019. As of the end of 2020, it was at 41.5 million when combined with traditional HBO. The number of subscribers to HBO who had activated their HBO Max subscriptions stood at 17.2 million.

HBO Max launched in a crowded field, with Disney+, NBCUniversal’s Peacock and Apple TV+ already in the market and Paramount+ and Discovery+ also getting set to challenge Netflix. While the service struggled initially due to Covid-19 production issues and internal management upheaval, it has recently gained more traction. One source of its momentum has raised some hackles in Hollywood: the decision to put Warner Bros movies on the service at the same time they reach theaters.

AT&T released the new outlook along with some other numbers for its investor day later today. WarnerMedia chief Jason Kilar, the founding Hulu CEO and Amazon executive who took the helm of the entertainment operation nearly a year ago, is expected to lay out plans during the investor day.

Pricing for the AVOD tier has not yet been disclosed. HBO Max costs $15 a month for those who don’t already pay for HBO and the company has long believed a lower-cost offering with advertising would appeal to customers. Along with the timeline for the AVOD rollout, AT&T also said HBO Max will get to 60 territories outside the U.S. in 2021. Of that total, it will reach 39 in Latin America and the Caribbean by late June and 21 in Europe in the second half of the year.
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Not too shabby.
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5 years to reach that amount? I guess not since they're culling together a lot of stuff. Whereas Disney already brought in its history and library to streaming right at the beginning.

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Re: HBO Max — Warnermedia streaming service launches May 2020

HBO Max is only available in the USA. The Disney+ numbers are global subscribers. D+ is available in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/ad-s...vie-premieres/

The ad supported tier will not include the same-day new release WB movies.
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