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I'll start my own HBO Max! At 1/5 the cost!

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If you still haven't seen it yet, The Substance is finally off being locked on Mubi and will be on HBO Max October 10th

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CNN Max is being dropped from HBO Max November 17

That’s because CNN is trying to launch another streaming service. Didn’t they try this a few years ago and it failed miserably?

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Like going back to HBO Max, someone’s making the big bucks backtracking like this. Maybe even the same guy.

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The amount of backtracking (from the name, to sports, cartoons/movies, and now CNN and news) is insane with this company. I'm quite surprised how lucky they have been in the box office this year.

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Yep, CNN+ launched shortly before or after (can't remember which) David Zaslav took over Warners, and he pulled the plug about a month (if that) after it launched. I've heard the new CNN standalone is going to be geared toward younger viewers - which will probably result in that crashing and burning as well.

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Comcast Eyes Buying Warner Bros. Discovery & Merging Peacock With HBO Max

https://cordcuttersnews.com/comcast-...-with-hbo-max/

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All these vultures pushing for ever bigger mergers until there's only one super-conglomerate, and they'll somehow still be losing money on streaming.

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I mean if they were making money hand over fist with streaming revenue, they wouldn't be getting bought out in the first place...

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That article is kind of jumping the gun. A potential sale is nowhere near close to happening let alone another merger.

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Price increase coming:

Per Variety, which first reported the news, the cost of all HBO Max plans will increase to the following prices as of Tuesday, Oct. 21:

HBO Max Basic With Ads
Monthly: +$1/month increase, now $10.99
Annually: +$10/year increase, now $109.99

HBO Max Standard
Monthly: +$1.50/month increase, now $18.49
Annual: +$15/year increase, now $184.99

HBO Max Premium
Monthly: +$2/month increase, $22.99
Annual: +$20/year increase, now $229.99

This new pricing structure will go into effect starting Tuesday, and will be seen in users' next billing cycles. Existing monthly subscribers will be notified 30 days in advance of their plan renewing and see price increases starting from their next billing date on or after Nov. 20, 2025. Current yearly subscribers will not see an increase until renewal and will be notified 30 days in advance of their plan renewing.

Read More: https://www.tvline.com/2003055/hbo-m...-october-2025/

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They're also considering selling parts of the company or the whole company too:
"Warner Bros. Discovery Initiates Review of Potential Alternatives to Maximize Shareholder Value" https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/warner-bros-discovery-initiates-review-of-potential-alternatives-to-maximize-shareholder-value-302590176.html "Through this process, the Warner Bros. Discovery Board will evaluate a broad range of strategic options, which will include continuing to advance the Company's planned separation to completion by mid-2026, a transaction for the entire company, or separate transactions for its Warner Bros. and/or Discovery Global businesses. As part of the review, the Company will also consider an alternative separation structure that would enable a merger of Warner Bros. and spin-off of Discovery Global to our shareholders."

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Interesting timing. WB just also announced that they will look at offers for acquisition in full or for segments of the whole.

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Sometimes I just don’t get the dynamics of Hollywood. Discovery hasn’t owned WB that long, now they want to get out.

As for the price increase, I just re-upped at a discounted rate for a year last month, so I’m not stressing about it.

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Breaking News - "Mad Men" Comes to HBO Max December 1 | TheFutonCritic.com

Mad Men is coming to HBO Max in 4K December 1st

Yes, it's the old AMC series

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HBO Max has a BF 12 month promo at $2.99/month with ads.

I know, I know you all hate ads.

Offer expires December 1st

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I saw that and am tempted to finally do it.

That said, how obtrusive are the ads? Anybody have experience with this?

The next tier without ads is $185 per year, and that's a lot over $36.

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The most recent info I can find says they show about 6 minutes of ads per hour.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2820...e-ads-now.html

There's bundles with other services that might be appealing, if you're already subscribed to other streaming services.

You can get HBO MAX, Disney+, and Hulu, all without ads, for $32.99/month
https://www.hbomax.com/bundle/disney-plus-hulu

This lists some other bundle options, but beware that some are for the ad tier:
https://agoodmovietowatch.com/cord-c...-with-hbo-max/

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Has anyone by some chance checked out the new 4K remastered episodes of Mad Men on HBO Max? Apparently there are scenes that you end up seeing crew members in the shots because it was mastered incorrectly.

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...e-crewmembers/

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Ooopsie!

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There is a new hockey series on HBO Max that was recently released called “Heated Rivalry” that has been getting a lot of publicity. It has an 88% on RT.

I don’t plan to make a thread about it because I know the subject matter is probably not really comfortable for some here. It’s basically a LGBTQ love story with 2 male hockey players. Anyone heard of it?

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So that was the email I didn't open.

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Does HBO Max usually have shit transfers of older movies? I’m watching The Brothers McMullin and it’s barely watchable. Less than VHS quality. I don’t or don’t remember seeing any movies on the service, but how can they have a sucky transfer?

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