Discovery+ and HBO Max will not be merged into one service

Despite the merger of the two companies, it seems that the services will remain separate in the future.
Text: Jonas Mäki
Published 2023-02-14

Since Warner Bros. and Discovery merged into one giant company, it has long been planned that they would merge their two separate streaming services, Discovery+ and HBO Max. But that is now no longer a possibility.

The Wall Street Journal confirms that the two services will remain separate, but says the company still plans to offer a "super service" with programming from both offerings.

Reportedly, this is because Warner Bros. Discovery fears that Discovery+ subscribers around the world will not want to switch to a more expensive "super service". Market indications are that the unnamed service will be more expensive than the two stand-alone services.

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