At a press event on Wednesday, Warner Bros. Discovery uncovered its “future in streaming,” finally confirming its plans to merge HBO Max and Discovery Plus into one streaming service called Max. The new streaming service will continue to host all of HBO’s original and licensed content, but Discovery’s programming will join the library.
Max streaming service launches May 23
WBD announced that Max will launch on May 23. The service will feature everything currently available on HBO Max and popular content from Discovery Plus, including shows from HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID, Magnolia, and Discovery.
Everybody who currently pays for HBO Max will get Max when it launches next month. If you have the HBO Max app installed on any of your devices, it will either automatically update to Max or you’ll be prompted to download the Max app when it arrives.
Most importantly, while the name of the service is changing, the price isn’t. Max with ads will cost $9.99/month or $99.99/year, while ad-free Max will cost $15.99/month or $149.99/year. There is also a new Ultimate Ad-Free plan that will allow subscribers to stream in 4K UHD on 4 devices at once and offers up to 100 offline downloads at a time.
If you want to know more about Max, visit WBD’s new website for the service at max.com.
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