Discovery, the medium-size media company that began as a small cable network in 1985, is on the brink of something once unthinkable: assuming ownership of a fabled Hollywood company that […]
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Back to news homeHBO Max adds a new shuffle button for select TV shows on its platform
HBO Max is introducing a new “shuffle” button for select TV shows on its platform, the company announced this week. The new button started rolling out globally on Tuesday and […]
HBO Max and Discovery+ will be combined into one service following merger
Following last week’s news that Discovery’s shareholders approved its merger with WarnerMedia, which will create one of the largest U.S. media companies, there’s now a hint as to how this […]
HBO, including HBO Max, ends 2021 with 73.8 million global subscribers
HBO, including the HBO Max streaming service, now reaches 73.8 million global subscribers as of the end of 2021, according to news shared by parent company AT&T today ahead of […]
Without Box Office or Streaming Numbers, Hollywood Finds It Tough to Plan
“The Suicide Squad” should have been a big hit for Warner Bros. last month. It had superheroes, a marquee director (James Gunn), a huge production budget ($185 million) and received […]
Plane Crash Complicates HBO Max Documentary on Diet-Inspired Church
On May 29, a single-pilot jet plane crashed into a lake near Nashville, killing all seven people on board. Among them were Gwen Shamblin Lara, a weight-loss guru and the […]
An Old-School Media Titan Pushes Aside an Upstart
Mr. Kilar fashioned himself as a disrupter inclined to break with the status quo in the pursuit of innovation. He became the chief executive of WarnerMedia in April 2020. He […]
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Group to Merge With Discovery
It’s as if Logan Roy, the fictional patriarch of the Waystar Royco media empire on HBO’s popular series “Succession,” masterminded the deal himself: AT&T has thrown in the towel on […]
HBO Max Gains Traction in a Crowded Field
AT&T added 2.7 million new customers to HBO and HBO Max in the first quarter, a boost for the company’s new streaming effort in an increasingly crowded field.The company’s WarnerMedia […]
Original Content podcast: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ might be a beautiful mess, or maybe just a mess
“Wonder Woman 1984” was released on HBO Max on Christmas Day, where it quickly divided the hosts of the Original Content podcast. Perhaps it was predictable that Anthony — a […]