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, which notes that while a final decision hasn’t been made, Max “is the likely choice” and is being vetted by Warner Bros. Discovery’s legal team. The lawyers are also mulling over other potential names, according to the report, and the combined streaming service has been given the codename “BEAM” internally.
The reasoning for the “Max” name is simple: Warner Bros. Discovery wants HBO to fit into its huge stable of content without overshadowing programming from Discovery, DC Comics, Warner Bros., CNN, and more. CNBC’s report says the new platform will borrow ideas from Disney Plus and organize Warner Bros. Discovery properties into different “hubs” in the same way that Disney separates Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and so on.Pricing for Max has not yet been disclosed.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav aims to reach profitability with the combo service through increased subscriptions and also higher advertising revenue. HBO Max and Discovery Plus both offer monthly plans with ads that cost less than the ad-free subscriptions. The two services tallied nearly 95 million global streaming subscribers in Q3.
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