HBO Max (Available in India)

[Navjot Singh]

Facepalm. I opened the thread in excitement thinking there is some news regarding the India launch.

 

[Navjot Singh]

News Express Trending Now: Exploring All Latest News

Stay informed with the latest happenings in the world. Discover the top news and trends shaping our lives.

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[SVK]

I am sure HBO Max would not be looking to enter Indian language content?

 

[Navjot Singh]

According to the original leak, they would. And HBO did confirm that they were testing pricing strategy but refused to confirm the launch.

 

[Sushubh]

Disney, WarnerMedia Carve Up Fox Film Slate Streaming Rights Through End of 2022 (EXCLUSIVE)

Disney and WarnerMedia amended their Fox film output agreement, which runs through the end of 2022, to share some streaming rights.

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Under the tweaked pact, HBO/HBO Max will share co-exclusive rights with Disney Plus and Hulu to a selection of titles from 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures. HBO/HBO Max will retain pay-one TV window exclusivity on approximately half the slate through 2022.

 

[Navjot Singh]

What is Disney getting out of this? Lol

 

[Sushubh]

HBO Max: Now Streaming in 61 Territories Worldwide

The global rollout of WarnerMedia’s streaming platform continued today with the launch of HBO Max in 15 additional European countries, including the

pressroom.warnermedia.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

HBO Max India faces local-content squeeze ahead of debut

The streamer is looking to build a library of regional-language titles, although rivals including Netflix and Amazon Prime could get there first.

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Saugata Mukherjee, who joined HBO Max India from Sony's streaming service late last year, will be responsible for commissioning local originals and acquiring other Indian entertainment content, WarnerMedia said in a Jan. 28 statement. He was among three content executives announced the same day, as the company prepares a wider Asian rollout.

"These are vital roles as we look to ramp up our original content and programming ambitions in this region," Clement Schwebig, WarnerMedia's managing director of India, Southeast Asia & Korea, said in the announcement.

 

[Sushubh]

HBO Max execs knew their apps were flawed. They launched them anyway.

Customers hated the apps HBO Max launched with. Now, the service is trying again with a new app platform.

www.protocol.com

 

[Sushubh]

HBO Max Halts Originals in Parts of Europe in Major Restructure (EXCLUSIVE)

Warner Bros. Discovery’s post-merger growing pains and a $3 billion cost-savings target are hitting its programming strategy in Europe.

variety.com