Netflix’s €71.2bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery sparks clarity on HBO Max’s future, with CEO David Zaslav confirming the platform will remain available as a standalone service.

HBO Max will launch in Europe on 13 January, although its debut in the UK and Ireland will follow in March. The streaming service and home to Game of Thrones will initially be available in Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.

Subscribers of the two streaming giants may now be wondering what changes could come to their content and their monthly bills.

A major transaction has long felt inevitable. The 2022 merger saddled the company with roughly $50 billion in debt, leaving its leadership little choice but to explore a breakup or sale. If the split proceeds, WBD CEO David Zaslav would continue leading the Warner Bros. side, and Discovery Global would be led by current CFO David Wiedenfels.

According to Warner Bros. Discovery reps, there are no plans to change how and when Discovery shows appear on the streamer. Last week, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that the company was finally reversing course on what is arguably CEO David Zaslav’s ...

An announced merger of Warner Bros Discovery and Netflix could mean huge changes for subscribers to HBO Max and Netflix in the coming months.

HBO Max and Discovery+ will merge into a single streaming service, Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav announced on a second-quarter earnings call Thursday. The move reshuffles the streaming marketplace, where HBO Max is widely seen as a budding ...

NEW YORK -- The streaming TV race is about to get even more competitive. On Monday morning AT&T and Discovery, Inc. announced a deal under which AT&T's WarnerMedia will be spun off and combined with Discovery in a new standalone media company. The deal ...

As concerns emerge about Netflix's plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery assets, an HBO Max subscriber sued Netflix on Monday to prevent the merger from happening.

Matthew McConaughey said it best. “Sometimes you gotta go back to actually move forward.” Warner Bros. Discovery is taking McConaughey’s advice to heart as the company’s streaming platform will be rebranded as HBO Max. On Wednesday, Warner Bros.