HBO Max and Discovery plus combine to form Max. The new service will come to Finland in 2024.
HBO Max can be watched on several different devices. SOPA Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo
The streaming service HBO Max will be discontinued. The reason for the termination is that the HBO Max and Discovery Plus services are merging. It will be replaced by a new streaming service called Max.
Iltalehti previously reported on rumors told by insiders, which have now been confirmed. Reported about it Verge.
The new service will be available in the US on May 23. The service will come to the rest of the world later in 2024. With the reform, HBO Max’s user profiles, viewing history and subscriber information will be transferred to Max automatically.
The aim of the merger is to increase the total number of orders, as well as a wider content to match the competitors’ offerings. The biggest competitors for Max are Netflix, Amazon and Disney plus.
New order categories
There will be three different order categories for the service. A basic subscription in HD quality, where two people can watch at the same time, costs $9.99 per month. The subscription also includes advertisements.
With the next subscription, the user gets rid of ads and also gets the option to download content for offline viewing. You can download 30 pieces of content. The price for this is $15.99 per month.
In the most expensive subscription of $19.99, the user can enjoy viewing with 4k hdr quality and Dolby atmos sounds. For offline viewing, the user can download a total of 100 episodes or movies. There can be four viewers at the same time.
The service has not stated the prices in euros.