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Norwegian Max Original MILF of Norway premieres in May

MILF of Norway starring Mariann Hole (Made in Oslo, Ammo) and Trond Fausa Aurvåg (Oppenheimer, Lilyhammer) will premiere on May 21st, exclusively on Max. The Norwegian Max Original will reach an International audience as Warner Bro  Discovery’s new streaming service Max launches across Europe.  Max offers content from HBO Max and discovery+, all in one […]

April 15, 2024

Max launches in Europe on May 21

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that Max, its SVoD service, will launch in the first European countries in May. Max brings together HBO Max’s programming, Discovery’s real-life entertainment and action from Eurosport’s premium subscription service. On May 21st, Max will become available across the Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe. Launches will follow […]

March 21, 2024

Gerald Levin RIP

Gerald Levin, one-time head of Warner Communications and an undoubted visionary as far as HBO was concerned, has died at 84 following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. His career was blighted by the forced marriage between Time Warner, which included all of the Turner Broadcasting assets, with AOL. The merger was a catastrophe for […]

March 14, 2024By Chris Forrester

Former HBO execs launch May One prodco

Former HBO Europe executives Johnathan Young and Ioanina Pavel have launched production company May One, a creative hub to produce television drama in Romania for local and international audiences. Based in Bucharest, the company will develop, produce and provide creative partnership for series shot in Romania, working with established and new talent from both within and […]

February 29, 2024

Max goes live in LatAm, Caribbean

Streaming service Max is now available in Latin America and the Caribbean.  The offering from Warner Bros Discovery offers content across a variety of genres and formats from its family of brands including HBO, Warner Bros., the DC universe, Discovery, Discovery Home & Health, ID, Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, Cartoonito,and adult swim. “The launch of […]

February 28, 2024

Lisa from BLACKPINK joins Season 3 of The White Lotus

Lalisa Manobal (Lisa) from BLACKPINK has joined the previously announced cast, including Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Scott Glenn, Walton Goggins, Dom Hetrakul, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Julian Kostov, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong  […]

February 13, 2024

WBD CEO: “Italy a key market”

Italy is a strategic market for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), and CEO David Zaslav plans to increase investments there. Speaking at a Milan Town Hall for employees, Zaslav praised the creativity of the Italian team and highlighted their success in generating revenue and diversifying income streams. He said that WBD will invest in both linear […]

February 7, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

HBO GO on Taiwan Mobile

Taiwan Mobile has expanded its entertainment offering by adding Warner Bros Discovery’s regional streaming service HBO GO. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Taiwan Mobile is offering a special promotional annual subscription price of NT$69 (€2) month available from February 1st-14th (regular price NT$90), giving users access to some of the world’s most iconic shows […]

February 1, 2024

MAX now on YouTube Primetime Channels

Warner Bros Discovery and YouTube have announced that the ad-free tier of Max is now available on Primetime Channels in the US. YouTube customers will have access to some the best unscripted and scripted programming, including some of the year’s most-watched content from brands like HBO, TLC, Food Network, HGTV, Cartoon Network, and OWN, plus […]

December 12, 2023

HBO, Max sign A24 output deal

The HBO and Max brands have announced a multiyear pay-1 US output deal with A24 that brings the entertainment company’s theatrical film slate exclusively to Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO, Max and Cinemax. Among the films to be available under the new deal are Sofia Coppola’s award-winning Priscilla starring Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny, Kristoffer Borgli’s […]

December 8, 2023