HBO Max and Paramount+ Will Become One Streamer

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment HBO Max and Paramount+ will combine into one streaming service if and when Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is complete. “As we said, we do plan to put the two services together, which today gives us a little over 200 million direct to consumer subscribers,” Paramount CEO David Ellison said during a Monday investor call . “We think that really positions us to compete with the leaders in the space. At Paramount, by the middle of this year, we’ll have completed the consolidation of our three services under one unified stack, and you can see us taking a similar approach to this platform going forward. And we think the combined offering, and given the amount of content and what we can do from the tech side, really will put us in a position to be able to compete with the most scaled players in DTC.” Related Stories TV You Can Now Stay at the 'Heated Rivalry' Cottage TV 'Dreaming Whilst Black' Star Adjani Salmon on Why Breaking into the Industry Is Just the Beginning However, HBO as a brand will continue to “operate with independence,” Ellison said. As for his personal fave? Game of Thrones , Ellison revealed. “Casey and his team do absolutely a remarkable job at HBO,” Ellison continued. “And as we said, we do plan for that to be able to operate with independence, so that HBO can, candidly, do what it does incredibly well. Our viewpoint is HBO should stay HBO. They built a phenomenal brand. They are a leader in the space, and we just want them to continue doing more of it. But by bringing the platforms together, all of our content will be able to reach even a broader audience than we can do standalone.” More to come. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up More from The Hol...