AT & T's WarnerMedia is getting more crowded with the streaming video environment, with the announcement that it plans to launch a new HBO Max, its own consumer video service with lots of assets. $ 85 billion in purchases Time Warner 2018
HBO Max has a lot of potential as it has a long list of freely available TV shows and movies, including your favorite fans. But many details about services and services are still a mystery. Here is everything we know.
How much does it cost?
Report Wall Street Journal HBO Max claimed to cost between $ 16 and $ 17 a month. According to Reuters, if you already have AT & T services such as DirecTV or AT & T wireless service and you are an existing HBO subscriber, you should be able to get the service for free. WarnerMedia is also planning to launch a more affordable ad-supported HBO Max subscription plan sometime in 2021.
Assuming that HBO pays about $ 15 for itself through a cable provider or HBO's own streaming package, HBO Now, $ 17 plan can be a lot of work. But still more expensive than my colleagues. Netflix's Most Popular Packages Hulu subscription $ 13 $ 6 ($ 12 to skip the ad) and Disney +Set it back to $ 7 per month (or $ 70 per year if you sign up for one year at a time).
What shows and movies are included?
A few days later, a representative from Studio Ghibli told reporters that films from Japanese studios would not come to the streaming service, WarnerMedia announced that all 21 animation features of Studio Ghibli will be streamed only on HBO Max. Its lineup includes family friendly favorites My Neighbor TotoroOscar-winning Spirited distanceThe latest feature in Studio Ghibli is WindyMost Ghibli films are available on HBO Max at launch.
According to a July 2019 report, every time HBO Max is released, friend (Leave Netflix in 2020) and Fresh prince of bel air and Pretty liar. Also HBO Max is the only place to stream. Big Bang TheoryWarner Media reportedly cost over $ 1 billion.
The service will be the exclusive streaming source for all new Warner Bros. dramas created for the CW network, starting with the fall season of 2019. baton And another Riverdale jet, Katie Kine.
If you're one of the army of fans catching up Doctor Who With streaming services, HBO Max will be a must. When HBO Max arrives in the spring of 2020, it becomes the exclusive online home of the Puck Easy Time Road, which has all 11 of its modern seasons. Doctor Who Series, various reports available at launch. The upcoming performance season will be streamed exclusively on HBO Max and will arrive someday after debuting at BBC America.
Although not officially announced as part of the service, the full slate of the HBO original series Pip, Larry Sanders ShowA few examples of future projects by J.J., Abrams and Joss Whedon, are also expected to be available in any form on HBO Max.
With premium cable programming on HBO and even Cinemax, there's a good chance that a mix of additional content is available. Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, CW, Turner Classic Movie, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunch Roll, Cock Teeth & Rooney Tunes, Currently corresponds to the WarnerMedia banner from AT & T. That all Theoretically hold it anyway.
WarnerMedia includes a wide variety of Warner Bros production movies in addition to a substantial library of TV content. This includes DC Extended Universe superhero movies, shared Monster-verse movies from Godzilla and King Kong, and the Lord of the Rings franchise. However, one of the main Warner Bros. Pictures real estate that will not be included in the launch is Harry Potter & # 39; s Wizarding World. NBCUniversal purchased exclusive streaming rights from transactions going on until 2025.
At this point it is also unknown whether the future DC Extended Universe movie will be: Wonder Woman 1984 Stream the service exclusively after the theatrical performance.
How about the original series and movies?
As long as there is original content, the biggest gun in the arsenal of HBO Max is J.J. Abrams recently signed a $ 250 million production contract with WarnerMedia to create the company's new content. According to early rumors, there were rumors of less than $ 500 million, but the remaining facts look the same. Primarily, Abrams was interested in planning for HBO Max, so he signed a contract with WarnerMedia and creates a number of original series for the platform.
HBO Max offers four young adult films produced by Greg Berlanti, the creator of a number of CW's popular superhero shows, and two more original films by Hello Sunshine, a production company for Reese Witherspoon. Let's talk to them allThe film directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest and Candice Bergen, will be an exclusive HBO Max film.
On the TV side Gossip girl Reboot is currently under development for HBO Max. Big Bang TheoryKaley Cuoco StewardessMurder Mystery for Service. Series based on fiction Station eleven, Made for love and waist Pre-production Star blow Comedian Rose Matafeo will be a collaboration between WarnerMedia and BBC Three. Baby driver Ansel Elgort Tokyo vise For the flag.
Other original series planned for service are: Love lifeRomantic comedy by anime, Paul Feig and Anna Kendrick Gremlin prequel, and Dunes: sisters, A science fiction-inspired spin-off series by upcoming author Frank Herbert of Denis Villeneuve sand dune.
When will it be released?
The HBO Max streaming service will be available in spring 2020 as a beta in late 2019. According to the Wall Street Journal, AT & T and WarnerMedia are the second most affordable way to offer subsidies to receive advertising subsidies.
Do you support 4K?
There is no mention of whether HBO Max will offer streaming video in 4K or High-dynamic Range (HDR) resolution at this time.
Currently, the HBO Now streaming service, which provides streaming access to HBO programming without a cable subscription, does not provide a high resolution format for video. However, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and the upcoming Disney + service all offer 4K streaming video, so there's reason to believe that WarnerMedia should do the same to stay competitive.
How about a DC universe?
I can not know How does the launch of HBO Max affect WarnerMedia's existing DC universe platform that offers all DC entertainment series, movies and some original content? Ruin PatrolStreamed on both DC Universe's most popular programs, DC Universe and HBO Max. The DC Universe service includes an extensive digital comic library and the following original series. Ruin Patrol and TitanOfficially released in September 2018.
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