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  • AlexisFR@jlai.lu
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    28 days ago

    That’s cool, but will the old HBO production style will also be back?

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    Warner Bros has been gutting itself from the inside out in order to return money to investors. This sort of “We only have one switch left, so we’re going to toggle it and tell our investors its making us money” move is what you do when you’ve run out of better ideas.

    Joke is, it’ll probably work. The brand is properly ruined by the huge infusion of ultra-low budget reality TV / blockbuster discount aisle content they’ve decided to subsist on. Max global subscribers continue to rise, despite the content getting worse and the price going up. Toggle the brand name, tell the investors you’re a genius, post a rising EBITDA, and reap the dividends of enshittification.

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      25 days ago

      I mean, I’m in a “global” market (Brazil) and HBO is by far the best service around. Over here they have all the best shows I would want to watch, tons of good animation and all the non-Disney big budget geeky franchises (Batman, Superman, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc). I’ve never heard of a new series by them, but why would I even care? What is there to watch is already more than I need for my lifetime

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    28 days ago

    The title might be confusing for those who were unaware of the branding. They renamed the service to just “Max” 2 years ago and are now returning to the name “HBO Max”.

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    28 days ago

    This is a duplicate, but it’s trended so high I’ll leave it up.