The merger of Warner/HBO and Discovery has been a subject of controversy ever since it was publicly announced. Executives led by David Zaslav have made business decisions that angered professionals and subscribers, including the removal of several titles, shelving of HBO projects, and lack of inclusion of proper credit to writers and directors. Now, a new report hailing from IndieWire reveals a notable discrepancy relating to Discovery and HBO titles in the rebranded platform Max.
IndieWire reports that, according to research conducted by streaming aggregator Reelgood, more than half of the titles on the Max library are Discovery+ shows, and only 3% of the total 1,208 series in the digital library are Max exclusives.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT On top of that, Discovery+ still retains its standalone app, which means that subscribers who really really want to consume Discovery content have alternatives to finding what they want to watch, while discarded HBO series got lost in the void. The new streaming platform only brought 42% of the HBO Max series.
Max also angered subscribers due to a series of crash reports on launch day, and this new piece of information won’t exactly make paying customers happy with the fact that they won’t have the opportunity to watch certain titles.
Stick with Collider to find out news about the ongoing strike and new Max information as soon as they are announced.