would likely be bundled into a single service after respective parent companies AT&T and WarnerMedia complete their merger,reports. The changes, which will likely come immediately when the deal closes as early as next month, would likely see the
as the standalone services are eventually discontinued, according to Discovery Chief Financial Officer"So right out of the gate, we're working on getting the bundling approach ready, maybe a single sign-on, maybe ingesting content sort of into the other product, etc., so that we can start to get some benefits early on," Wiedenfels said.
The merger will bring together a score of popular channels and film content under one streaming service.Although no specifics on the final streaming product were discussed, completing the $43 billion merger will create one of the largest media companies in the U.S., The Verge reports.
"We have HBO Max with a more premium male-skewing positioning, and then you've got the female positioning on the Discovery side," Wiedenfels said."You've got the daily engagement that people enjoy with Discovery content versus sort of the event-driven nature of the HBO Max content. Take that together, I have no doubt that we will be creating one of the most complete sort of four-quadrant sort of old, young male, female product out there.