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Maybe (HBO) Max Just Isn’t Worth It (www.wired.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Maybe (HBO) Max Just Isn’t Worth It::Warner Bros. Discovery's latest earnings call reveals Max shed 700,000 subscribers in the past three months, even as it made money. That might work for Wall Street, but what about viewers?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m kinda over paying for it. I really only got it for Jon Oliver and it’s basically free on YouTube so idk. Also on my computer I click on my Max bookmark and it’s like “hey we’re not HBO max anymore! Now it’s just Max! Redirecting you now…”

What? Am I going crazy? What is even the point of that.

[–] dojan 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rebranding is a way of indicating that they’ve done something (hopefully worth paying more for) without really doing anything at all. Great way for a new executive to make a non-decision.

[–] IMongoose 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They did do something though, dropped a lot of content and added in shitty reality shows. I didn't renew a few months ago when the price went up and the quality of content went down.

[–] roofuskit 7 points 1 year ago

You forgot the large price increase they paired witht he drop in quality content.