Official:HBO Max Becomes Max

[Fiffy]

Originally Posted by kevin87

I didn't like the name "Max" (I'm glad it wasn't another + though) but honestly I don't think it should be called HBO Max either since it doesn't actually have anything to do with HBO. They just based it in that for clout to seem superior and to take advantage of HBO's licenses of movies from other studios before that became more common because it wasn't a WB-specific service.

I don't know. When I subscribe, I do it for the excellent HBO-branded TV content such as The Last of Us or their older shows.

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by Fiffy

I don't know. When I subscribe, I do it for the excellent HBO-branded TV content such as The Last of Us or their older shows.

But that's because they shut down their actual HBO cable and standalone services. HBO would still be on a WB service because HBO is through WB, but HBO Max is it's own thing separate from HBO. It's only HBO in name.

[Fiffy]

Originally Posted by kevin87

But that's because they shut down their actual HBO cable and standalone services. HBO would still be on a WB service because HBO is through WB, but HBO Max is it's own thing separate from HBO. It's only HBO in name.

That seems like a distinction without a difference. I haven't had cable for well over a decade. HBO Max is the one and only way for me to access HBO content on a subscription basis. They carry HBO's content, so it seems appropriate that they carry the name.

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by Fiffy

That seems like a distinction without a difference. I haven't had cable for well over a decade. HBO Max is the one and only way for me to access HBO content on a subscription basis. They carry HBO's content, so it seems appropriate that they carry the name.

They carry HBO content because WB owns HBO. It's no different than Disney+ having shows that didn't air on Disney Channel. It's all under the same thing. It has HBO's name but operates separately from HBO, and they're not even involved with production the way shows on HBO are except for maybe the Sex and the City show since that was an HBO show.