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What Elmo, Netflix and HBO Max tell us about the state of streaming
Netflix is welcoming “Sesame Street” to its block after HBO parent company Warner Bros. Discovery opted not to re-up its deal ...
John Oliver Compares HBO Max/Max Branding Fiasco to Trump’s Renaming the Gulf of Mexico
HBO host John Oliver is just as confounded as everyone else about Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to revert the name of Max ...
Do HBO’s owners have any actual idea what they’re doing with Max?
Max reverting its name to HBO Max is a sign of bigger failures. In what confused, mixed-up universe is Warner Bros. Discovery ...
John Oliver Compares HBO Max/Max Branding Fiasco to Trump’s Renaming the Gulf of America
John Oliver is just as confounded as everyone else about Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to revert the name of Max to HBO ...
Column: Streaming platform Max is changed back to HBO Max. It’s like deja vu all over again.
Warner Bros. Discovery is reversing its puzzling 2023 decision to lop off the HBO brand from the name of its streamer.
John Oliver Slams the “Genius” Who Keeps Changing HBO Max’s Name, Admonishes Parent Company Exec for Anticipating His “Hot Take”
John Oliver didn’t disappoint his corporate overlords Sunday night by addressing the recent HBO Max name reversal — the ...
Branding Experts on Decision to Flip Max Back to HBO Max: ‘A Corporate Walk of Shame’
Branding experts said Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to resurrect the HBO Max name was a tacit acknowledgement that it ...
Watch John Oliver mercilessly rip the HBO Max rebrand by comparing it to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’
Tonight, John Oliver mocked Warner Bros. Discovery’s umpteenth renaming of HBO Max by comparing it to Trump's 'Gulf of ...
New on HBO & Max: June 2025
A Minecraft Movie makes its streaming debut on Max in June 2025 along with The Gilded Age season 3 and A24's Parthenope.
‘South Park’ Poised For Streaming Launch On Paramount+ But Will It Also Stay On HBO Max?
South Park' is preparing for its streaming launch on Paramount+, as questions arise as to whether it could remain on HBO Max.
HBO Maxes Out: The Risks of Corporate Rebrands
Corporate rebrands are notoriously fraught. Few companies dare to reverse their public course but Warner Bros. Discovery did exactly that. After consigning its streaming service HBO Max to the dustbin ...