Why HBO's Next Move Is Critical

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More than 50 years ago, HBO revolutionized television when it began to offer uncut movies, live boxing matches, concerts and comedy specials when you couldn’t watch those things anywhere but at a movie theater or in person. And slowly but surely, as video rental companies like Blockbuster began to compete with the network’s value proposition in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the company pivoted to investing in some of the most beloved original content of our time such as “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City.” But it didn’t end there, the company has continued to produce award-winning content such a “Game of Thrones,” “Veep,” “The Last Of Us” and “Succession.” Despite establishing itself as the gold standard of storytelling, HBO has never operated as a stand-alone business, and has instead experienced numerous mergers and acquisitions, including the ill-fated AOL-Time Warner deal, known as one of the worst in American corporate history. Today, the company is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery but experts are predicting yet another transition is on the horizon.
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00:00 - 02:00 Intro
02:01 - 06:13 The rise of HBO
6:14 - 13:40 Original programming
13:41 - 18:20 HBO Max
18:21 - 22:18 Warner Bros. Discovery
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Produced, Shot and Edited by: Darren Geeter
Animation: Jason Reginato
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Additional Reporting: Alexander Sherman
Additional Camera: Shawn Baldwin, Emily Lorsch, Jade Tungal
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Why HBO's Next Move is Critical

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@quantran378 Жыл бұрын

HBO is consistently delivering top-notch tv shows, shout out to their production.

@jbranche8024 Жыл бұрын

HBO was continually trying to provide it's customers quality, entertaining shows and was changing as times changed to meet their customers interests.

@subhpatel2137 Жыл бұрын

just gotta forget the GOT ending.

@cloud5772 Жыл бұрын

Unlike Netflix

@looseygoosey1349 Жыл бұрын

@@subhpatel2137 they are wiping their mistake with the new GOT show

@emx4439 Жыл бұрын

But hate the ridiculous region blocking

@Re_RAM Жыл бұрын

Clearly HBO's not the problem, it's all the corporate stunts at parent company level that keeps getting in the way.

@Macxermillio Жыл бұрын

HBO is just the best. When I see that logo at the beginning of a show, I just know it's going to be something different and good

@vijaz5559 Жыл бұрын

@@Gittana-ip2ms a good show is annoying to you? lmao go watch marvel disney plus trash

@pagetwentyone Жыл бұрын

HBO should be an independent company, with a single streaming platform

@js7dragon Жыл бұрын

agreed, but they don't make enough money to keep up with technological advancements to compete. They need mergers for capital.

@zxcytdfxy256 Жыл бұрын

dumb af

@ninadganore Жыл бұрын

gonna be too expensive to convince people to buy the subscription.

@dimsulst Жыл бұрын

this video is literally about why they cant do that... it doesn't matter tho, as long as their content can be watched cause they are the best

@peterparker2981 Жыл бұрын

HBO is becoming these new owners cash cow. Any media magnate would be happy to have them. Very attractive prospect for their budget books yet always ending up in wrong hands..

@NightOwlTX Жыл бұрын

Changing HBOMax to Max was definitely a step back

@joshuacoldwater Жыл бұрын

Max (formerly HBO Max) isn’t owned by HBO is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery because when HBO owned it, they were losing $6 billion a year. That is absolutely absurd. Warner Bros is attempting to SAVE HBO because they are actively gushing money. The new Harry Potter show is owned by Warner Bros and will only be on MAX, They just purchased the rights to LOTR so they will all be on MAX, all Warner Bros/Universal/Illumination films will be on MAX. They also are providing TV content from the channels that THEY own like Discovery, TLC, Food Network, Animal Planet, HGTV, and The History Channel. So no a name change to MAX is not a step back, a step back is paying an absurd amount like $425 million for a TV show (Friends) and then not being able to use it. HBO may be good at making their own shows, and i give credit where credit is due. However when it comes to managing a network or a streaming service they are trash.

@hieubuimanh9521 Жыл бұрын

IKR. Why drop HBO? HBO Max is good because it have HBO in its name.

@nickperkins8477 Жыл бұрын

@@joshuacoldwater Warner Brothers has had an ownership stake in The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings franchise for a fairly long time. It’s not a new purchase for them.

@MellowMutated Жыл бұрын

Right

@peterparker2981 Жыл бұрын

Im disappointed Cinemax has come down to this from where it once was. Night life wasnt the same.

@got2bjosh Жыл бұрын

Justice for Oz which really got people talking about HBO as the place to see some crazy tv. That daring show paved the way for HBO's mainstream hits that followed. Max sounds so generic and cheap. HBO is a distinctive, established brand known for delivering high quality, Emmy-winning content created by the best producers, writers, directors, actors, and artisans in the business. The reason HBO has survived multiple mergers and acquisitions is because it is treated as the jewel in the crown and is not to be messed with.

@Sl1mch1ckens Жыл бұрын

Oz is my fav show so i have massive bias but its always shocked me when people talk about how great hbo are and that they love their tv shows ect and talk about the wire or something for half hour that then 90% they have never watched or heard of OZ.

@samuelrodgers2742 Жыл бұрын

If Warner Bros Discovery was so concerned about having the HBO name tarnished, they could have just kept HBO Max and Discovery+ as separate services so that The White Lotus and The Last of Us is not mixed in with Discovery’s slop. Good HBO shows have been cancelled because of this merger when they didn’t need to be if the merger didn’t happen.

@illuvattar Жыл бұрын

I disagree. HBO Max als has 'Max' shows, which were not produced by HBO, thus tarnishing the HBO name. Reorganizing their streaming service under the name MAX makes perfect sens. HBO is kept out of the name, and remains as a separate tile within their streaming service, just like MAX shows, DC and the Discovery crap. This way each has their own separate brand and HBO can keep delivering their quality. This puts WBD in a better position to compete with Netflix, which also has every type of thing under one umbrella, their just lacking the quality prestige type shows that HBO has.

@peterparker2981 Жыл бұрын

Now we see why House of the Dragon season 2 was stopped. HBO cant hide anymore.

@freeinghumanitynow Жыл бұрын

HBO delivers artisanal content. What sets them apart from the so-called competition is their refusal to underestimate the viewer's intelligence. HBO is not tv; it is its own thing altogether and I would argue that the entertainment industry is (CREATIVELY) all the better for it. Changing the name would not be wise.

@palocymasaio Жыл бұрын

"so-called competition" bruh its just a production company, no need to go full english teacher

@justinwarner1183 Жыл бұрын

They are renaming because they want customers to know that they don't just stream HBO but the have DC, Cartoon Network, Looney Tunes etc. Personally they should have gone with WB+.

@GeliCarlosJ Жыл бұрын

So essentially HBO manages to still be great even with their parent company being historically terrible & confusing. 😂

@natenbox64 Жыл бұрын

That's the American economy, for ya.

@crystanubis Жыл бұрын

I think it's a mistake to drop HBO from the name, especially considering Max is probably going to make more people think of Cinemax. It's just haphazard rebranding.

@jtgd Жыл бұрын

Yeah, seriously. Everyone knows HBO. It’s a brand name. Changing it to “Max” isn’t going to continue brand name notoriety. People are either going to learn the name, or have to keep searching for “Max” as “HBO”

@minyaksayur Жыл бұрын

yes, they will see it when their subscription collapse because people don't know Max and don't want to subscribe to it.

@darianharris6569 Жыл бұрын

Yeha the people running the co lady now are round and cleary don’t know what they are doing. Accoring to the entertainment trades they took HBO off the name because they they blamed it for low kid/family subscriptions who associate HBO with adult content. Warner Discovery said they want the stem song service to be known as a family friendly/kids content subscription even though all of HBO content will still be on there.

@Allen_Leigh_Canada Жыл бұрын

They should've called it "HBO Discovery"

@FireEverLiving Жыл бұрын

Part of why they renamed it is that they want to put a lot of junk onto it without tainting the HBO brand.

@musak.4068 Жыл бұрын

HBO Max should've maintained it's name for branding. The hub section was more than enough. You could select HBO Original. DC. Ghibli. Etc. They should've added Discovery as another Hub.

@MellowMutated Жыл бұрын

I agree

@iambrian769 Жыл бұрын

An HBO intro has always been therapy so to speak because, as you heard that intro you would automatically be relaxed and knew you were going to watch something good. Its Not TV, Its Max...hmmm. Nope. Since we are paying, give us the name, HBO.

@etc115 Жыл бұрын

Richard Pleper seems like that kind of person you'd be lucky to work with and learn from. Lucky those who were able to be a part of it.

@chrisaycock5965 Жыл бұрын

People know who HBO is I don't know why you would drop the name. You automatically associate HBO with higher quality programming.

@ocuyo6044 Жыл бұрын

You associate higher quality with HBO because it has provided higher quality in the past, but when it puts its name on a trashy reality show or a sitcom, that association will eventually be gone and the brand will be diluted.

@luislara9297 Жыл бұрын

@@ocuyo6044 In the past ?, WTF with you man... Succession Chernobyl etc etc...

@BenLA5 Жыл бұрын

You automatically associate Discovery with obviously fake CGI mermaids and made up sharks that the producers confidently believe will trick their braindead audience. Faux "News" became more popular AFTER commies like Pucker Carlson said he was part of a propaganda network. Discovery quickly started doing the same thing after they realized their viewers were ALL CONservative zombies

@kevlee80rudals Жыл бұрын

@@luislara9297 Ocuyo probably has issues with all the “woke” themes HBO shows tend to depict like LGBT characters and other liberal lifestyle, ignore him.

@tymac9127 Жыл бұрын

I mean they didn't drop the name it's still called HBO 💀

@christianajoe8563 Жыл бұрын

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@lindapoplin7150 Жыл бұрын

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@josephfrys6969 Жыл бұрын

@@lindapoplin7150 You're right, it's obvious a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance

@gregsmith9258 Жыл бұрын

Starting early is the best way to getting ahead of build wealth, investing remains the priority

@johnchris7085 Жыл бұрын

Obviously trading in bitcoin is very volatile and risky to trade that's the reason most traders trade with a company

@Cyrus992 Жыл бұрын

HBO was the channel I could not watch until I was 13

@sactownism Жыл бұрын

HBO MAX is by far my favorite streaming platform

@MarconeRodrigues94 Жыл бұрын

At the end of the day, HBO shouldn't be passed around by buyers, but actually be its own company. Too bad that would actually hurt the shows' budget... It's sad that everything is all about money

@hwaynes Жыл бұрын

in the 70s, before names started using initials, HBO was Home Box Office and was great having movies to watch at any time.

@robert7567 Жыл бұрын

Why is OZ constantly overlooked when original programming on HBO is discussed?

@beckigreen Жыл бұрын

Agree.also Six Feet Under.

@robert7567 Жыл бұрын

@@beckigreen yes! This too!

@PaulMisner Жыл бұрын

Surprised that Oz wasn't mentioned. The first drama on HBO.

@thepearlswirl Жыл бұрын

don’t remind me I gotta start the new season of succession immediately. that show is f i r e.

@halo2bounceguy Жыл бұрын

Hurry before someone spoils it. Seriously delete the comment so people can't ruin it for you

@guti6832 Жыл бұрын

If we’re being honest the only thing HBO lacks is probably a giant sci fi show that competes with Star Wars or Star Trek the only thing I can see is if they go all in on the Dune franchise Crazy when you look at their ENTIRE discography there’s no one who comes close to even competing with HBO

@MellowMutated Жыл бұрын

so true, their reputation proceeds them

@joryboyfpf408 Жыл бұрын

They shouldn't have canceled Westworld & Raised By Wolves

@xSmiles217x Жыл бұрын

I think they are going the Netflix route. The volume route. Tons of shows and movies all jumbled together. It’s difficult to find a high quality show. We need to go thru a jungle of content from low quality to incredible. Using HBO MAX I can usually take a chance in a show like Barry, the description didn’t appeal to me but it turned out to be amazing. Good luck HBO 😅

@ShadowMelt Жыл бұрын

I hope HBO finds a good home, a lot of my best shows are HBO

@YourBoyRob Жыл бұрын

3:26 "Spearheaded" is a term GPT uses, a LOT. I have 95% certainty this is co-written by Ai.

@darkwoodmovies Жыл бұрын

HBO makes some of the best content just ever made in entertainment. But whatever Warner is doing... everything from managing their subsidiaries to DC Comics and just general movie production messes like Matrix 4, the company is absolutely mismanaged.

@michaelmcchesney6645 Жыл бұрын

I am retired and invested in AT&T because they paid such a high dividend. That's why I wasn't overly concerned by the fall in the stock price. But after AT&T spun off Warner Media, they cut their dividend in half. That's OK, I thought. Hopefully, cutting the dividend will help the stock price recover. But as of this morning, my shares of AT&T are down 27%, while the Warners Brothers Discovery (WBD) shares I received as part of the merger are down 56%. I am nothing if not an investing genius. But since I am at least still getting an AT&T dividend (WBD doesn't pay one at all), I'm holding on to the shares in hopes they recover some of their lost value. As I see it, after scrapping the Batgirl movie I was looking forward to, that's the least WBD can do for me.

@palocymasaio Жыл бұрын

wooow your parents must be soo proud

@c87kim Жыл бұрын

I was so confused when hbo Max came out cause I had Go and didn’t know wtf was going on

@AmeZidi_ Жыл бұрын

Why aren't they mentioning OZ the tv show on HBO which was/is legendary!!? That show helped establish HBO into what it was to become. One of the best tv shows ever made!

@ikeslo Жыл бұрын

We need HBO by itself. This merger will not stand time. I can't believe they will put all the trash from Discovery on the same platform. Now I understand why HBO wanted to save its name by renaming this new platform MAX.

@shafikah3340 Жыл бұрын

No. They cannot. Where do you think HBO contents come from? It's mostly from WB.

@Native722 Жыл бұрын

HBOMax is getting better, hopefully they speed things up in adding more movies/shows

@KeturaSaint-Fleurose Жыл бұрын

That made me think of what Netflix does. What I like about HBO Max is that they choose quality>quantity

@dwaynedwibbley6238 Жыл бұрын

How is it getting better? The app on both phone and smart tv is garbage. They have removed a ton of content, canceled movies fully made and the bugs are some of the craziest I have ever seen. If you look at the reviews for the app it’s at 3.1 and has been since it came out. Just found this the other day on my tv and I know they aren’t the only ones but if you go into settings you have to turn off don’t sell my info. They charge you a hefty fee monthly then turn around and make extra money off you as well.

@JoseMorales-lw5nt 10 ай бұрын

For those curious, the Dolan family was responsible for wiring NYC with the earliest cable service. Cablevision had offices here, and as a child of the 80's, my Bronx childhood was enriched by entertainment from HBO. With that in mind, I just wanted to acknowledge 2 pieces of entertainment that this video essay sadly omitted. 1) Fraggle Rock. During the mid to late 80's, HBO became the first Jim Henson project created exclusively for pay cable TV. This early attempt at broadening original content did pave the way for outlets like HBO Kids and other specific theme channels. 2) Tales From The Crypt. Literally bridging the gap from its halcyon days to award-winning seasons of original programming and special event features, TFTC benefited from having the Time Warner merger bring in funds from WB to produce this love letter to EC Comics. Also having showrunners like Joel Silver, Richard Donner, and Robert Zemeckis meant top tier talent and uncut horror stories could unfold to an increasing national audience. Funny enough, when TFTC started back in 1989, 1-900 hotlines were utilized to get viewers to participate in contests and encourage word-of-mouth campaigns to draw more viewers and increase subscriptions. By the time the series ended in mid 1996, HBO was drawing in a new generation of viewers with its own website. ❤

@nickperkins8477 Жыл бұрын

Newcomers might think of HBO for exceptional TV series’. Being a fan of HBO since the 80’s, they were showing, for instance, all of the original Star Wars films.

@kilimanjaro1893 Жыл бұрын

I always see HBO as the Apple of entertainment industry. I think HBO is better bought by Apple.

@theguy8412 Жыл бұрын

No thanks, Apple will destroy its independent mindset

@abhikoolblue Жыл бұрын

HBO is now inseparable to WarnerBros, and Apple buying WBD would be like repeating same mistake of AoL and AT&T mergers.

@kevinkessler2024 Жыл бұрын

@@abhikoolblue Apple has deeper pockets than both AoL and AT&T. The net worth for AT&T $126.26B while Apple's net worth is $2.6T.

@dhruv9744 Жыл бұрын

@@abhikoolblue Apple has their own entertainment division and streaming service now, they are already a player in the content market, acquiring WB would be a big boost to them. However the BTS rumors seem to be that Universal is in talks to acquire WB, while Apple is actually considering Disney as a possible choice for acquisition. It would consolidate the market to the Universal-WB streaming service (whatever its called), the Apple-Disney streaming service (whatever its called), Netflix, Amazon Prime video and Paramount+ as the biggest streamers, with Hulu and discovery+ just behind them, and Sony as the only entertainment company without a streaming service, who just licenses content to different services.

@dannnyyang Жыл бұрын

@@kevinkessler2024 apple rarely acquires companies. the biggest apple acquisition was Beats which was only THREE billion.

@marc8750 Жыл бұрын

HBO Max was a mistake. WBD has brands (DC, Harry Potter, etc.) they are relying on outside of HBO. Love HBO’s content, but the rollout and naming of HBO Max was confusing.

@kbram7363 Жыл бұрын

HBO is bullet proof. i need Dune 2 asap. HBO should not be dropped from the name. that’s simply idiotic. Apple needs to write the check for HBO. perfect fit

@alazkaalazka6087 Жыл бұрын

Highkey would be perfect.

@ingogotico1398 Жыл бұрын

I hope HBO is not becoming another Netflix, where 90 % is rubbish 😮

@LDLCGO Жыл бұрын

I canceled when they started making original content like Westworld unavailable. Who was the genius behind that move?

@marsspacex6065 Жыл бұрын

That era of band of brothers 😮. It was worth it just to get that series.

@MellowMutated Жыл бұрын

amazing series

@Chronoir3 Жыл бұрын

Hello fellow *pirates* giving the middle finger to corporate america

@mc-ge2bt Жыл бұрын

I'm still stunned they drop one of the most known brand names in American media. HBO means premium cable tv and to lose that makes no sense. And to keep Max which is short for Skinomax is even more bizarre.

@luisguilhermeoliveira5794 Жыл бұрын

The question is: How long would HBO keep meaning that once all this other content were mixed with it? I still think they could have done better than MAX, but it makes sense to protect the name HBO.

@tymac9127 Жыл бұрын

They didn't drop the HBO name it's still called HBO they just changed their streaming service name

@mc-ge2bt Жыл бұрын

@@tymac9127 That's what I meant. i think the HBO name carries huge weight in TV and** streaming. HBO isn't new to streaming... just wider expanded streaming service they currently have and to not use the HBO name is a weird misstep.

@mc-ge2bt Жыл бұрын

@@luisguilhermeoliveira5794 Than leave HBO GO and create TW streaming service. One for HBO subscribers and the other for streamers. Continuing to constantly change it looks as if HBO the network is on shaky ground when its doing quite well. Its the Time Warner streaming service that is constantly struggling.

@BuggiEU Жыл бұрын

The thing about premium is the audience for premium content is too small for a service to be competitive against Netflix, Disney+ and Prime.

@raxjax8787 Жыл бұрын

HBO has remain top tier streaming service with its content and how they keep updating their content, and the quality of their content is also great. They have great selection of movies and tv shows on their service. By far making Netflix look like dog sh*t with their price jump and removal of account sharing, and no wonder why they plummet down to hell.

@January. Жыл бұрын

*remained a *plummeted

@mkhanman12345 Жыл бұрын

@@January. hbo piff

@January. Жыл бұрын

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@jtgd Жыл бұрын

2020 was a holy year for streaming services

@cireincognito Жыл бұрын

Who works on the audio for your videos? The volume is overall too low and varies in volume.

@yuriydee Жыл бұрын

Just when pandemic ended and HBO Max had ton of content I was recommending it to everyone I know. The content was much quality than Netflix and cant even compare the other services. Now with Zaslav taking over it feels like Max has been gutted. I understand the name switch but imo they should have kept the services separate.

@Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq Жыл бұрын

I cut the cord in the mid 2000s. It took most of the c-suite tie-wearing-chuckleheads another decade to loosen their ties, get some oxygen to their brains, and finally offer streaming directly. The present situation seems to be directed by equally clueless lack of vision.

@A22DNAL Жыл бұрын

Wow. To find out that I was there IN THE BEGINNING...Loved Dream On!♥

@Jjhonny5369 Жыл бұрын

Well rebooting Harry Potter for tv wasn't a great move and hiring Nepo Gunn for DC CEO was the worst

@omegaman1409 10 ай бұрын

I remember back in the early 80s before Blockbuster stole its thunder the whole family used to gather around the tv to watch great movies. I remember watching Star Wars and The Road Warrior on HBO. Also the intro music score was a treat. Timeless.

@jtgd Жыл бұрын

I’m fine with hbo. Discovery isn’t impressive

@PM2024- Жыл бұрын

I’d take HBO over any other streaming service 📺

@QueenDany69 Жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO

@ten1225 Жыл бұрын

HBO should have stuck with original content and movies!

@hankhillsnrrwurethra Жыл бұрын

5:06 Y2K stylin'! Way to go mom, rock that neon!

@arslanmalik151 Жыл бұрын

They even removing there own shows they made for tax write off .

@BradThePitts Жыл бұрын

Anybody old enough to remember the old brown HBO cable box? Press both channels 28 & 31, tuning wheel all they way up - PRESTO - Playboy Channel, albeit slightly scrambled. 😀

@alextrevelian Жыл бұрын

Man we’re old

@Nicolas-uu3jr Жыл бұрын

whatever mergers, buys, sells, mistakes, hiccups, have happened, HBO has and IS STILL making the best🐲❤️, it's the top of the top!

@willpatton9529 Жыл бұрын

Evs in the military is a very good idea if they pair it with small nuclear power . The navy uses nuclear power safely

@BlazeMaster Жыл бұрын

I dare you to do a similar documentary on Touhou Project and Bilibili, would love to watch that.

@TinLeadHammer Жыл бұрын

After watching this video I am not sure for which streaming service I need to subscribe to watch HBO's content if I don't have cable.

@EJAYTheBHB 21 күн бұрын

13:22 - I was working at AT&T when this was happening. The pushback with this was a worry that every entertainment entity would want streaming services of their own (sounds familiar?). This would make consumers pay in the long run being the belief.

@forthesnowflakes7691 11 ай бұрын

Kept waiting to hear if HBO Max has any relation to the old CineMax (Warner Bros.Discovery)...if not then this name confusion was also not mentioned.

@jppusa5246 Жыл бұрын

Can you talk about ARM Limited

@dr.davidenglish778 Жыл бұрын

Some really bad decisions have been made in the past with regard to HBO. It will be interesting to see what the next merger has in store for the premium provider.

@pedalesmexicali Жыл бұрын

En Mexico por allá de 1995, se llamaba HBO OLE

@silver831cali3 Жыл бұрын

Well they weren't respectful according to Dave Chappelle

@eduardomendes5220 Жыл бұрын

Mark my words, THE MOUSE will be buying WB within a decade or less. The Discover CEO has no clue what to do with WB, the greatest analogy I heard was that is with a guy driving an automatic BMW, and suddenly you are giving a MANUAL SHIFT muscle car.

@BuggiEU Жыл бұрын

Won't happen after they've already bought 20th Century. Even if they tried regulators won't allow it. And the said thing is they considered it before buying Fox, but Warner was already in exclusive negotiations with AT&T. Disney+ combined with HBO and WB would have been amazing.

@jamesapple2 Жыл бұрын

I never liked the brand name; however, calling it Max over HBO MAX because the Discovery Channel content doesn’t have the same QC as all the HBO shows then you’ll most likely become an issue down the uphill road. In addition, HBO is known for more adult edgy content & calling it a more simple name to differentiate by basic association that family members don’t have to worry if they stumble & watch Euphoria or something like that. It’s a smart move & the rumor was true all those years ago.

@Genesisfan1989 4 ай бұрын

You should do a documentary on showtime and starz/encore.

@passiveaggressive6175 Жыл бұрын

Why isn’t HBO available in the UK?

@residentgomez Жыл бұрын

It all started with The Hitchhiker.

@sunnymittra Жыл бұрын

What is the full form of HBO ??

@sportsMike87 Жыл бұрын

They really dropped the ball on the streaming name. Keep changing

@MellowMutated Жыл бұрын

right

@jaynycha1705 Жыл бұрын

HBO needs a sugar daddy to keep delivering the great content.

@iunderstanphotography2780 Жыл бұрын

watched all of this happen in my lifetime. from my friend having HBO ny blurry antenna in 80s to Max steaming

@jayPT77 Жыл бұрын

Thats the key the creative people.

@RRR-is5sp Жыл бұрын

Raised by wolves was done an injustice

@SyawishRehman Жыл бұрын

Why do all of HBO's CEOs look like they have at least a few #MeToo allegations against them?

@RudieObias Жыл бұрын

HBO, HBO Go, HBO Now, HBO Max, and now Max. What do you think the next name will be for the service?

@cockroachv Жыл бұрын

@MubashirullahD Жыл бұрын

Audio is too low in this video.

@BradThePitts Жыл бұрын

Interesting how many people today don't know it stands for "Home Box Office."

@chiraggupta2645 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved house of the dragon

@introvertsrock9843 11 ай бұрын

WB disaster decisions like shelving Batgirl & releasing Flash Or replacing Depp *** signs they're not listening to the fans

@Autovetus Жыл бұрын

Damn that pepper dude is RED...

@Angelstar7774 Жыл бұрын

I’m still upset about raised by wolves 😭

@djpuplex Жыл бұрын

Getting out of the money furnace that streaming has become is genius. She weapons don't use them.

@passiveaggressive6175 Жыл бұрын

The new Warner discovery merger does not bode well for HBO

@JRay2113 Жыл бұрын

The end caught me by surprise. They’re already talking about selling off HBO?

@JesusGarcia-pu7rv Жыл бұрын

They skipped over post season 8 subscription cancelation lol.

@travisspazz1624 Жыл бұрын

The Leftovers is the best thing HBO has done in the last 10 years!

@diegoosorio8421 Жыл бұрын

Succession *

@travisspazz1624 Жыл бұрын

@@diegoosorio8421 stopped after S1 🤷‍♂️

@Clover_9777 Жыл бұрын

We had cable TV and I saw many good movies from HBO. Now everything is on the Internet.

@larrycummings4589 7 ай бұрын

Will we be able to watch MLB world series on max this year, I sure hope so

@jeffrow182255 Жыл бұрын

To subscribe to HBO was always more expensive than Cinemax or Showtime.

@sachin2842 Жыл бұрын

please come back to India forthwith 🥺 have to complete Sopranos

@alextrevelian Жыл бұрын

The hard working people at 90 day fiancé just got used as a prop

@TheJ1s Жыл бұрын

Still don't like them calling it straight Max, maybe HBO world or just Warner because Max is reminds us of Cinemax a sister network of HBO. A lot of bad decisions during the pandemic that lead a bunch of billion dollar companies to fold and sell off.