A combined HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming service? Yes, please

(Pocket-lint) - Less than half of Discovery+ subscribers successful the US are besides subscribed to HBO Max. But would they consciousness much inclined to subscribe to a single video streaming service if it offered contented from both?

Earlier this year, AT&T spun disconnected WarnerMedia and merged it with Discovery successful a $43 cardinal woody that is owed to adjacent successful the coming months. When that happens, according to Gizmodo, their flagship video streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery+, volition harvester into 1 mega service.

The president and CEO of Discovery Streaming, JB Perrette, is reportedly discussing steps to marque it happen. It sounds like, successful the beginning, HBO Max and Discovery+ could beryllium offered arsenic a bundle. But, eventually, Warner Bros Discovery (the caller sanction of the merged company) whitethorn merge the 2 video streaming services into one. FierceVideo said Perette has described some services arsenic an "incredibly charismatic tech buffet".

Perrette besides believes a combined work would present "meaningful outgo savings" and "meaningful user benefits" to subscribers.

Keep successful caput Discovery+ starts astatine $5 per period with ads and includes contented from each media spot nether the Discovery umbrella, including HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, OWN, Discovery, Discovery+ Originals, Magnolia Network, A&E, Lifetime, History, Science Channel, and The Dodo.

As for HBO Max, it starts astatine $10 per period with ads and has everything successful the HBO catalogue, specified arsenic The Game of Thrones, arsenic good arsenic Max Originals similar Mare of Easton. It besides streams contented from different Warner Media brands, including DC Entertainment, The CW, Cartoon Network, TNT, and TCM.

It's unclear, of course, erstwhile precisely HBO Max and Discovery+ volition merge, fto unsocial however overmuch it volition cost. But it's hopeful to cognize executives are discussing it.

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Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 5 November 2021.