Warner Bros. revives HBO Max name
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Warner Bros. Discovery said Wednesday that it was rebranding its streaming service as HBO Max this summer, instead of the current Max.
Max is now HBO Max. Again. No, I'm not joking. Less than two years after Warner Bros. Discovery changed the streaming service and ditched the HBO brand name, they've finally come to their senses and admitted that maybe HBO is why people want Max.
HBO Max launched in 2020, but Warner Bros. Discovery relaunched the service three years later, filling it with content from its other properties, like Discovery, TLC, and HGTV. As part of the relaunch, it renamed the service to just “Max” to signal that it’s suitable for kids and families.
Netflix's co-CEO weighed in on Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to revert to HBO Max branding. The streamer used to be called Max.
"What do we think?" one of the streaming service's social media posts, which included a meme from the HBO show "Veep," said. In a separate X post, Max shared a GIF of another HBO