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Post by Bridget in MD on May 23, 2023 19:54:39 GMT
I'm sure its just a money thing, but wasn't HBO always the most popular movie channel? On twitter, they are calling Max "the New Coke" and people ain't happy with the rebrand. LOL
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Post by KikiPea on May 23, 2023 19:56:47 GMT
Not sure, but we had HBOMAX, and there is a series I want to watch. I can’t access it. It tells me I need to connect with my provider. We don’t have one.
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Post by scrapmaven on May 23, 2023 19:58:48 GMT
So, that you would have one more chore to do (creating a login) before you watched Succession. LOL.
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Post by naby64 on May 23, 2023 19:59:36 GMT
Not sure, but we had HBOMAX, and there is a series I want to watch. I can’t access it. It tells me I need to connect with my provider. We don’t have one. I haven't jumped on my channel since the change. What is the series? I thought the commercials promoting the name change stated we would still have all the stuffs. We have Dish so no access to HBO. |
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Post by basketdiva on May 23, 2023 20:00:15 GMT
This article answers all the questions:
Looks like the link isn't working.
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Post by KikiPea on May 23, 2023 20:01:06 GMT
Not sure, but we had HBOMAX, and there is a series I want to watch. I can’t access it. It tells me I need to connect with my provider. We don’t have one. I haven't jumped on my channel since the change. What is the series? I thought the commercials promoting the name change stated we would still have all the stuffs. We have Dish so no access to HBO. It’s a People Magazing series…I think it’s true crime. |
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Post by disneypal on May 23, 2023 20:01:56 GMT
I think they changed it because they have a lot more than just "HBO" programming, such as The Big Bang Theory & Friends and they want to be known for more than just HBO programs
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Post by padresfan619 on May 23, 2023 20:03:33 GMT
They merged Discovery+ together with HBOMax. That’s why they changed the name.
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Post by huskermom98 on May 23, 2023 20:04:07 GMT
It merged with Discovery--now I can enjoy the old TLC goodies like Cake Boss & Say Yes to the Dress. There's other channels too like Magnolia & Food Network.
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Post by Bridget in MD on May 23, 2023 20:20:52 GMT
So, that you would have one more chore to do (creating a login) before you watched Succession. LOL. I was able to log on with my old HBOMax logon and access my hub! |
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Post by minjoy on May 23, 2023 20:32:57 GMT
Re: merging discovery +.
I thought they were only moving some discovery + to the new MAX platform/app? And that there still would be a discovery + streaming option.
My dh said we would probably drop discovery+ streaming and want to up our MAX streaming one by $5 to get 4k I think.
I just had to download the new MAX app and sign in with our original credentials.
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Post by papersilly on May 23, 2023 21:06:32 GMT
are they dropping the "HBO" part from their name? if so, i think that's a dumb move. HBO was their recognizable brand. everyone uses Max. just using that is not going to distinguish them from a large herd.
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 23, 2023 21:09:41 GMT
I have heard a lot of people complaining about the change. We don’t watch stuff on Discovery so it would mean paying extra I guess. I liked HBOMAX when we had it but there wasn’t enough content as they didn’t have a lot of shows that were on HBO and have heard they are dropping more.
I am not a fan of all the changes on streaming services lately. A bunch of movies snd series dropping from Hulu and Disney+ and even Paramount+ I keep seeing ads in FB and the shows in the ads have already been dropped months ago 🤦♀️
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Post by MZF on May 23, 2023 21:57:01 GMT
I just had to download the new MAX app and sign in with our original credentials. Same here. |
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Post by Gem Girl on May 24, 2023 0:21:48 GMT
I have heard a lot of people complaining about the change. We don’t watch stuff on Discovery so it would mean paying extra I guess. I liked HBOMAX when we had it but there wasn’t enough content as they didn’t have a lot of shows that were on HBO and have heard they are dropping more. I am not a fan of all the changes on streaming services lately. A bunch of movies snd series dropping from Hulu and Disney+ and even Paramount+ I keep seeing ads in FB and the shows in the ads have already been dropped months ago 🤦♀️ The usual corporate shuffle--make a great offer that brings in the rubes (that's what we are to them, not customers), get good profitability numbers, then sell off your division/service/company so the top dogs can become gillionaires, DH & I even have a short name for it--One-olive syndrome. The guy who figures out that putting one fewer olive in a jar being sold at the same price to the supermarkets will save a fraction of a cent per jar for the company gets a title-only-promotion. The boss who profits from that guy's idea makes enough to spend his days yachting with his mistress. |
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Post by chaosisapony on May 24, 2023 0:58:48 GMT
It's really weird to me that they would want to do away with the premium "HBO" brand. But it's a mixture of shows from different companies so I guess they thought it would be to their benefit to not call it an HBO product. Personally it reminds me of old school cable packages. There's too much stuff and it seems disorganized. I'd rather my discovery brand content be on Discovery + and my HBO content be on HBO Max and pay separately for what I want to subscribe to.
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Post by gina on May 24, 2023 1:08:20 GMT
Thanks for the heads up. I was in my HBO app a few nights ago watch SATC. I would have had no clue why my app wasn't opening just now! Just downloaded the new blue Max app. Kinda weird but, whatever.
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