And the Champions League? HBO Max could disappear in the coming months

Due to the acquisition of Discovery by Warner Mediaemphasizing Warner Bros Discovery and the earnings report of the company’s second quarter of the year this Thursday (August 4) it is estimated that there will be deep restructuring in it and its subsidiaries, where one of the most affected could be HBO Max streaming service that transmits the Champions League in Mexico.

What will happen to HBO Max?

The recent cancellation of projects such as DC Entertainment’s Batgirl and the Scoob sequeladded to the six projects that HBO Max recently removed from its catalog Max Originals they seem to be only the beginning of what is to come.

According to The Wrap report and later reports from the Variety site, Warner Bros Discovery would be planning a new business strategy. This will be borne by the CEO of the company David Zaslavunder the speculation that they have not obtained the desired results in this 2022.

Zaslav would be looking to give him a greater economic boost to its film productions “at the cinema”instead of focusing on “spending all your energies” on the streaming section, therefore, HBO Max. In a matter of numbers, HBO y HBO Max maintain 76.8 million subscribers, while Discovery+ he has 24 million. Compared to its direct competition, Disney+ has 137.7 million and Netflix remains in the lead with 220.7 million.

Will HBO Max go up in price?

It is estimated that the productions that are currently in HBO y HBO Max they will become absorbed by streaming system Discovery+. Which for users can be a simple transition of services, so it would not increase in price. However, this could mean layoff of about 70% of HBO and HBO Max workers.

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At the same time, it is expected that Warner Bros Discovery be much more selective regarding the projects to which they give them a “green light”. As well as that the next releases that arrive at the streaming service have a additional fee to view the content (something similar to what Disney+ did initially).

However, everything seems to indicate that this option would only be available to users of USA. Renting a premiere for 48 hours in $19.99 and buy it digitally at 24.99. Without a doubt, more information will be announced after this Thursday and in the next months.

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