Simply because it , Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is HBO Max to simply Max in Europe, folding in Discovery+ content material and reside sports activities within the course of. Max will first be accessible on the continent within the Nordics, Iberia and central and japanese Europe on Could 21. It’ll hit Poland, the Netherlands, France and Belgium shortly afterward (curiously, the streaming service will nonetheless be referred to as HBO Max within the Netherlands and Belgium, despite the fact that it consists of Discovery and sports activities content material there).
This would be the first time that WBD’s streaming service might be accessible in France and Belgium, and people are the primary new territories for the platform in over two years. All informed, Max will quickly be accessible in 25 European international locations and 65 international locations and territories globally because it goals to compete with the worldwide attain of .
Within the international locations the place Max is out there in Europe, that would be the solely place the place viewers can watch each second of the 2024 Paris Olympics (Peacock is streaming from the occasion within the US). The Olympic Video games might be accessible on all Max subscription plans on the continent.
As within the US, Max might be in Europe. There might be a fundamental ad-supported plan in choose international locations and a regular plan, with the choice to stream on two gadgets concurrently in Full HD decision and as much as 30 downloads for offline viewing. The premium plan presents 4K streaming with Dolby Atmos on as much as 4 gadgets without delay, and as much as 100 downloads for offline viewing. Pricing will range by nation.
There might be a sports activities add-on that features Grand Slam tennis, biking’s Grand Excursions, 24 Hours of Le Mans, livestreams of linear networks Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 and plenty extra. Max will even provide reside linear networks in some international locations on choose plans, together with CNN Worldwide in France and Poland.
In lots of instances, HBO Max will replace to Max routinely, although some customers might be prompted to obtain the brand new Max app. Present HBO Max subscribers will retain their profiles and viewing historical past after the change. Eurosport and Discovery+ subscribers will obtain particulars on how to join Max.
In the meantime, WBD revealed that the second season of Sport of Thrones spin-off Home of the Dragon is coming to HBO and Max within the US on June 16, and the next day in Europe. The corporate additionally launched a pair of “dueling” trailers for the season that present the story from the views of the Inexperienced and Black Councils, respectively.
