HBO Max removes a total of 20 originals and 36 titles
Streaming service HBO Max will begin removing up to 36 titles, including many originals, from its digital library this week.
In early August, HBO Max removed six film titles and also announced that it would no longer release DC’s “Batgirl” or the animated “Scoob! Holiday Haunt.” The strategy is being driven by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ next summer.
“As we work to consolidate our content catalogs onto one platform, we will be making changes to the content offerings available on both HBO Max and Discovery+,” HBO Max said in a statement on Wednesday. “This includes removing some content from both platforms.”
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WBD CEO David Zaslav has promised to find $3 billion in cost savings. In addition to recent layoffs at HBO Max, cutting titles that don’t generate significant audience numbers reduces residual and profit-sharing costs. The cancellations of the mostly completed sequels to “Batgirl” and “Scoob!” were also attributed to rare tax write-off opportunities following the company’s merger earlier this year.
It is unknown exactly when these titles will stop being available to stream on the service this week, or if Warner Bros. Discovery will make them available via DVD, rental or third-party licensing.
The full list of removed titles is (in alphabetical order):
“12 Christmas Dates” |
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