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Comedy-drama TV series “Insecure” is the first HBO title heading to Netflix, with more on the way. Netflix announced today that all five seasons of “Insecure,” which aired on HBO…

Netflix adds ‘Insecure’ as more HBO shows, including ‘Six Feet Under,’ are on the way

Two major streaming rivals in the industry may be working out a deal together. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is reportedly in talks to license HBO titles to Netflix. According to…

Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly considers licensing HBO titles to Netflix

In the first week of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) launching Max (formerly HBO Max), 70% of existing HBO Max subscribers transitioned to the new streaming service, which bundles Discovery+ content.…

70% of HBO Max subs have moved over to rebranded Max service

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) launched Max to U.S. subscribers on Tuesday, giving them access to 35,000 hours of content — more than double the amount that HBO Max offered. Beginning…

Max makes its US debut, giving subscribers 35K hours of content

Warner Bros. Discovery has partnered with Mukesh Ambani-backed Viacom18 to bring HBO and other movies and shows from the WB catalog to India in a major win for the Reliance…

Ambani and James Murdoch bring HBO content to India

With next month’s arrival of the new streaming service “Max” from Warner Bros. Discovery, the company is also promising a revamped product experience with an expanded feature set, improved recommendations…

Warner Bros. Discovery promises Max will be a more personalized, technically improved streaming service

The Roku Channel has added 14 new free, ad-supported channels featuring TV shows and movies from Warner Bros.’s content library. Earlier this year, Warners Bros. Discovery announced that it reached…

Many canceled HBO shows, including ‘Westworld’ and ‘Raised by Wolves,’ are now on Roku

Hotstar will lose HBO content at the end of this month in the latest setback for the Disney-owned on-demand video streaming giant that recently also lost rights for a popular…

Soon, not streaming on Disney+ Hotstar: HBO content

HBO Max is raising the price of its ad-free monthly subscription in the U.S. from $14.99 to $15.99 plus applicable taxes, effective immediately for new subscribers. The change marks the…

HBO Max’s ad-free monthly subscription is increasing by $1

In a series of cancellations, HBO has managed to disappoint many viewers as of late. Now, “Westworld” fans will be among them. The network announced today that it is canceling…

It’s no surprise HBO canceled ‘Westworld’ after four seasons

HBO and its streaming service HBO Max cleaned up at last night’s Emmy awards, pulling in a dozen wins in the Primetime Emmys, compared with its next nearest rival, Netflix,…

HBO and HBO Max nabbed the most wins at this year’s Emmy Awards

Alongside its fall hardware update, which included new streaming and audio devices, Roku today unveiled the features it has in store for the next version of its media software, Roku…

Roku’s latest update adds short-form video, a universal save list and ‘continue watching’ feature

It’s an exciting day for Studio Ghibli fans — fans in the United States and Canada, that is. The majority of Studio Ghibli’s film catalog has just been released to…

Studio Ghibli films just became available to rent on major digital platforms Apple TV, Amazon and more

Days after HBO’s “House of the Dragon” became the most-watched premiere for a new HBO original series, the “Game of Thrones” prequel series is renewed for a second season. Now…

HBO grows its ‘Game of Thrones’ franchise, gives spin-off ‘House of the Dragon’ a second season

The premiere of the “Game of Thrones“ prequel “House of the Dragon” on Sunday made history for HBO and HBO Max and drew the largest audience for any new HBO…

‘House of the Dragon’ series premiere is the biggest in HBO’s history, with almost 10 million viewers

This week on The TechCrunch Podcast Anita Ramaswamy is back to talk about Adam Neumann’s latest Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup, and Amanda Silberling joins us to talk about teens flocking away…

Is Adam Neumann a new man? and other TC news

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Apple patches nasty security bugs, HBO Max suddenly removes content, and a16z backs Neumann’s next thing

Today, Discovery+ subscribers in the U.S. get access to more than 800 episodes of CNN content through a dedicated CNN Originals hub. The network’s three brands — CNN Original Series,…

After CNN+ shutdown, Discovery+ adds a CNN Originals hub to its US service

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Daily Crunch: HBO Max is pulling 36 shows this week — Here’s the list

HBO Max is continuing its content removal spree with 36 titles going off the service this week including 20 of its in-house productions. Other titles include originals from HBO and…

HBO Max is removing 36 titles and creators are not happy

The rumored layoffs are coming true: Warner Bros. Discovery, the newly merged parent company to HBO, is cutting personnel costs. Fourteen percent of staff under HBO and HBO Max chief…

Layoffs hit HBO Max as 70 employees lose their jobs

For years, HBO Max has been under fire for its buggy app. Today, the streaming service’s re-platformed app completed its global rollout on desktop, iOS, Android and Amazon Fire tablets.…

HBO Max attempts to fix its notoriously buggy app with oft-requested features

The headline of Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings call was something a lot of people were anxious about: HBO Max and Discovery+ are merging into a new service. The company will…

Get ready for an HBO Max – Discovery+ mashup app in 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery revealed its second-quarter results — its first quarterly earnings since the $43 billion merger. The total number of direct-to-consumer subscribers across HBO, HBO Max and Discovery+ was…

HBO, HBO Max and Discovery+ report a combined total of 92.1M subscribers, plans for major restructuring

In a bit of an unusual agreement, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that HBO Max will have joint streaming custody of the comedy series “Abbott Elementary” with Disney+’s sister streaming service…

HBO Max and Hulu will share custody of Emmy-nominated series ‘Abbott Elementary’

HBO Max just released the first official trailer for “House of the Dragon,” the “Game of Thrones” prequel series that premieres on August 21. The show takes place 200 years…

HBO’s new ‘House of the Dragon’ trailer offers a peek at the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel

The nominations for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, and once again, it was dominated by streaming services. Apple TV+ showed improvement compared to its older competitors, and…

Hulu hits record 58 Emmy nominations, underdog Apple TV+ gets 52

HBO Max will cease new original programming in parts of Europe and the company will also shut down Cinemax’s TV Everywhere platform, Cinemax Go, as its parent company Warner Bros.…

Warner Bros. Discovery ceases new HBO Max originals in Europe and shutters Cinemax Go

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues…

This Week in Apps: Period tracking app privacy, Snapchat’s paid subscription, calls for TikTok ban

Amazon Prime Video’s Watch Party feature, which lets you watch a movie or a TV show together with your friends remotely, is now available on smart TVs, streaming devices like…

Amazon Prime Video’s Watch Party feature is now available on smart TVs and streaming devices