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HBO Max pins hopes on Friends and Harry Potter to win UK streaming war
UK NewsBusinessEntertainment•March 29, 2026 at 9:00 AMNational

HBO Max pins hopes on Friends and Harry Potter to win UK streaming war

By Mark Sweney•The Guardian - UK News

Warner Bros-owned brand’s late arrival to British TV prompts deals for viewers as battle for subscribers heats upThe launch of HBO Max into the increasingly crowded UK television market last week has prompted deals for consumers as former rivals team up amid a slowdown in subscriber growth.The Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) streaming service hopes a competitive price for direct sign-ups and deals bundling the service through Sky will make it a must-have and not an also-ran, in a British TV ecosystem upended by Netflix 14 years ago. Continue reading...

Warner Bros-owned brand’s late arrival to British TV prompts deals for viewers as battle for subscribers heats up

The launch of HBO Max into the increasingly crowded UK television market last week has prompted deals for consumers as former rivals team up amid a slowdown in subscriber growth.

The Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) streaming service hopes a competitive price for direct sign-ups and deals bundling the service through Sky will make it a must-have and not an also-ran, in a British TV ecosystem upended by Netflix 14 years ago.

Continue reading...