After months of anticipation, Max arrived in Spain earlier this week to replace HBO Max. Don’t let the name fool you: this a completely new platform As a result of the merger between HBO Max and Discovery+, it combines both services under a single platform.

While you may have heard of the change by now, you’re probably unaware of why HBO Max is now Max. In this article we will try to answer this question and review some of the key changes after the arrival of this new platform.

Where exactly does the new streaming platform Max come from?

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We learned the news of the merger of HBO Max and Discovery + after the financial results for the second quarter of 2022 were announced. Warner Bros. DiscoveryMedia conglomerate that emerged after the merger of AT&T and Discovery with WarnerMedia. At that time, it was not clear what the name of the new platform would be, we learned this months later.

As a result of the merger between the companies, Warner Bros. Discovery is positioned as follows: one of the most powerful names in the industry: It includes important brands such as Warner Bros., HBO, CNN and Discovery +.

By integrating HBO Max and Discovery+ content on the same platform, you can go to Max and “‘Harry Potter’ anyone “Lord of the Rings” and series like ““Friends”“Game of Thrones” anyone ““Subrogation”Discovery television channels and live sports events are a few examples.

Max comes with two subscription plans and a sports add-on

Max came to our country with two different subscription plans. On the one hand we have plan StandardFor 9.99 euros per month or 99.90 euros per year it gives us access to the full catalog of Max content in Full HD quality. On the other hand we have plan PrizeIt offers access to content in 4K UHD and Dolby Atmos quality (subject to availability) and costs 13.99 euros per month or 139.00 euros per year.

Additionally, Max stands out by offering the opportunity to hire a person. sports accessory Get access to live content from UFC, tennis, Europsport 1 and Eurosport 2 channels and much more for €5.00 per month. Undoubtedly, this is a very interesting offer for lovers of sports events.

What if you were already an HBO Max subscriber

As we said, Max is a completely new platform. Despite this, HBO Max subscribers have automatic access to the new streaming service.

This means that you don’t have to worry about anything– The company has been responsible for displaying history and billing information, as well as transferring information regarding user profiles.

The only thing to keep in mind is that Max is a standalone app, so you’ll need to download it from the Play Store and use the same email and password you use with HBO Max to access the service. If you’re a former HBO Max subscriber in the past and want to sign up for Max, you can use the same credentials you used at the time because the company carries your profile information.

How about a lifetime 50% discount offer?

With the arrival of Max, many HBO Max subscribers wondered whether the 50% lifetime discount offer that HBO Max offered when it arrived in Spain would continue. Although the company has already confirmed this I would continue the promotion with the switch to MaxThe circumstances were not fully clear.

This was because on HBO Max we only had one subscription, whereas on Max we had multiple subscriptions. two different subscription plans. At first everything seemed to indicate that subscribers with a 50% lifetime discount offer would become users of the plan Standard. The problem is that this plan doesn’t have 4K content; This was something the only HBO Max plan offered.

Despite this, the company confirmed that users with active promotions will have a named plan. plan old standard Both the price and the features and functions of the plan they have enjoyed so far are preserved.

“Existing HBO Max customers will be migrated to Max over a period of time, preserving the features and functionality of their current plan. They will be notified in advance if their plan needs to be changed in the future.”

Even so, the company reserves the right to change the terms in the future; Therefore, it is not clear to us whether users with the HBO Max promotion will always continue to benefit from the same conditions.

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