hbo max today announced a revolution that leaves us with news after news. It was revealed this morning that it’s going to merge with Discovery+, possibly leading to a name and pricing change.
And now we get another no less shocking news: Warner is planning something like a free HBO Max with a selection of content.
We’re not talking about a cheap ad-laden board like the one Netflix is about to launch, which will have a cost, albeit less than an ad-free one. We are talking about completely free platform with HBO content. Of course, also with advertising.
This was announced by the head of Warner Bros Discovery David Zaslav at a shareholder meeting via Variety. So this is not a comment in an interview thrown to the wind, but a serious proposal.
“Once our paid service is well established in the market, we will see real potential and explore opportunities for a FAST offering that will give consumers who don’t want to pay for a subscription access to great library content.David Zaslav said.
BUT FAST service it means Free ad-supported streaming TVnamely, free streaming television with advertising support.
“A possible FAST service will also serve as the starting point for selling a paid combination of HBO Max-Discovery+ to consumers.‘ he continued to explain.
In Spain, the most famous FAST service is pluto tv, Paramount’s platform that allows you to watch free content like South Park or Star Trek without signing up. Although there are ads interspersed. Come on, like DTT, but only in streaming mode.
Does this mean we’ll be able to see shows like House of the Dragon or movies like Batman. absolutely free? Warner’s intention maintain two separate directories:” The content of the possible FAST service will differ from the content of our premium offer.explains J.B. Perett, president and general manager of streaming and games at Warner Bros. Discovery, in Variety.
“There is a lot of content that won’t necessarily make sense in a premium product and will make sense in the ad-supported free streaming tier. Warner has a library of over 100,000 episodes in their combined portfolio.“.
Everything points to one Free HBO Max channel It will feature discarded series, classics, and possibly the first seasons or individual chapters of an HBO Max premium series.
JB Perette promised more information at a shareholder meeting later in the year.
Source: Computer Hoy
