Max in Spain: when it arrives, at what price and what will happen to the HBO 50% share

HBO Max is changing its name, and now you’ll only know it by its last name. An update that also comes with new pricing and plans, and the integration of Discovery Plus programs. But, How would all these novelties be translated in Spain?

We know that streaming service strategies are not the same in all countries, so we could see important differences between the model announced in the US and the one that will eventually reach Europe. However, what was announced yesterday hints at what the strategy might point to.

• How much will Max cost in Spain?
• Will the 50% HBO Max promotion end?
• What does the catalog include after integrating Warner Bros. Discovery with Max
• When will Max arrive in Spain?

How much will Max cost in Spain?

To start prices. Until now, HBO Max is offered in Spain as a single subscription for €8.99.. This allows you to access multiple people at the same time and view content in 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos and ad-free. However, what is happening in the United States makes us think that the offer in Spain will change sooner rather than later.

In the US, they will offer Max Ad-Lite, Max Ad-Free and Max Ultimate plans for the price 10, 16 and 20 dollars respectively.. They feature maximum resolution, content ads, technologies such as HDR or Dolby Atmos, and priority access to premiere content, among other things.

Therefore, if the above strategy were to be replicated in Spain, it would be required to pay roughly twice as much to get equivalent benefits, or settle for a lower plan at the same price as the current rate.

And how much will each of these plans cost in Spain? It’s unknown at the moment, but taking Netflix as an example, whose US plans are slightly more expensive than Spain, it’s possible that the 1:1 conversion won’t happen.

Will the 50% HBO Max promotion end?

When HBO Max first arrived in Spain, the company launched an irresistible promotion. If you subscribed at the time the service will cost you 50% of its cost forever. It is understandable if you do not unsubscribe or stop paying. Now, with the arrival of Max in Europe, the prevalence of this proposal has been called into question.

In the event that HBO decides to keep it, current subscribers to the service will continue to benefit from reduced monthly fees. Another option for HBO is to restart this promotion with Max so that new subscribers can also benefit from it. However, there is also the possibility that just the company decides to do everything from scratchtreating updating their service as a fresh start and removing the offer entirely for both old and new users.

Is there an official announcement from the company? Not much yet. IN TwitterThe official account of HBO Max Spain assures that “all pricing and promotional information” will be available later, when the launch of Max in our country approaches.

What does the catalog include after integrating Warner Bros. Discovery with Max

As we mentioned, HBO Max and Warner Bros. Discovery have consolidated their catalogs. Thus, They present us with a much larger and more varied menu of options than we have seen so far.. But what content will we see on the platform?

Let’s continue watching HBO Max Originals first. lines like Game of Thrones and their future spin off, Last of us and new series Harry Potter They will still dominate the platform, but Discovery+ content will also appear. If you don’t know what this service is, it is a platform focused mainly on the non-fiction genresuch as documentaries and sports, and includes a diverse catalog of reality shows.

“This is our moment this is our shift and anything is possibleespecially with media assets, storytelling intellectual property, and the incredible creative talent we have here at Warner Bros. Discovery… is our rendezvous with destiny,” said David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, at the time of the merger announcement.

When will Max arrive in Spain?

Final question: When will we see service changes in Spain? From the official HBO Max account, they confirm that restyling will appear in 2024 to Europe, so we still have a few months to find out more about everything that awaits us.

Until then, we cannot know for sure what the company’s plans are for the Iberian country. What we know is that HBO Max didn’t last longalthough its new version could be even better and include content from Discovery+.

On the other hand, other regions such as Latin America have not received a specific date, but given the rollout of this type of service, it shouldn’t be much later than the rest of the world.