Max has a new name. Again
- Warner Bros. Discovery announced in May 2025 that it will rebrand its streaming service Max back to HBO Max this summer in New York.
- This decision follows the 2023 rebranding of HBO Max to Max after the 2022 WarnerMedia and Discovery merger created WBD and combined HBO Max with Discovery+.
- WBD executives explained the return to HBO Max aims to highlight the platform’s strongest offerings, leveraging HBO’s reputation for high-quality programming and consumer demand.
- WBD recently gained 5.3 million new subscribers, and CEO David Zaslav highlighted the company’s focus on HBO, describing it as a premier brand known for exceptional media quality.
- The rebranding expects to accelerate subscriber growth and emphasize HBO’s unique content, responding to shifting consumer preferences for better, not more, streaming content.
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HBO logo reappears on channel after "Max" debrands to old name
Home Box Office is a legend in American television, one of the industry's most famed and prestigious brands. So it was a mystery when its new owners renamed it "Max"—a name so generic and bland it could apply to almost anything. — Read the rest The post HBO logo reappears on channel after "Max" debrands to old name appeared first on Boing Boing.
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