HBO Max and Paramount Plus to merge into single streaming service under Skydance
The merger follows Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, with the combined company saying the two platforms will unify over time.
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HBO Max and Paramount Plus will become a single streaming service under Skydance, the combined company formed through Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a report from The Verge.
In a press release announcing completion of the deal, Skydance said the two streaming platforms will "unify into a single service over time," though the release did not specify an exact timeline for the transition.
Skydance CEO David Ellison addressed the planned merger of the streamers, though further specifics on how the unified service will be structured, priced, or branded were not detailed in the available reporting.
The report did not include comment on what will happen to existing subscribers of either service during the transition period, or when further details about the combined streamer might be announced.
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