The streaming industry’s password-sharing crackdown has claimed its next victim — Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) Max streaming service. The platform formerly known as HBO Max will begin to restrict the practice later this year, with a wider rollout expected in 2025, Yahoo Finance confirmed. The news, first reported by Bloomberg, comes as media companies face pressure from shareholders to scale their streaming services and make them profitable. Streamers can boost their subscribers by… Source link
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Disney’s ESPN (DIS) will team up with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Fox (FOXA) to launch a new sports streaming service, set to debut sometime this fall. According to the companies, the platform will bring together their respective slate of sports networks along with certain direct-to-consumer (DTC) sports services and sports rights. This will include content from all the major professional sports leagues and college sports. The offering, which was described as a “joint venture” split… Source link
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