HBO MAX Will Be Available In 6 EU Countries In October, More To Come 2022

[RAMROD 109,637]

HBO Max is coming to Europe on Oct. 26, and the first launch markets will be Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra, Variety can reveal.

The next crop of 14 European countries will receive the WarnerMedia-owned streamer in 2022. They include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Those in the U.K. and Germany, however, will have to wait a while longer before digging into HBO Max. There aren’t, currently, plans to launch in the two markets, Variety has confirmed, and other European territories outside the 20 countries listed above will likely go ahead of the U.K. and Germany.

The delay comes down to WarnerMedia’s lucrative output deals in place with other partners in these countries, which sees popular HBO programming available on services such as Sky Atlantic and Now TV. 

The SVOD — which will include content spanning Warner Bros., HBO, DC, Cartoon Network and Max Originals — will hold a virtual launch event next month where more details will be shared around the product and content offering, as well as its various price points.

Speaking exclusively with Variety, Christina Sulebakk, general manager for HBO Max EMEA, notes that Adult Swim and Turner Classics will also be a part of the offering, along with third-party acquisitions of scripted and non-scripted shows, as well as formats and kids’ programming.

 

SOURCE:

https://variety.com/2021/streaming/global/hbo-max-europe-launch-date-1235057976/

[Samuli 40]

Very excited!  Since 2012 we've had HBO Nordic here in Finland, so it's interesting to see how much more content will Max have.

[Dojo 19,365]

[River 117,206]

too little too late

[moonsago 7,285]

What is the difference between this and HBO Go? Like I am so confused 

[RAMROD 109,637]

19 minutes ago, moonsago said:

What is the difference between this and HBO Go? Like I am so confused 

HBO MAX includes all of HBO's programming, plus a ton of new stuff from various WarnerMedia properties, like DC, CNN, TNT, TBS, and Cartoon Network.

HBO Max also produces original shows and movies, that is not available on HBO GO.

And for 2021, HBO MAX are playing all Warner Media movies on the app in the same day it releases on cinema, like Mortal Kombat, Kong VS Godzilla, and so on, that is not available for HBO GO users.

 

[Lady Adga 8,664]

The catalog is good, but the app is not so good. I have it free for six months here in Mexico. After that I will pay less than the regular cost, as long as I don't cancel. Still the price is cheap, unlike Disney's adult platform (Star+) which came in very expensive.

[Lady Adga 8,664]

2 hours ago, moonsago said:

What is the difference between this and HBO Go? Like I am so confused 

In Latin America HBO Go disappeared and now there is only HBO Max, those who pay for the HBO package through cable, have access to HBO Max. I guess it will be the same in Europe.

[Plastic Flower 5,060]

49 minutes ago, VenusHooker said:

The catalog is good, but the app is not so good. I have it free for six months here in Mexico. After that I will pay less than the regular cost, as long as I don't cancel. Still the price is cheap, unlike Disney's adult platform (Star+) which came in very expensive.

I got that same discount and I have to agree, the app is really awkward to use 

[Luna Lovegood 24,372]

Asian countries lost again I hate it here the app sucks anyways!

[Fantina 3,357]

I just hope when I get it HboGo switches to HboMax or my TV provider includes it in our TV package or wtv. 

[The Fame Monster 4,317]

Finally Finland gets something before UK.

[matthewwade428 0]

Currently, hbo max devices is available in the U.S. and 39 territories across Latin America and the Caribbean. Next year, 14 additional European markets, including Portugal and territories in Central and Eastern Europe, such as the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, will get the streamer.

[danbekim 3,064]

On 9/9/2021 at 4:04 AM, RAMROD said:

Hungary

OH MYGOD?? FINALLY!

[Suuus 5,632]

On 9/9/2021 at 4:04 AM, RAMROD said:

HBO Max is coming to Europe on Oct. 26, and the first launch markets will be Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra, Variety can reveal.

The next crop of 14 European countries will receive the WarnerMedia-owned streamer in 2022. They include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Those in the U.K. and Germany, however, will have to wait a while longer before digging into HBO Max. There aren’t, currently, plans to launch in the two markets, Variety has confirmed, and other European territories outside the 20 countries listed above will likely go ahead of the U.K. and Germany.

The delay comes down to WarnerMedia’s lucrative output deals in place with other partners in these countries, which sees popular HBO programming available on services such as Sky Atlantic and Now TV. 

The SVOD — which will include content spanning Warner Bros., HBO, DC, Cartoon Network and Max Originals — will hold a virtual launch event next month where more details will be shared around the product and content offering, as well as its various price points.

Speaking exclusively with Variety, Christina Sulebakk, general manager for HBO Max EMEA, notes that Adult Swim and Turner Classics will also be a part of the offering, along with third-party acquisitions of scripted and non-scripted shows, as well as formats and kids’ programming.

 

SOURCE:

https://variety.com/2021/streaming/global/hbo-max-europe-launch-date-1235057976/

What about the netherlands?