"Max (Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming Service)" News & Discussion (Spoilers)

[Silverstar]

^^To be fair, it's just various seasons of these shows that are being removed:

Season 1 of PPG
Season 1 of Ben 10
Season 4 of EEnE
And Race Against Time is a movie.

Still, these cuts wouldn't be so grating if WB was planning to replace them with something. (Or maybe they are? Who knows anymore?)

 

[Dr.Pepper]

*sighs* Are you kidding me?

That’s just so random. It’s a good thing I already binged EEnE. I’m thinking I am definitely going dumping Max as soon as the next batch of Craig of the Creek finishes up.

 

[JMTV]

*sighs* Are you kidding me?

(sighs)

Do I need to say anything about this?

Still, these cuts wouldn't be so grating if WB was planning to replace them with something.

More trash reality shows? lol

 

[Goldstar!]

I swear, if I didn't need it for HBO, I would cancel my Max subscription. Right now, I'm looking at some other options. If Boomerang Online shows all (or most) of the Cartoon-Cartoons, I would consider switching to that.

 

[Marble]

I tried Max about 3 weeks ago and found that VPN-ing to Mexico brought a lot of those removed shows back, as well as a lot of other ones. Much better CN selection there.

 

[JMTV]

I tried Max about 3 weeks ago and found that VPN-ing to Mexico brought a lot of those removed shows back, as well as a lot of other ones. Much better CN selection there.

Yeah, that's the Latin American version of Max.

Luckies!

 

[LinusFan303]

All of Ben 10 is on Netflix , they did randomly cut season 4 of the reboot a while ago, but that's on the Cartoon Network site. Season 1 of PPG is on Netflix. The last time I was told they were cutting Race Against Time, they didn't.
They have cut Discovery shows on the service before too, Mythbusters they did chop out a few seasons there for a bit, I think just returned them (everything was still on the Discovery Channel app, not Plus) A Haunting was cut down to two seasons, it's not just CN stuff being cut.

 

[JMTV]

All of Ben 10 is on Netflix , they did randomly cut season 4 of the reboot a while ago, but that's on the Cartoon Network site. Season 1 of PPG is on Netflix. The last time I was told they were cutting Race Against Time, they didn't.
They have cut Discovery shows on the service before too, Mythbusters they did chop out a few seasons there for a bit, I think just returned them (everything was still on the Discovery Channel app, not Plus) A Haunting was cut down to two seasons, it's not just CN stuff being cut.

Well, then again, Adult Swim got some cuts, too. So, what do I know?

 

[LinusFan303]

Everything coming to Max in June

Everything coming to Max (formerly HBO Max) in June 2024 | Digital Trends

From the return of the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon to the documentary Ren Faire, here's what's new on Max in June 2024.

www.digitaltrends.com

 

[Elijah Abrams]

*sighs* Are you kidding me?

I checked Amazon, the source for this, today, and it doesn’t say that those things are leaving Max anymore.

 

[Space Cadet]

Wasn't sure if I should put this in the US TV thread or here but since it pertains to Warner Discovery, I'll put it here. Charles Barkley, famous basketball player and one of the hosts for the Emmy winning Inside the NBA mentioned that morale on the show right now is low due to the fact that it looks like TNT is going to lose the broadcast rights to the NBA for the first time in over 30 years. It hasn't been confirmed yet by the NBA but NBC outbid them for the rights. That means, if it's true, then the show would basically be cancelled. Now, they're looking at different options, such as signing to his production company and then packaging a version of the show to other networks but Barkley blames Zaslav's comments from two years ago where he said that they don't need the NBA for the reason they're going to lose out on it.

Charles Barkley Rips 'Inside the NBA' Bosses Amid Uncertainty Surrounding Show's Future

Barkley directly criticized comments Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav made in 2022 about TNT's NBA broadcast rights.

www.complex.com

 

[Goldstar!]

I checked Amazon, the source for this, today, and it doesn’t say that those things are leaving Max anymore.

As of today (May 28), only Ben 10: Race Against Time has been removed from Max. PPG Season 1, Ed 3 Season 4 and Ben 10 (2016) are all still there.

 

[JMTV]

Wasn't sure if I should put this in the US TV thread or here but since it pertains to Warner Discovery, I'll put it here. Charles Barkley, famous basketball player and one of the hosts for the Emmy winning Inside the NBA mentioned that morale on the show right now is low due to the fact that it looks like TNT is going to lose the broadcast rights to the NBA for the first time in over 30 years. It hasn't been confirmed yet by the NBA but NBC outbid them for the rights. That means, if it's true, then the show would basically be cancelled. Now, they're looking at different options, such as signing to his production company and then packaging a version of the show to other networks but Barkley blames Zaslav's comments from two years ago where he said that they don't need the NBA for the reason they're going to lose out on it.

Charles Barkley Rips 'Inside the NBA' Bosses Amid Uncertainty Surrounding Show's Future

Barkley directly criticized comments Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav made in 2022 about TNT's NBA broadcast rights.

www.complex.com

(sighs) Look, as much as I love basketball as a kid, I wasn't into NBA stuff on TV. So, this doesn't really affect me.

With that said, if it is true that Zazzie Dawg is not interested in the NBA anymore, then not only I think it's a complete slap in the face to Ted Turner's long term relationship with NBA, and making the people losing their jobs, but he's making all the Turner networks lose more viewership because people tuned in to TNT, TBS, and TruTV to the NBA broadcast. If the Turner networks loses the NBA, then what's the point even tuned in?

Also, is it TruTV just became a half-sports channel a few months ago?

As of today (May 28), only Ben 10: Race Against Time has been removed from Max. PPG Season 1, Ed 3 Season 4 and Ben 10 (2016) are all still there.

Not that excuse on what they were doing, of course.

 

[Goldstar!]

Not that excuse on what they were doing, of course.

Oh, no. I'm not letting Zaz off the hook, not by a long shot. I was making the point for all the worry that these seasons of shows would be leaving Max, Ben 10: Race Against Time was the only thing that did (so far).

However, Ben 10 2016 is currently the only Ben 10 series that's on Max. Every other Ben 10 series is either on Netflix or on Prime Video.

 

[JMTV]

Oh, no. I'm not letting Zaz off the hook, not by a long shot. I was making the point for all the worry that these seasons of shows would be leaving Max, Ben 10: Race Against Time was the only thing that did (so far).

However, Ben 10 2016 is currently the only Ben 10 series that's on Max. Every other Ben 10 series is either on Netflix or on Prime Video.

That's fair, but you know what I mean.

 

[LinusFan303]

As of today (May 28), only Ben 10: Race Against Time has been removed from Max. PPG Season 1, Ed 3 Season 4 and Ben 10 (2016) are all still there.

And that Ben 10 (2016) is with out most of season 4, that's on the Cartoon Network app. That movie was only on Max too.

With that said, if it is true that Zazzie Dawg is not interested in the NBA anymore, then not only I think it's a complete slap in the face to Ted Turner's long term relationship with NBA, and making the people losing their jobs, but he's making all the Turner networks lose more viewership because people tuned in to TNT, TBS, and TruTV to the NBA broadcast. If the Turner networks loses the NBA, then what's the point even tuned in?

There's still hockey! I will say the NBA wants too much money for a product that hasn't had the strongest ratings at times, recently. They want to take Disney/ESPN's money even though ESPN hasn't really helped their sport by focusing a few teams and only a few basketball players. I'm not an NBA fan but ESPN's treatment of the Denver Nuggets last year and how they were so blatantly biased towards the Knicks in that game 7. It's been funny during this I've seen people who seem really happy the NBC could get coverage again because they miss it and they've not had coverage since 2002. People still remember and miss them, they also are worried if TNT lose the rights, but the fans don't like ESPN at all, that's funny. I think Discovery Man's statement was stupid, but I don't think there's a justifiable reason to pay way more for rights that seem to be getting cut anyway where there's going to be a third party.

 

[JMTV]

And that Ben 10 (2016) is with out most of season 4, that's on the Cartoon Network app. That movie was only on Max too.

There's still hockey! I will say the NBA wants too much money for a product that hasn't had the strongest ratings at times, recently. They want to take Disney/ESPN's money even though ESPN hasn't really helped their sport by focusing a few teams and only a few basketball players. I'm not an NBA fan but ESPN's treatment of the Denver Nuggets last year and how they were so blatantly biased towards the Knicks in that game 7. It's been funny during this I've seen people who seem really happy the NBC could get coverage again because they miss it and they've not had coverage since 2002. People still remember and miss them, they also are worried if TNT lose the rights, but the fans don't like ESPN at all, that's funny. I think Discovery Man's statement was stupid, but I don't think there's a justifiable reason to pay way more for rights that seem to be getting cut anyway where there's going to be a third party.

I mean, that’s a fair point. Like I said, I’m not into NBA, and I could be wrong on how things operate and I don’t really know if WBD is not interested in NBA or not, but something about this whole thing really rubs me the wrong way.

 

[LinusFan303]

I mean, that’s a fair point. Like I said, I’m not into NBA, and I could be wrong on how things operate and I don’t really know if WBD is not interested in NBA or not, but something about this whole thing really rubs me the wrong way.

It is bad, I do think there's some onus on the sports leagues wanting more money and not caring about quality or relationships fostered by decades of work.

 

[JMTV]

It is bad, I do think there's some onus on the sports leagues wanting more money and not caring about quality or relationships fostered by decades of work.

Yeah pretty much

 

[LinusFan303]

The prices are going up , unless you use ads like me

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/04/max-price-increases.html?taid=665f46ce3c1f320001cb0453