It's Official: HBO Max is Back

[Mark Jeffries]

This morning, the letters "HBO" returned to the name of WBD's streaming service after the attempt by Daddy Zaslav to merge Discovery programs into the mix was not received well by the subscribers (except for ID's true crime shows and the "90-Day Fiancé" franchise)--Discovery+ is staying and will be part of Global Networks in WBD's SpinCoing, while the emphasis at HBOM is on HBO and Max originals, movies and the WB library save Looney Tunes:

https://deadline.com/2025/07/hbo-max-name-to-return-wednesday-ending-max-era-1236452545/?utm_source=www.status.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=ellison-s-late-night-limbo&_bhlid=6da0e1c256d0cdf228a9b293a7c78c1f126ac2b9

In the words of John Oliver, "HBO Max:  It's not HBO, it's just TV."