The Evolution of Max

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🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Executives at Warner Bros Discovery are planning to unveil a new streaming service combining the assets of HBO Max and Discovery+. (0:21) Jason Moser discusses: - How CEO David Zaslav's focus on profitability could pay off - WBD's underrated library of content - The rise of FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) (12:30) Andy Cross talks with Airbnb co-founder Nat Blecharczyk about the latest improvements for the home-sharing platform. Stocks mentioned: WBD, NFLX, DIS, CMCSA, TTD, ABNB Holiday Music: Christmas Is Starting Now by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Andy Cross, Nate Blecharczyk Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We've got a little shake up in the video streaming wars.
0:08.5	Motley Fool Money starts now.
0:14.3	I'm Chris Hill joining me today.
0:16.0	Motley Fool, senior analyst, Jason Moser.
0:18.1	Happy Monday.
0:19.1	Happy Monday indeed.
0:22.3	Executives at Warner Brothers Discovery are planning to merge their Discovery Plus
0:27.1	streaming service with HBO Max.
0:30.1	They are reportedly close to a new name for this combined service and the name that is being
0:35.0	reported is simply Max, which is I guess better than just Plus.
0:41.6	The interface is reportedly going to have individual tiles for HBO Discovery, Warner Brothers
0:48.0	content and DC Comics all there in the main hub for the service.
0:53.4	And this story Jason reminds me that I think we all underestimate slightly or at least don't
1:04.0	pay as much attention as maybe we should to Warner Brothers Discovery when we're talking
1:08.6	about the streaming services.
1:10.4	Oh, I think that's a good point and I think that I think number one, I really do appreciate
1:17.6	the fact that they're not tilting towards something like a plus.
1:21.7	It feels like that that has just been used to death and so something like a max.
1:27.0	I think makes a lot of sense.
1:28.4	It takes the focus away from HBO, which is its own property, right?
1:33.8	It's its own brand and it's a it's a pretty impressive landscape.
1:38.2	When you look at today's HBO Max app, like if I open that app a boy phone and I'm looking
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