Warner Bros. Discovery announced today that their streaming service Max will launch in the first European countries starting on May 21. On May 21, Max will become available across the Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Launches will follow closely after in Poland, the Netherlands, France, and Belgium. France and Belgium are the first new countries where WBD has launched its streaming service in over two years. Max will now be available in 25 countries in Europe and 65 countries and territories worldwide after launching in the U.S. in May 2023, and launching in Latin America and the Caribbean earlier this year.
Max is the streaming home of Warner Bros. Discovery and builds on our long heritage in Europe, bringing together an incredible breadth and depth of culture-defining entertainment from our services and networks, all in one place. The unrivalled content we’ve got on Max from ‘House of the Dragon’ to Olympic Games Paris 2024 and beyond means whatever your mood or the occasion, Max has something great for everyone, every time.
JB Perrette, CEO and President of Global Streaming & Games at Warner Bros. Discovery
A new slate of Max Originals based on popular Warner Bros. Pictures’ entities will soon be coming to Max including The Penguin and Welcome to Derry (Stephen King’s IT). Films from WB’s library including the Harry Potter franchise, Paddington, The Matrix, The Dark Knight, Joker, and The Lord of the Rings, as well as fan favorites like 90 Day Fiancé, Gold Rush and Fixer Upper from Discovery will also be offered.
A Sports Add-On will bring fans extensive coverage of major international and European sports including every tennis Grand Slam – Australian Open, Roland-Garros, The Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open, cycling’s three Grand Tours – Giro d’Italia, La Vuelta a España, and the Tour de France in addition to the Tour de France Femmes, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and every major winter sports World Championship and World Cup events. Rights vary between countries.
A selection of flagship live linear networks will also be available on Max in some countries in select plans including CNN International in France and Poland, TVN in Poland, TV Norge in Norway, Kanal 5 in Sweden and Eurosport in all countries.
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