Discovery announced a slew of new TV shows that are coming to the service – with the most notable arguably being a new Harry Potter series. To help build some excitement about its new Max streaming service, Warner Bros. New shows will include a decade-long Harry Potter series That should help prevent toddlers from accidentally tuning into the The Last of Us, at least. One bonus that does sound useful for parents, though, is the new default kids profile for new subscribers, with some parental controls. While that all sounds good in theory, we'll need to have more of a play with the app to see if it's a genuine improvement. Those recommendations are apparently powered by some more powerful machine learning, while extra page furniture – including shortcuts, dedicated hubs and streamlined categories – could deliver a boost on the old HBO Max app experience. Also, in worse news for those who are already on HBO Max's 'Ad-Free' plan, 4K streaming will instead only be available in a new 'Max Ultimate Ad Free' plan ($19.99/month or $199.99/year). As you can see below, the new Max service offers near-identical plans called 'Ad-Lite' and 'Ad Free', with a couple of changes.įirst, rather than being able to stream on three devices simultaneously, this will drop to two devices on those first two plans below. The cheapest 'With Ads' plan cost $9.99 a month (or $99.99 annually), while the 'Ad-Free' plan cost $15.99 a month (or $149.99 annually). ![]() Previously, there were two HBO Max plans. If you already subscribe to HBO Max, there won't be any changes to your subscription price with Max – but the new service will make 4K streaming exclusive to a new higher tier, which is something of a downgrade. Max will cost more than HBO Max for 4K streaming The official Max help page says "we anticipate that Max will be available on the same devices as HBO Max", but you can find a full list of supported devices on that help page. ![]() ![]() You apparently shouldn't need to sign in on devices where HBO Max was already installed.įor those who previously used HBO Max on Android, Apple, DirecTV, LG TV, PlayStation, Samsung TV or Xbox, you should instead open the existing HBO Max app and choose 'Download'. If you're on Roku, Amazon, Cox, Vizio TV or Xfinity, you can simply find the Max app using the search function and open it. But what does that mean if you're an existing subscriber? It depends where you usually use the streaming service.
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