Skydance, in one of its first big announcements since completing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, said it planned to launch a combined Paramount+ and HBO Max as soon as early 2027.
‘Starting in early 2027, consumers will be able to subscribe to both world-class streaming services at an even greater value,” the company said Monday in a letter to shareholders. “We look forward to sharing more details on the bundle and our streaming roadmap in the coming months.”
The piecing together of two services with disparate programming themes — HBO Max has a reputation for drawing fans of premium storytelling on the order of “House of Dragons” or “Lanterns,” while Paramount+ has a more meat-and-potatoes demeanor highlighted by the “Yellowstone” suite of dramas and the CBS programming schedule — is seen as a key maneuver to make the company more competitive with offerings like Netflix, Disney+, or Amazon’s Prime Video.
HBO Max features talk-show programming from Bill Maher and John Oliver, popular dramas including “Game of Thrones” and “The Sopranos” and recent phenoms like “Eurphoria.” Paramount+ includes programming tied to CBS, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central as well as originals such as “Landman,” “Lioness” and a suite of series tied to the company’s “Star Trek” franchise.
From Variety US