Paramount to combine HBO Max and Paramount+
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The deal would put the combined company in the same league as Disney and Amazon. But Netflix and YouTube will still easily outrank everyone.
Mergers could make streaming services less clunky, but also more expensive and with less program availability.
A major change may be coming to people’s favorite streaming services. Paramount Skydance is looking to merge HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming service — if regulators approve a deal to acquire Warner Bros.
Though not a done deal — there are still quite a few regulatory hurdles to clear, locally, federally and abroad — Paramount Skydance Warner Bros. Discovery (unofficial, but yikes) now has a fairly open path to try its unified hand at Hollywood domination.
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