Reports of HBO Max India plans, price and launch have been doing the rounds. Here’s what we know so far.
Reports of HBO Max India plans, price and launch have been doing the rounds. It seems like the streaming service wants to enter the Indian market, which has been fruitful for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney, and other OTT platforms. With the HBO Max launch in India, users will get access to its exclusive TV shows and movies including Zack Snyder’s Justice League. The streaming service is owned by AT&T via the WarnerMedia Direct subsidiary of WarnerMedia. Here’s a quick look at the rumoured HBO Max plans in India, prices, and launch date, among other things. HBO Max is a streaming service that lets you watch content such as TV shows and movies online on mobile phones and laptops. It was launched last year. The service is aimed to offer content from Warner Bros, which owns an array of franchises including DC entertainment, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. HBO Max content catalogue also comprises TV shows and movies from namesake television service HBO and anime from Crunchyroll and Studio Ghibli. HBO Max services are currently available in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The company has plans to expand it to certain areas of Europe later in 2021. The regions where HBO Max has been made available cost $14.99 (~Rs 1,101) a month without ads for new customers. If you don’t mind ads, you can get a $9.99 (~Rs 735) monthly subscription. The HBO Max subscription is also available for free with AT&T service and HBO cable TV channel in a handful of these countries. HBO Max is yet to announce its plans in India, but as per the company’s recently carried out survey, they could be available in three different tiers, starting at Rs 69 per month.
