Netflix claims subscribers will get “more content for less” if it buys HBO Max
80 percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/netflix-claims-subscribers-will-get-more-content-for-less-if-it-buys-hbo-max/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Discussion
Loading...
*until Netflix ultimately jacks up the prices like they do every six to twelve months.
@arstechnica that's not once how it's gone, but sure. The corporation buying another corporation has no incentive to lie 🙄
@arstechnica more != better
@arstechnica something something didn’t this happen with live nation and trickitmaster?
@arstechnica then they will raise the price, add ads, and two more streaming services will be ruined.
@arstechnica they are saying 'less than a subscription to both' prices will still go up and there will be less competition
@arstechnica and then 6 months after merging the subscription will be hiked up again, if it even takes that long.
@arstechnica That stat shows the untenable market power Netflix has.
@arstechnica
Good. HBO MAX formerly MAX formerly HBO (idiots tried to get rid of high recognition branding) largely went to hell long ago, but they have a few things of interest. Just not enough to justify a separate subscription.
@arstechnica Oh, does it come with a bridge, too?