HBO Max continues to remove content from its platform and it has now been announced that an extensive list of titles will be leaving streaming.
The decision comes after HBO Max emerged in recent weeks, following the cancellation of “Batgirl”, rumors of content cuts and mass layoffs and, as it stands now, the removal of titles from the platform, in addition to the announcement of the merger. between the platform and Discovery +, another stream owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, for 2023.
Now, there is a rumor that over 30 new titles will be leaving HBO Max this week. Some of these titles are available in Brazil, others are already on other platforms in the country, so it’s unclear whether the decision affects the platform here.
“As we work to bring our content catalogs together on a single platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on HBO Max and Discovery +. This will include removing some content from both platforms. “” At the same time, we are already starting to gather our content catalogs, such as the launch of the new CNN Originals Hub on Discovery + and a curated collection of upcoming Magnolia Network content. on HBO Max ”.
List of titles that will leave HBO Max
* Titles not available on HBO Max in Brazil.
Protests from content producers
In addition to subscribers no longer having access to the aforementioned content, another aspect of the story reacted to HBO Max’s decision: content producers. Much of the content that will be removed from the platform is animations, and some producers have talked about the decision on social media.
Hamish Steele, creator of “Guardians of the Mansion of Terror”, Netflix animation, commented on the matter. “What’s happening on HBO Max is that scary from a creator’s point of view? Like making a show for a streamer, you rarely have the option of a physical release, or that it airs anywhere else, and you’re reminded that they can just erase you from existence, all your work, your portfolio, horrible! said in the tweet below.
Julia Pott, creator of the “Summer Camp” animation, which has the Max Original label and therefore is not available anywhere other than HBO Max, spoke about the decision to remove her work from the platform.
“We worked for 5 years to make 100 animated episodes. We worked late into the night, got carried away, we were a family of hardworking artists who wanted to do something cool, and HBO MAX just removed them like we were nothing. Animation is nothing! “
The HBO Max post removes a large number of titles from the catalog; check out the list that first appeared on Olhar Digital.
Source: Olhar Digital
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