Charter completes Max integration

Spectrum and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) today announced that WBD's premium streaming service Max is now available to all of Spectrum's TV Select video customers at no additional cost, as part of the two companies' new distribution agreement. Spectrum TV Select customers will receive Max With Ads, which retails for $9.99 per month and includes must-see entertainment from brands such as HBO, Warner Bros., Max Originals, DC, Harry Potter, as well as iconic shows like "Friends" and "The Big Bang Theory."

"Integrating services like Max into Spectrum TV Select furthers our goal of offering fulsome video products that include the best of linear and streaming programming," said Tom Montemagno, Executive Vice President, Programming Acquisition for Charter Communications, Inc., which operates the Spectrum brand. "Through our hybrid distribution strategy, customers in our most popular packages now have access to seamless entertainment with the ad-supported versions of Max, Disney+, ESPN+, Paramount+, ViX and Tennis Channel+, with more to come – up to an $80 per month retail value by the first half of 2025. We appreciate WBD's shared commitment to re-imagining the future of video and embracing a model that is good for our respective customers and both our companies."

With today's announcement, Spectrum TV Select customers can use the Xumo Stream Box or any other device that supports Max to immediately begin streaming fascinating stories, unique narratives and dynamic characters with new HBO Originals like "Dune: Prophecy" and "The Penguin," Max Originals including the Emmy-winner "Hacks," fan favorites like HBO Originals "Succession," "The White Lotus," "The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City," plus hit series from HGTV, TLC, ID, Adult Swim, and more. Max also is home to a rich collection of blockbuster films from Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Classic Movies, A24, Studio Ghibli and others.

"Launching Max with Spectrum is a key part of our landmark deal with Charter, and an exciting new place for millions of homes across the country to enjoy our premium streaming content, including award-winning series and films from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, and so much more," said Scott Miller, Warner Bros. Discovery President of Networks and Streaming Distribution.

Read the full press release here.

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