A lot has changed since October 2025, but Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison’s plans for the HBO Max streaming service have not. In October, Ellison said that it was his plan to merge HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming platform if his company managed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. With that outcome now looking highly likely, Ellison has re-committed to his strategy of merging the two direct-to-consumer (DTC) streamers.
Key Details: Strength in numbers: Paramount will combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into one streamer. You do you: HBO will continue to “operate with independence,” per Ellison. Must do better: Paramount needs to improve the quality of its streaming apps before merging HBO Max and Paramount+. Sign Up
Speaking with investors Monday to go over details of Paramount’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Ellison confirmed that merging HBO Max and Paramount+ into one app
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