HBO Max launch in India has become a talk of the town as Warner Bros recently revealed that they are postponing its launch, know the new release date
Even for those who reside in the US, where the bulk of services is easily accessible, the world of OTT streaming may be rather irritating for consumers.
HBO Max New Release Date In India As 2022 Launch Is Postponed
Saugata Mukherjee, Content Head at HBO Max is likely to go back to Sony LIV ( where he previously was), as Warner Bros Discovery has put the launch of HBO Max in India on hold for 2 more years.
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HBO Max release in India has been put on indefinite hold. :/
Atleast it's not coming till end of 2024— Recommendation Community (@rcrecommends) August 23, 2022
Warner Bros Discovery has put their plans to launch HBO Max in India on indefinite hold. pic.twitter.com/x1WjeNAOkg
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However, further annoyance may result if particular platforms are not accessible where viewers reside, for instance in many regions of Europe and Asia. Indians, for instance, have a great deal of difficulty watching international programs in their nation. They are therefore forced to watch them via VPN and other unlawful means.
However, when Warner Bros revealed that they will be launching HBO Max to provide Indian viewers with international material, people’s anger transformed into delight since they would have access to a new platform for watching series.
But now, it seems that this temporary joy is again going to change into frustration as HBO’s Max launch in India has been put on hold for an indefinite period. Since this news went public, it has gone viral on various social media with many people discussing it. So, let’s find out more about it:
HBO Max’s Launch In India Has Been Pulled
This week, it was revealed that HBO Max will postpone the near future scheduled debut of their streaming product in India.
According to The Economic Times, cost-cutting efforts internationally and working on combining Discovery+ with HBO Max in the existing territories are to blame for the postponement.
According to the newspaper, in an effort to save expenses, the business earlier this month let go 14% of its staff at HBO and HBO Max and rejected the $300 million CNN+ service. Saugata Mukherjee, HBO Max’s director of Indian content, regrettably resigned from his post as a result of this decision.
Senior HBO Max Executive told The Economic Times,
There is no clarity on what Warner Bros Discovery is planning around HBO Max in India. Earlier, the plan was to launch in 1-2 years and the content team had started working on some great projects. Now they are not even sure if they will launch a service in India. All we were told is that it will not launch till the end of 2024. In a fast-changing OTT world, two years is a very long time.
An unidentified producer who reportedly worked on an Indian original series for HBO Max remarked,
It’s a major miss for the Indian content creators.
Other HBO Max India employees are anticipated to be integrated into the Warner Bros Discovery India network, according to Exchange4Media. It is likely that a launch could now come in 2022.