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Warner Bros Discovery’s Max streaming service will debut here in Australia from 31 March, the company today confirmed as the same time news dropped it had closed MultiVersus’ Player First Games and Wonder Woman‘s Monolith.
“We’ve been clear that the globalisation of Max is a top priority, and Australia represents one of our biggest new markets and a significant opportunity to delight even more fans with the incredible stories told by our iconic brands,” said JB Perrette, CEO and President of Global Streaming and Games.
“Combining an unrivalled breadth of high-quality content, legendary franchises and a strong product experience, Australians can look forward to the highest-calibre streaming proposition from March 31,” Perrette continued.
Perrette was also the executive that emailed through news of the closures of both Player First Games and Monolith.
“Max brings together the best from iconic brands such as HBO, Warner Bros., the DC Universe, Harry Potter and Discovery, as well as Cartoon Network, TLC, ID, HGTV and more, all in one place,” a press release stated.
“As the home of HBO Originals and Max Originals, Max will offer fans culture-defining series including returning seasons of The Last of Us, And Just Like That…, House of the Dragon, Euphoria and Peacemaker as well as highly anticipated new shows such as It: Welcome to Derry and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, from the world of Game of Thrones.”
Max will offer up a range of tiers, including ad-supported ones, should you wish to partake; interestingly, Max will also become available to Foxtel subscribers, though on its ad-supported tier. The Max app will also be added to Foxtel’s AppleTV competitor, Hubbl.
Update: Warner Bros Discovery has today detailed pricing and tiers, as follows:
- Basic with Ads Plan
- $7.99 AUD/month for 12 months, then $11.99 AUD/month; $79.99 AUD/year for the first year, then $119.99 AUD/year
- Concurrent streaming on 2 devices, in 1080p
- No offline content
- Standard Plan
- $11.99 AUD/month for 12 months, then $15.99 AUD/month; $119.99 AUD/year for the first year, then $159.99 AUD/year
- Concurrent streaming on 2 devices, in 1080p
- 30 downloads of offline content at one time
- Premium Plan
- $17.99 AUD/month for 12 months, then $21.99 AUD/month; $179.99 AUD/year for the first year, then $219.99 AUD/year
- Concurrent streaming on 4 devices, in 1080p or 4K with Dolby Atmos (as available)
- 100 downloads of offline content at one time
This post originally was published on 26 February.
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