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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
HBO Max to Launch in 12 Countries in July as WBD Streamer Closes in on 100 Markets (Exclusive)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will launch its streaming service HBO Max in a dozen countries, mostly in Europe and some in Asia, in July to bring the streamer to a total of around 90 territories and further accelerate its global growth strategy, 'as the platform approaches availability in 100 markets.' The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the new markets are the Baltic countries, namely Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, and Tajikistan. More from The Hollywood Reporter Banff: BBC Ukraine War Doc 'Hell Jumper' Wins Grand Jury Prize It's Not You, It's WB: A Brief History of Warners' 21st Century Mergers and Breakups Canadian Industry Rebuffs Trump's DEI Rollback The news, coming a day after WBD unveiled that it would split next year into a studios and streaming company and a global networks business, follows the April 15 launch of the WBD streamer in Turkey where BluTV, which the conglomerate acquired at the end of 2023, evolved into a service with a broader content slate. Earlier in the year, the streamer had become available in Australia. Additional launches are planned in 2025 and into 2026, WBD said, adding that 'momentum continues to build for HBO Max.' The conglomerate ended the first quarter of 2025 with 122.3 million streaming subscribers, an increase of 5.3 million from the previous quarter. 'Our continued global expansion of HBO Max is helping fuel the great momentum we continue to see for the service,' says JB Perrette, CEO and president of Global Streaming & Games at Warner Bros. Discovery. 'These 12 countries will be followed by a few additional markets later this year, and launches in Germany, Italy and the U.K. early next year. Each new market further positions HBO Max as a worldwide destination for the best in entertainment.' HBO Max will launch in the new countries with a lineup of content from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, as well as Max originals, among others. Among the film library are the likes of A Minecraft Movie and the Harry Potter movies and such series as The Last of Us, The White Lotus, The Pitt, Peacemaker, 90 Day Fiancé and Gold Rush, and such classics as Friends and The Big Bang Theory, along with upcoming series, such as Task and IT: Welcome to Derry. In select countries where the streamer launches next month, sports will also be available on HBO Max, including tennis Grand Slam tournaments, cycling's Grand Tours, and major winter sports events. The rights vary between the countries. HBO Max is bringing its two subscription plans to the new markets, namely its Standard Plan, which allows subscribers to stream on two devices at once with full HD resolution and up to 30 downloads for offline viewing, and its Premium Plan, which allows subscribers to stream on four devices at once with 4K UHD and Dolby Atmos, as available, and up to 100 downloads for offline viewing. News of the July markets comes as Europe has emerged as a key growth engine for the streamer over the past 12 months after its first full year of enhancements. Europe has been the fastest-growing international region for Max, soon to be rebranded HBO Max, subscriptions, and is the streamer's biggest market outside the U.S., according to sources. THR understands that more than 2.5 billion hours have been streamed on the WBD service in Europe since launch, with the time spent on the streamer on a weekly and monthly basis having risen. Hours streaming sports in the in the broader Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region on Max and Discovery+ are understood to have risen 14 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, and the Australian Open was the most viewed sporting event on the streamer in EMEA since the Paris Olympics. Among the top series on Max in Europe have been House of the Dragon, The Penguin, The Last of Us, Dune: Prophecy, and The White Lotus. Actually, most new European subscribers checked right into the White Lotus, making it what one source says the streamer's 'most acquisitive title' in the region. The streamer's top films in the region have included Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Beyond WBD's global Hollywood hits, the streamer has also succeeded with local original productions (LOPs). THR understands that 70 percent of all its EMEA subscribers have watched at least one LOP, with locals accounting for more than 15 percent of total first views on the streamer in the region. Poland leads the way, with four of the top 5 most-streamed LOPs coming from the country. Ranked from the top, they are understood to be The Eastern Gate, The Thaw, Spain's When No One Sees Us, X-rated Queen, and A Decent Man. Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire
BBC News
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Hell Jumper: Ukraine war documentary about Chris Parry wins award
A BBC film about a Truro man killed in Ukraine after helping rescue hundreds of people from the front line has won an award at a world media documentary Hell Jumper, depicting aid worker Chris Parry, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Rockie 28-year-old went to the country shortly after it was invaded by Russia and died from gunshot wounds alongside fellow volunteer Andrew Bagshaw in January organisation said the director Paddy Wivell brought a "tenderness and empathy to his interviewing" within the documentary. 'Breathless sequence' It said: "These interviews are the architecture of the whole film, giving it its tone and emotional heart. "Stylistically the master interviews were laced with social media posts, personal voice messages, and self-shot go-pro footage to create a first-person quality throughout."Most of Chris Parry's work was captured on 10 hours of bodycam footage, making up a large part of the added: "The team wanted the audience to be fully immersed in Chris' experiences, so chose to run much of their footage at length. "It's an extraordinary, breathless sequence that perfectly captures Chris' character."
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Film featuring Cornish aid worker in Ukraine wins RTS award
A documentary about a Cornish humanitarian aid worker who was killed in Ukraine has won a national award. Chris Parry from Truro was working as a volunteer helping evacuate civilians from the war zone, when he was shot dead in January BBC film called Hell Jumper, which features bodycam footage recorded by Mr Parry, won the award for the best single documentary at the Royal Television Society Awards. Judges said "viewers were taken on an unforgettable journey through brilliant, immersive storytelling". Mr Parry's parents Rob and Christine Parry along with members of the production team collected the award at the ceremony at Grosvenor House in London on Tuesday evening.
