HBO Max to End Password Sharing

Max's password sharing crackdown is about to start
In the company's third quarter 2024 earnings call on Thursday, JB Perrett, CEO and president of global streaming and games for Warner Bros., said Max will start with "very soft messaging" around password sharing later this year.
Tech Bytes: Max to crack down on password sharing
HBO streaming-service Max plans to crackdown on password sharing, as well as teasing a possible price hike for the service. TikTok users can share songs, audiobooks, and podcasts directly from Spotify and Apple Music.
Warner Bros. Exec Says Plans for Max Password-Sharing Crackdown Are Really Just Another Price Hike
Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to start sending messages to Max subscribers about limiting account sharing later this year.
We just learned more about Max's password-sharing crackdown – and more price hikes are coming too
While there’s no confirmation as to what the final stages of Max’s password crackdown will look like, we expect Max will continue to follow Disney and Netflix until users are left with three options – leave the streamer, pay for their own account, or pay to be an additional user on another account.
Max is going to crack down on password sharing — what we know
Most streamers ask users to pay extra if they share passwords with other users, and it looks like Max could use a similar method. Wiedenfels referred to password sharing as “a f
Password-Sharing Crackdown on Max Streaming Service Still Expected This Year
Discovery-owned streaming service Max now has over 110 million subscribers and will start its expected password-sharing crackdown this year, executives confirmed during a Thursday earnings call. CEO David Zaslav said the company is trying to squeeze extra revenue from existing products amid "generational disruption.
Max to start crackdown on password-sharing, The Verge reports
Streaming service Max will start a password-sharing crackdown over the next several months with “very soft messaging” around the
Max Is the Latest Streaming Service to Target Password Sharing
Max will start cracking down on unpaid password sharing later with this year, although it seems like the company will reserve its real efforts for 2025 and beyond.
Max is getting ready for its own password-sharing crackdown
Max will kick off its password-sharing crackdown over the next few months with “very soft messaging” surrounding the change. During Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q3 earnings call on Thursday, chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels said this initial rollout would be followed by more progress in 2025 and 2026.
HBO Max to End Password Sharing, Following Netflix's Successful Model
Over a year after Netflix banned password sharing across different households, a move that stirred considerable controversy, HBO Max is following suit. Netflix’s decision, initially met with skepticism,
Max is about to tell password sharers they have to pay more
Max is about to take action against password sharing, but not necessarily in the way you’d expect. Here’s what you should know.
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