I dag fusionerer HBO Max og Discovery+ i USA, så tjenesten blot hedder Max. 4K-indhold rykkes til et dyrere abonnement, men til gengæld 8-dobles kataloget.

Fusionen af de to streaminggiganter starter i USA i dag og når til Europa og Danmark forventeligt i starten af 2024. Med fusionen følger flere ændringer.

Foruden mere indhold, så skal amerikanerne nu betale ekstra for 4K, HDR og Dolby Atmos-lyd. Eksisterende abonnenter får 6 måneder uden ændringer i pris, men nye abonnenter skal betale 20 dollars månedligt eller 200 dollars årligt for den nye Ultimate-pakke, som åbner for bedste video- og lydkvalitet.


8 gange mere 4K-indhold
Max Ultimate-abonnenter får derimod adgang til et markant forøget katalog af indhold i den bedste video- og lydkvalitet. Det dækker over mere end 1.000 film og tv-afsnit i 4K, oplyses det.

- "Vi forstår værdien af at tilbyde vores brugere en filmisk afspilningsoplevelse, og til det formål har vi implementeret mere avancerede teknologiske arbejdsgange, der giver os mulighed for at frigive mere 4K-indhold på en hurtigere og mere effektiv måde," sagde Sudheer Sirivara, Global Technology Platform, Warner Bros Discovery. "Max vil tilbyde mere end 1.000 film og episoder i 4K ved lanceringen, og vi vil tilføje flere hver måned, efterhånden som vi bevæger os fremad."

Max I USA

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Max gør som Netflix
Med opbygningen af pakkerne følger Max i Netflix' fodspor. Foruden 4K, forbeholdes 4 samtidige streams til Ultimate-pakken, der desuden tillader download af mere indhold til offline-visning.

- "Ved lanceringen vil Max introducere en ny Ultimate reklamefri pakke, der vil tilbyde fire samtidige streams, op til 100 offline downloads og næsten 8 gange flere film og episoder med 4K UHD-indhold end HBO Max, inkl. populær titler som f.eks. Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, Harry Potter, Ringenes Herre-trilogien, The Dark Knight-trilogien, The Matrix-filmene og mere, alt sammen for $19,99/måned eller $199,99/år," sagde Warner Bros Discovery.

Noget indhold vil desuden hæves til 60 billeder per sekund, og der gives lovning på, at alle nye Warner Bros-biograffilm kommer på Max i 4K HDR, når de frigives til streaming.


Mange ubesvarede spørgsmål
Med lanceringen af Max introduceres en ny brugerflade med personlige anbefalinger og simplere navigation i toppen af billedet. Discovery+ bibeholdes som en billigere mulighed, som man kan tegne abonnement på særskilt.

Hvad danskerne skal forvente, er dog stadig uklart. Kommer 4K-indholdet først, når tjenesten bliver til Max eller sker det gradvist? Får danskerne også Ultimate-pakke? Hvad med reklamer? Priser?


 Den opfriskede brugerflade på Max. Foto: Warner Bros Discovery

Det er alt sammen noget, vi må vente med at blive klogere på, idet Warner Bros Discovery endnu ikke svarer på spørgsmål vedrørende Europa.

Er du nysgerrig på, hvilket 4K-indhold Max byder på i USA ved lancering, så se listen herunder.

4K-indhold på Max I USA
2001: A Space Odyssey
2nd Annual Ha Festival: The Art of Comedy
8-Bit Christmas
A Christmas Mystery
A Christmas Story Christmas
A Clockwork Orange
A Hollywood Christmas
Ahir Shah: Dots
Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words
Amy
And Just Like That... The Documentary
And Just Like That...
Antlers
Aquaman
Argo
Avenue 5 
Bad Education
Barbarian
Barry (S2, S3) *S1 & S4 will be available on June 23.
Batman (1989)
Batman & Robin
Batman and Harley Quinn
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition
Betty
Big Little Lies 
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Black Adam
Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart 
C.B. Strike
Casablanca
Catherine the Great 
Chernobyl
Chris Redd: Why Am I Like This?
Coastal Elites
Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show
Cry Macho
DC League of Super-Pets
Death on the Nile
DMZ
Don't Worry Darling
Dune
East of Eden
Edge of Tomorrow
Elvis
Empire of Light
Euphoria
Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always
Expecting Amy
Fahrenheit 451
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore
Father of the Bride
Free Guy
Friends: The Reunion
From the Earth to the Moon
Game of Thrones
Gaming Wall St 
Garcia!
Giant
Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Kong
Goodfellas
Gossip Girl
Ha Festival: The Art of Comedy
Hacks
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter And The Order of The Phoenix
Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults 
His Dark Materials 
Holiday Harmony
House of the Dragon
House Party
I Hate Suzie 
In the Heights
Industry
Irma Vep
It Chapter Two
It's a Sin 
Joker
Judas and the Black Messiah
Julia
Justice League
Kimi
King Richard
Kong: Skull Island
Landscapers
Lizzo: Live in Concert
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Version)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Version)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Version)
Love, Lizzo
Lovecraft Country
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty
Magic Mike
Malcolm X
Malignant
Man of Steel
Mare of Easttown
Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners
Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Revolutions
Menudo: Forever Young
Mortal Kombat
Mosaic 
Moses Storm: Trash White
My Brilliant Friend
My Gift: A Christmas Special From Carrie Underwood
Native Son
No Sudden Move
Ocean's Eleven
Oslo
Our Flag Means Death
Peacemaker
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler 
Perry Mason
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin 
Rain Dogs
Rap Sh!t 
Reminiscence
Rio Bravo
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Rose Matafeo: Horndog
Santa Camp
Scenes from a Marriage
Scoob!
See How They Run
Selena + Chef
Sex and the City
Sharp Objects 
Shazam: Fury of the Gods
Shazam!
Singin' in the Rain
Sort Of 
Soul of America
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Starstruck
Station Eleven
Succession (S1-S3) *S4 will be available on June 30. 
Suicide Squad
Superman: The Movie
Sweet Life: Los Angeles 
Take Out with Lisa Ling
That Damn Michael Che
The Baby
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Batman
The Big Brunch
The Big Shot with Bethenny
The Bob's Burgers Movie
The Bridge
The Captive
The Climb
The Conjuring
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
The Deuce
The Fallout
The Fastest Woman on Earth
The Flight Attendant
The Gilded Age
The Girl Before
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The King's Man
The Last of Us
The LEGO Movie
The Little Things
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Many Saints of Newark
The Matrix
The Menu
The New Pope
The Night House
The Nun
The Plot Against America
The Righteous Gemstones
The Sex Lives of College Girls
The Soul of America
The Staircase
The Suicide Squad
The Survivor
The Third Day
The Tourist
The Undoing
The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
The Weeknd: Live at Sofi Stadium
The White Lotus
The Wizard of Oz
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Titans
Tom & Jerry
Wahl Street
Watchmen
We Are Who We Are
We Own This City
West Side Story (2021)
White House Plumbers
Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty
Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman 1984
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice Is Gray
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