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As of January 8, linear Showtime will be no more. Instead, it’ll be rebranded as “Paramount+ With Showtime,” an arrangement spurred by the fact Showtime content is now available on the Paramount+ streaming service and executives just have to change things to justify their salaries. It’s the latest rebrand in the streaming world, after previous high-profile shifts like HBO Max to Max earlier this year.'Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police' | AI Unlocked“The move aligns the brand with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, a…

Image: rafapress (Shutterstock), Tada Images (Shutterstock)Today is the day. Paramount+ featuring Showtime has officially been unleashed to the masses, and it will cost you $11.99 per month.Is Google's New $1,800 Pixel Phone Worth It? | Gizmodo ReviewThe move comes amidst an ever-changing landscape for streaming services that are looking to either buddy up with established brands and/or trim their own libraries. Paramount+ and Showtime alluded to the collaboration earlier this year, with a more concrete announcement last…

HBO Max, now rebranded as Max, had a less-than-ideal launch on Tuesday, with many subscribers reporting ongoing issues with the app. The problems may have stemmed from Max creating an entirely new app, rather than simply renaming its existing one, and many subscribers were displeased, saying they couldn’t log in or that the app had completely crashed.Making the Facebook Papers PublicThe outages were reported in the early morning on Downdetector with complaints ranging from a lag in video streaming to subtitles not…

Photo: Liane Hentscher/HBOSure, The Last of Us season one finale aired the same night as the Oscars, but that didn’t stop fans of the HBO Max PlayStation adaptation from devouring the latest chapter in Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey)’s adventures in post-apocalyptic survival—setting a new ratings mark while doing so.According to an HBO press release, the season one finale “set another ratings high on Sunday night, delivering 8.2 million viewers across HBO Max and linear telecasts, based on Nielsen and first…

Image: Presley Ann (Getty Images)Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly dropping HBO from the name of its HBO Max streaming service as execs speculate that the branding is responsible for lackluster subscriptions. The possibility of a name change comes as HBO Max is merging with Discovery+ this spring.The name change is reportedly due to a belief among the top brass that “the HBO name turns off many potential subscribers,” according to Bloomberg and The Wrap. The alleged new name? Max. Just Max.The company has not yet…

Image: HBOThe climactic season one finale of The Last of Us, where we’ll find out the this current arc’s fates for Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) is nearly upon us. But it’s not quite the end before we have to wait for season two.If you’re bummed to see them go HBO Max has announced that there will be a behind-the-scenes special that will give us a bit more of star duo with the seriesensemble alongside showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin in The Making of The Last of Us. Check out the teaser…

Photo: Ian Watson/HBO MaxIn this era of “sure, it’s still streaming on HBO Max... but for how long?”, it’s smart to turn to physical media to make sure you can always access your favorite shows and movies. With that in mind, good news for fans of HBO Max’s Station Eleven—of which there were many, even if the show didn’t quite become a pop-culture sensation on the level of the Emily St. John Mandel book that inspired it. Perhaps a home release will help change that, especially since HBO Max has yet to announce anything…

Netflix has touted its cheaper ad-based tier as one of the ways it plans to offer more choice for subscribers and strengthen its long-term outlook. So far, data shows users haven’t taken the bait.Photo: Koshiro K (Shutterstock)As much as Netflix anticipated the launch of its ad-based tier as a means for generating new subscribers on the most popular streaming service, it turns out customers really haven’t been too interested in a cheaper ad-filled service with fewer shows on offer.Subscription data analytics firm Antenna…

Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) makes the same face as perplexed Westworld fans.Photo: John Johnson/HBOBy now you’ve likely heard the news that many of HBO Max’s original titles—including Westworld and The Nevers, as well as two more genre shows just added to that list, Raised by Wolves and The Time Traveler’s Wife—will soon be leaving the streamer and shifting elsewhere. Now we have a slightly better idea of where they’ll be ending up.According to Variety, “Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a plan to license some of its…

HBO Max is turning into a shell of its former self, bit by bloody bit.Image: Presley Ann (Getty Images)The world is currently mourning the unclear future of one of the great streaming services—HBO Max—amidst its ongoing merger with Discovery+. This week, HBO Max is reportedly removing 36 titles from the streaming service, including 20 of its own productions, which is the largest dump in recent history.HBO Max is widely regarded as a streaming service with a portfolio of exceptional quality content—see shows like Our Flag…