Meara covers streaming service news for CNET. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. When she's not writing, she likes to dote over her cat, sip black coffee ...

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Streaming service Max has reverted back to its original name, HBO Max, effective on July 9. The HBO Max name is back. I’m confused. And I bet you are also. Launched in May 2020, HBO Max did what any ...

It’s official, folks: HBO Max is back. Streamers woke up this morning to an update that replaced the “Max” on their apps with “HBO Max,” putting an end to a rebranding exercise that never quite took ...

Warner Bros. Discovery has completed its reversal from Max back to HBO Max today, marking the end of a widely criticized two-year experiment. The streaming service's website and mobile apps now ...

She’s back, boys — and by she, I of course mean HBO Max, who was rudely stripped of her coveted HBO title some time ago. But rest assured, no one will ever have to say the forgettable Max name again, ...

The company announced the name change in May, and officially flipped the switch July 9. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The name change, first announced onstage at WBD’s upfront presentation back in May, ...

Get your jokes and your engines ready, because Max is once again HBO Max. The streaming service that's home to HBO content, Warner Bros. movies, all 10 seasons of "Friends" and a smattering of reality ...

UPDATE: The flip is done. Scroll down to see a new HBO Max marketing spot announcing the return to the streamer’s original name, after two years as “Max.” Warner Bros. Discovery has settled on a date ...

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