Jman Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Just…Max. I think the fear was that the HBO name made people think of adult programming, but…Max? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Behold the new spokesperson! Now with improved 2023-style AI! 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 I never really had that much attachment to the HBO name, when watching what little I have seen on Max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 They spent $25M to make this decision btw [citation needed] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 hour ago, PokeNirvash said: I never really had that much attachment to the HBO name, when watching what little I have seen on Max. HBO was a globally known brand. You don't just toss that in the shitcan. The people running these corporations are morons. Think Disney is any better? "Disney Lost $123 Billion in Market Value in 2022 as Shares Drop 44 Percent — Worst Year Since 1974" Disney's response to this? More Rey Skywalker movies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 "HBO" also carries a connotation of "premium content" from a brand/channel that was largely/historically known as a luxury extra content channel purchase outside of normal cable subscriptions. In other words: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Plus HBO wasn't the one associated with softcore back in the day, that was Cinemax and Showtime. These companies are run by chimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Daos said: Plus HBO wasn't the one associated with softcore back in the day, that was Cinemax and Showtime. These companies are run by chimps. HBO had Real Sex. That was... a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 The change is official. “Max. It’s not HBO, it’s just TV.” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 how is it that the general public is so unfamiliar with Warner Brothers Properties that they can't even use WB in the streaming service name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 27 minutes ago, CountFrylock said: how is it that the general public is so unfamiliar with Warner Brothers Properties that they can't even use WB in the streaming service name? They COULD do that and they should but for whatever reason they don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Sketch said: They COULD do that and they should but for whatever reason they don't. and that's why this will fail because max tells you nothing.... it'd be like if disney plus was instead called Steve you think anyone would know Steve was disney's streaming service just by hearing that name?...of course not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonamiguy321 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, CountFrylock said: and that's why this will fail because max tells you nothing.... it'd be like if disney plus was instead called Steve you think anyone would know Steve was disney's streaming service just by hearing that name?...of course not They would if they marketed that way. Give it a mascot, Steve the Stellar Starfish, he loves watching all of Disney’s wonderful properties in a pineapple under the sea. Disney has the power to do something like that. WB, not so much. And that makes this come off as yet another thoughtless rebrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/12/2023 at 6:37 PM, Toonamiguy321 said: They would if they marketed that way. Give it a mascot, Steve the Stellar Starfish, he loves watching all of Disney’s wonderful properties in a pineapple under the sea. Disney has the power to do something like that. WB, not so much. And that makes this come off as yet another thoughtless rebrand. but they don't because disney likes to put themselves front and center on the label.... WB For whatever reason doesn't like doing that....not even with DC Comics related products the difference between the two is that you know what's a disney product but nobody knows wtf A WB Product is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 hour ago, CountFrylock said: but they don't because disney likes to put themselves front and center on the label.... WB For whatever reason doesn't like doing that....not even with DC Comics related products the difference between the two is that you know what's a disney product but nobody knows wtf A WB Product is They have a major branding problem. You'd never know these were the guys that made the Lord of the Rings trilogy would ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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