HBO Max and Discovery+ officially announced plans to combine into one streaming service by summer of 2023. Here’s what it means for some of your favorite shows …

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00:00HBO Max and Discovery Plus are officially going to combine to form a new streaming service by

00:06summer of next year. So what does this mean for your favorite shows and movies on both platforms?

00:11Brute can explain in less than 60 seconds. In the days leading up to the announcement,

00:15there was a lot of speculation on social media about what might happen. There were rumors about

00:20mergers, layoffs, and even talks that a lot of HBO Max's scripted shows would be cancelled.

00:26The shelving of almost finished movies Batgirl and Scoob Holiday Haunt added to the confusion,

00:32while many other films on HBO Max, like Moonshot and The Witches, were quietly removed from the

00:37platform. During the official merger announcement, company leaders confirmed that the new platform

00:42would not look to only offer reality and lifestyle programming, saying that appointment

00:47viewing comedies and dramas would not be dropped from the service. Details about the new streaming

00:52platform's name, price, and launch date are still unknown.

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