For starters, the old names were pretty bad. By Tony Maglio On July 9, 2025, HBO Max finally became “HBO Max” again — we can just forget those weird two years where it was just “Max.” (Though ...

Cinemax is back in a big(ger) way. By Tony Maglio HBO just changed the names of six of its U.S. linear channels. Don’t worry, HBO Max is still HBO Max — for now, at least. But yes, Cinemax is back! OK ...

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) will shut down a handful of premium channels available to cable and satellite subscribers of HBO and Cinemax, according to a report published on Thursday. The report, from ...

As Elmo leaves the HBO family, so does HBO Family. The spinoff channel, which launched in December 1996 as a more kid- and family-friendly version of HBO, will shut down on August 15. It’s part of a ...

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has refreshed the branding of some of its HBO and Cinemax channels, less than a month after closing a handful of linear channels associated with both movie networks.

HBO is enacting more name changes, as the cabler has given a cosmetic makeover to six of its U.S. linear channels. HBO2 will now be called HBO Hits. HBO Signature is now HBO Drama. HBO Zone will ...

Viewers should see the changes reflected immediately, assuming you were even aware of these channels in the age of cord-cutting and on-demand viewing. (Before today, I had no clue what 5StarMAX was, ...

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - When the HBO Go app launched in May, pay TV subscribers got the opportunity to watch their favorite HBO shows and a bevy of movies on portable devices. It was an instant hit.

DirecTV is to provide HBO and Cinemax free to new customers for three months. New residential customers who purchase any DirecTV System between February 1, 2002 and March 23, 2002, and subscribe to ...