How much discount do you want for HBO Max with advertising?
This summer, HBO Max is launching a new subscription advertising a hefty discount. But is it enough of a discount?
HBO Max will soon receive the special subscription for people who want to pay a little less for the streaming service, WarnerMedia says. This is offset by a non-monetary price, namely the taunting of commercials. HBO, on the other hand, promises that it will not be so drastically possible.
HBO Max with commercials
The HBO Max subscription with advertising was previously announced for the United States, but the price was not yet known. Now we know you can save a third of the money by putting up with commercials. A regular subscription in the United States currently costs $ 14.99. The new advertising tier is only $ 9.99.
HBO promises the least-intensive ad bombardment of any ad-tiered streaming services. In the first instance, these are short commercials, which play in different proportions before, during and after films and series. Later there will also be commercials that start when the user pauses playback.
The final drawback: the premiere films that Warner is offering for free through HBO this year are not available to customers of the HBO Max advertising subscription. After 2021, the deal will end anyway, so it doesn’t matter that much.
The subscription will be available in the United States beginning in June. It is not entirely clear whether such a service will be introduced in other countries. From the second half of 2021, HBO Max will also be coming to the Benelux, where we may also be able to check the cheaper advertising subscription.
