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HBO Max is increasing its prices. Here’s what we know

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  • Warner Bros. Discovery has announced price increases across all HBO Max subscription tiers.
  • The basic plan with adverts will rise by $1 to $10.99 monthly, the standard ad-free plan by $1.50 to $18.49 monthly, and the premium plan by $2 to $22.99 monthly.
  • New customers will face the increased prices immediately, while existing monthly subscribers will see changes from their next billing date on or after 20 November.
  • The price adjustments follow comments from CEO David Zaslav, who stated HBO Max was “underpriced” and justified the increase by the service's quality.
  • These hikes occur amidst similar price increases from other streaming services like Disney+, Netflix, and Peacock, and against a backdrop of ongoing inflation in the US.
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