HBO Max Officially Delayed; Gets a New Launch Date

The streaming service is set to debut amid the shutdown brought about by the novel coronavirus outbreak, bringing with it 10,000 hours of library programming from across the WarnerMedia portfolio, including Friends and The Big Bang Theory.

Published: Tuesday,Apr 21, 2020 15:12 PM GMT-06:00

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It was a question if much talked about and mega streaming service, HBO Max will face a delay in terms of it's launch soon in May and that has happened. There isn't much of a delay though and the streaming service will now be launched on 27th May 2020.

The streaming service is set to debut amid the shutdown brought about by the novel coronavirus outbreak, bringing with it 10,000 hours of library programming from across the WarnerMedia portfolio, including Friends and The Big Bang Theory. The $15-per-month offering will serve up the entire HBO experience supplemented with movies and TV shows from the Warner Bros. library, as well as a handful of new original series.

WarnerMedia began running social media ads on Tuesday morning announcing the date of the launch.

"Our number one goal is having extraordinary content for everyone in the family, and the HBO Max programming mix we are so excited to unveil on May 27 will bear that out," WarnerMedia Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt said in a statement.