{"id":381666,"date":"2026-01-01T15:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/381666\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:07:10","slug":"hbo-max-streaming-to-launch-in-israel-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/381666\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Max streaming to launch in Israel this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

HBO Max, the streaming service for Warner Bros. Discovery, will launch in Israel on January 13 as part of its ongoing global expansion.<\/p>\n

HBO original series such as \u201cHouse of the Dragon,\u201d \u201cThe White Lotus,\u201d \u201cEuphoria\u201d and the upcoming \u201cA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,\u201d as well as movies such as \u201cSuperman,\u201d \u201cMinecraft: The Movie,\u201d \u201cBatman,\u201d and the Harry Potter films will be available for streaming in Israel through the service.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to bring HBO Max directly to viewers in Israel\u2014a market with an active, engaged audience that values high-quality storytelling,\u201d said Jamie Cook, Head of Operations at Warner Bros. Discovery for Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa.<\/p>\n

HBO Max will offer two monthly subscription plans in Israel: a standard plan for watching on two devices at NIS 50 ($16) a month, and a premium plan for watching on four devices at NIS 65 ($20) a month. Subscribers can add sports to the base plan.<\/p>\n

HBO Max will also be available through selected TV providers in Israel.<\/p>\n

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Warner Bros. Discovery announced Friday that\u00a0Netflix will acquire WBD, including its film and TV studios, its gaming business, HBO Max and HBO in a $82.7 billion deal.<\/p>\n

The Netflix deal came after a weeks-long bidding war that pitted the streaming giant against David Ellison\u2019s Paramount Skydance and Comcast.<\/p>\n

There has been no talk as of yet of merging the companies\u2019 streaming services.<\/p>\n


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