Warner Bros.' shock announcement this week that it will bow all its 2021 titles — including blockbusters such as Matrix 4, Dune, and Suicide Squad — simultaneously in theaters and on its streaming platform HBO Max in the U.S.
has left exhibitors outside America scrambling to keep up. At the moment, HBO Max is only available stateside. Hours after Warner Bros.' announcement Dec.3, Andy Forssell, head of HBO Max Global, speaking at online technology conference Web Summit, said the streaming service will be available in Latin America and some territories in Europe "by the end of next year." WarnerMedia's plan is to upgrade its HBO Now streaming service in those territories to HBO Max.
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