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Despite all of the ruckus that WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery has caused, Discovery+ will reportedly remain a standalone streaming service after the launch of the combined platform for Discovery+ and HBO Max.
According to a Wall Street Journal source (per Variety), the media company will launch a new platform with HBO Max content and “most Discovery+ content,” and will also see Discovery+ remaining as its own streaming service.
A Variety source confirmed that plans for the upcoming platform remain “unchanged,” and Discovery+ will continue to be offered at a lower price as “part of an effort to avoid risking losing a significant chunk of the app’s 20 million subscribers who might not to want to pay the higher price to access that content,” stated by WSJ.
The upcoming combined platform is expected to cost more than HBO Max’s current subscription rate and there is no official date for the launch of the unified platform, however the parent company has teased a spring debut.
As of now, HBO Max subscriptions start at $9.99 per month, with the ad-free version costing $15.99 per month. Discovery+, which houses the recent buzzy documentaries The Price of Glee and House of Hammer, starts at $4.99 per month, with the ad-free version at $6.99 per month.
Since the ill-received merger, several HBO Max shows have been canceled, including Gordita Chronicles, Minx (which has been picked up by STARZ) and Made For Love. Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has also accused the streamer of shelving some of his projects.
In addition, the streamer has also been under fire for the cancellation of nearly-finished projects, like Batgirl, and for removing content from their platform to receive tax breaks.
