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Streaming giant from the USA announces European launch - in just a few months

2020-12-10T21:30:14.271Z


Netflix, Prime Video & Co. are facing competition in the European streaming market. A successful platform from the USA is set to launch internationally in 2021.


Netflix, Prime Video & Co. are facing competition in the European streaming market.

A successful platform from the USA is set to launch internationally in 2021.

Choosing which streaming services to subscribe to will be even more difficult in 2021.

Several months ago, plans became public that the American platform

Hulu

could be available outside the USA in the coming year *.

A combination of Hulu and Disney + is also rumored to be conceivable.

Now, however, another platform has announced that it wants to come to Europe in a few months.

We're talking about

HBO Max

.

In the USA, the streaming service offers award-winning series such as

"Game of Thrones"

or

"The Wire"

.

In this country,

Sky

leads

many HBO productions thanks to a deal with Warner.

If the streaming giant from the USA comes to Germany soon, it could be

dangerous to

Sky

,

Netflix

,

Prime Video

and

Disney +

.

HBO Max is coming to Europe - but some details are still unclear

According to several media reports, Andy Forssell, head of HBO Max Global, announced the international launch of

HBO Max

at the Web Summit 2020 conference.

For example, the technology portal t3n reports that it will be expanded to

190 countries

, including in Europe and Latin America.

From the second half of next year, these plans are to be put into practice.

Forssell did not want to give more details.

Accordingly, it is still unclear whether

HBO Max will

also start in this country.

Since some countries such as Norway or Spain can already access HBO offers, they will probably be able to enjoy the streaming service sooner.

There is bad news, however: the blockbusters, which are slated to start on HBO Max in 2021, will probably only be available in the USA, according to t3n.

Should the corona situation lead to cinemas in Europe remaining closed in 2021,

HBO

could well reconsider this decision.

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HBO Max in Germany: What could a subscription cost?

There are currently no details about the prices that are due in European countries.

In the US, a subscription costs

$ 14.99 per month

.

That corresponds to about

12.40 euros

.

If

HBO Max

comes to Germany, the streaming service will probably start with a reduced offer, which is why the prices could be lower than the USA.

In addition, a subscription for 12.40 euros would be much more expensive than the

standard rate from Netflix

or the

regular price from Disney +

.

In order to keep up with the competition, it is likely that

HBO Max will

at least initially adapt to the price levels of the other platforms.

(soa) * tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.

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