# HBO Max and Paramount Plus will merge into one streamer under Skydance

https://mins.news/en/item/88319

- The Verge, 2026-10-06 16:03 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1005696/hbo-max-paramout-plus-merge-skydance

> HBO Max and Paramount Plus will gradually combine into a single streaming service following Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Skydance has not disclosed when the merger will happen or what the new service will be called. The unified platform is expected to bring together major titles from both services.

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