Warner Bros. Discovery is putting a bunch of HBO Max’s canceled shows on other streaming services
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As Warner Bros. Discovery has been canceling shows and gradually dismantling HBO Max over the past few months, CEO David Zaslav has insisted that the entertainment giant had a plan for all of that content beyond disappearing it for tax credits and to avoid paying royalties. Part of that plan, it seems, is to bring a lot of HBO Max’s shows back on other platforms with streaming partners like Roku and Tubi.
Today, Warner Bros. Discovery announced the impending arrival of multiple branded FAST (free ad-supported television) channels and over 225 AVOD titles to The Roku Channel and Tubi. As part of the new licensing agreement between Warner Bros. Discovery and the streamers, old episodes of shows like Westworld, FBoy Island, Raised By Wolves,…
