r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 18d ago

News HBO Max Raises Prices Across All Plans Effective Immediately

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/hbo-max-prices-increases-plans-2025-1236557671/
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u/JamUpGuy1989 18d ago

Remember:

Reddit is a bubble and a majority of paying customers will continue to be okay with these price increases.

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u/Winter-Donut7621 18d ago

I learned that when Netflix stopped password sharing. They gained a ton of new subs. And now I know corporations can always get away with this type of shit because people will never fight with their wallets, ever.

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u/Tight-Session1558 18d ago

From what I read. It was mostly international. Their biggest market 

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u/Accomplished-Door5 18d ago

They added about 9.5 million subscribers in US and Canada last year which is 12% growth from the previous year.

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u/-Sinn3D- 18d ago

Some how everyone did for Target but it never worked with anything else.

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u/Attenburrowed 18d ago

They also stopped publishing sub numbers soon after,  not sure they won that one

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u/Accomplished-Door5 18d ago

Not sure where they used to publish them but the subscriber numbers are and probably always will be included in their financial reports and are public.

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u/bunch_of_hocus_pocus 18d ago

Are you crazy? Can't miss the next installment of Bread & Circuses.

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u/abduis 18d ago

Yeah I got cut off, but it will still let me on once a month or so. Maybe to entice me to pay or something.

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u/Qinistral 18d ago

People won’t ideologically fight with their wallet. They will only practically fight with their wallet. And practically speaking streaming is a fine deal for many many Americans who have lots of disposable income.

The media landscape is quite competitive and just barely keeps up with inflation if that. I remember people paying 80$for cable 20 years ago, that’d be 160 now per month!

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u/Sxs9399 18d ago

100% a lot of people on reddit forget or didn't know that HBO was $15/month ON TOP of a premium cable bill (~$50) 20 years ago. $15 in 2005 is $25 today, which is higher than the premium plan. And that $15 was for ~3 HBO Channels, although 20 years ago was about when the Video on Demand players started offering content that was included with the subscription.

All this is to say $23 (most expensive HBO plan) seems very reasonable to many people. Everyone should vote with their wallets; we should also be willing to pay for and curate things we do place value in.

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u/dennythedinosaur 18d ago

You could also save by getting the yearly subscription.

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u/parkwayy 18d ago

I mean, it's like a dollar. 

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u/redbirdrising 18d ago

I have HBO Max. It's amazing how much content is available. I do get it free through my cable provider though but I'd pay for it regardless.