HBO had an incredible brand and an incredible slogan. Max is literally my first name and I often forget what the new company is called. In conclusion, media executives are fucking idiots. - ThreadSky

maxberger.bsky.social • 6 days ago

HBO had an incredible brand and an incredible slogan. Max is literally my first name and I often forget what the new company is called.

In conclusion, media executives are fucking idiots.

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emotionengineps2.bsky.social•6 days ago

Max double cheese berger

roosefella.bsky.social•6 days ago

I can only assume that it is Skinemax's streaming service.

nowhere.bsky.social•6 days ago

I use voice controls to queue stuff up in the evening while I'm getting settled and putting stuff away

None of my devices have any idea what "max" is, even with the app installed right there. Even they're revolting.

iknowthezarbi.bsky.social•6 days ago

JB Hi-Fi (prominent Australian retailer of physical media) has an HBO section right next to their BBC section - that’s how prominent and respected it is as a brand. Messing with that level of recognition is madness.

advaith.bsky.social•5 days ago

the channel is still HBO and the shows from the channel are still branded as HBO originals. WBD's streaming service is Max because it has much more than HBO content

adamjschmidt.bsky.social•6 days ago

But what about the Synergy!!!

phxrising18.bsky.social•6 days ago

HBO’s brand was iconic, both for its “Home Box Office” origins & its groundbreaking, cutting-edge original programming. Off the top of my head, the only recent rebranding that was possibly dumber than HBO➡️Max was Twitter to, well, you know…🙄

kristodynamics.bsky.social•6 days ago

And Warner Bros Discovery is headed by the biggest one there is.

lordrobin------rm.bsky.social•6 days ago

With a name like a Flash Gordon villain.

bguizzet.bsky.social•6 days ago

designatedrob.bsky.social•6 days ago

Iirc, they did it because it allowed them to break contracts that were specifically tied to the HBO name to fuck creators out of streaming royalties

cherrywhiteblue.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oh, lovely.

tylerontheinternet.bsky.social•6 days ago

thank you for sharing with us, HBO Berger. Wait, sHIT

shitpost.gay•6 days ago

"We at HBO must disrupt the industry with a bold new brand and set of initiatives," says the brand who was once at one of the highest rungs in the entertainment industry.

Now they're basically Netflix's Sears.

theonlyrealtmcmaui.bsky.social•6 days ago

Always audacious thieves with ZERO creativity, that's why they always fuck up a good slang.

feelthemagic.bsky.social•6 days ago

"Let's remove the most recognized name in pay television history and rebrand ourselves with the 2nd half of her sister network known for showing softcore porn at night".

I'm no prude but porn is less offensive than these corporate parasites.

feetmusk.bsky.social•6 days ago

you'd think that people so obsessed with money would think twice before tanking their own company lmao

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