Warner Bros. Discovery will launch its streaming service Max in France on June 11 with distribution deals with Canal+ and Prime Video, ahead of the start of the Olympic Games on July 26.
The launch in France follows the rollout of Max in 22 countries across Scandinavia, Iberia, Central and Eastern Europe on May 21. Under the agreements, the standalone service will be available on all platforms, including on set-top boxes for Prime Video and Canal+. subscribers.
Max is free for subscribers of Canal+ Ciné-Séries, Friends & Family, Intégrale and Rat+ Ciné-Séries and comes at a price for all other Canal+ subscriptions. Together with Max, subscribers get access to all 10 channels within Warner Bros. Discovery (Discovery Channel, Warner TV, Warner TV Next, CNN, Boomerang, Cartoonito, Cartoon Network, TLC, ID and TCM Cinéma).
The deal with Canal+ follows the multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery, which allows Canal+ to broadcast films from the studio only six months after their theatrical release.
Under the deal with Prime Video, Max has two different offers: Max Basic for €5.99 per month, and Max Standard, without ads, for €9.99 per month. The Sports-Add option, meanwhile, is available for an extra €5. It will showcase major international and European sports, including tennis tournaments such as the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, The Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open; cycling the Giro d’Italia, La Vuelta a España and the Tour de France; in addition to the Tour de France Femmes, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and all major winter sports world championships and world cup events.
Warner Bros. Discovery and Prime Video teamed up last year to launch an offer called Warner Pass, which was available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video Channels in France and included all HBO programming, along with 12 channels. Although Warner Pass is being discontinued, subscribers can now access Max at no additional cost.
In addition to the Olympics, Max’s European launches also coincide with the premiere of Season 2 of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” on June 17.
