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Why some of your favorite shows have disappeared from HBO Max

Viewers have come to see streaming as an endless bounty of programming choices that are available in perpetuity. But Warner Bros. Discovery, the new parent of streaming service HBO Max, is demonstrating that there are limits. The company that acquired WarnerMedia has removed 36 series and movies from the streaming site. The moves come as the company looks to reduce costs by $3 billion after ...
HBO Max has removed 36 series and movies from its streaming service in a move expected to save parent company Warner Bros. Discovery $100 million annually.

Viewers have come to see streaming as an endless bounty of programming choices that are available in perpetuity.

But Warner Bros. Discovery, the new parent of streaming service HBO Max, is demonstrating that there are limits. The company that acquired WarnerMedia has removed 36 series and movies from the streaming site.

The moves come as the company looks to reduce costs by $3 billion after the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery.

CEO David Zaslav recently announced plans to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into

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