Discovery will be part of Warner Bros. Following the agreement reached between WarnerMedia and Discovery, we now know that the two platforms will be merged into a single mega service of diffusion which is competitive with the rest of the platforms.
Either way, once Discovery is officially in the hands of WarnerMedia, the new Discovery+ service will have more content in its catalog to match the rest of the major platforms, such as Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV + or Amazon Prime, among others.
When will the new service be available?
It seems that this will not happen in the short term, at least during this year 2022, so we will have to wait until later, probably until 2023. This was confirmed by Gunnar Widenfels himself, chief financial officer of Discovery, who defined the strategy that will follow
During a meeting between investors, the manager pointed out that they will offer, first, a content package while the company finishes defining and sketching out a strategy to merge the two platforms.
The purchase operation, estimated at approximately 43 billion dollars, will provide Discovery with a catalog of more than two hundred thousand hours of varied content in series, films, documentaries and thematic channels of all genres.
How much will the new streaming service cost?
Many will wonder how this merger will affect the prices that subscribers currently have. This is something that we do not know, although given the large amount of content that it will have in its catalog, it is likely that the price will be equal to that of other platforms such as Netflix.
Recall that currently Discovery+ It has a price in Europe of $3.99 per month or $35.99 per year. For its part, HBO Max has a higher price, in this case $8.99 per month or $69.99 per year if you opt for the
With Netflix and Amazon Prime getting more and more expensive, this merger with Discovery+ would be a perfect excuse for HBO Max to raise prices for the service. The most expensive account is netflix which now costs $12.99 per month for the Standard plan and $17.99 for the Premium plan.
In some countries like the UK, Discovery+ subscribers have access to sports programming via Eurosport, which makes it even more interesting if you’re a fan of certain sports.
Remember that if you are already subscribed to one of these platforms and want to be able to access the services offered in other countries or regions, you can always choose to use a
