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HBO Max and Paramount+ Will Merge, Skydance Confirms

The combined Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount have a roadmap for their streaming future.

Lucía FernándezPublished October 6, 2026 · 1 min read

**Confirmed.** The merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount closed, and Skydance has set the streaming destination. Screen Rant reports that HBO Max and Paramount+ will become a single service.

The statement from the company promises "significant improvements to its direct-to-consumer streaming products, which will unify into a single service over time."

What this means

No timeline is set yet, but the plan is locked. Both apps operate separately for now. For fans of the hidden gems on both services, this is a sign of a simpler subscription future. Whether you watch *Star Trek*, *Evil*, or classic movies, your queue is one step closer to being in one place.

About Lucía Fernández

Lucía Fernández is a staff writer covering international and genre TV, including K-dramas, Spanish-language series and anime. She spent five years as a subtitle editor for a Miami localisation company, working on streaming releases in Spanish and English, and later produced social content for a streaming fan account with more than 400,000 followers. She has a BA in communication from Florida International University and is based in Miami. Favorites: Crash Landing on You, Dark, Cowboy Bebop. She usually watches a show twice, once dubbed and once subtitled.

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