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HBO Max Password Sharing Crackdown Will Get "Aggressive" Next Month, WBD Streaming Chief JB Perrette Says
If you’ve been sharing account access to HBO Max, the good times are soon coming to an end. JB Perrette, head of streaming and gaming at Warner Bros. Discovery said on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that messaging to consumers is about to get more “aggressive.
HBO Max to get aggressive on account sharing
Warner Bros Discovery’s President, Global Streaming and Games, JB Perrette says the company is about to become more aggressive on account sharing.
HBO Max is about to make password sharing even more frustrating as a ‘much more aggressive’ crackdown is set to hit subscribers
However, in a world where streamers are getting more expensive and inaccessible to groups of people (e.g., if you’re a family in the same home, it makes sense to share one account, however, HBO Max does not offer a family subscription tier), the decision to make password sharing harder is one that’s already not going down well with its subscribers.
Streaming Platform Giant Joins Others with More “Aggressive” Password Cracking Measures
HBO Max is about to make it much harder to share your streaming account. The popular platform is following in the footsteps of Netflix, Disney+, and others by cracking down on password sharing. Warner Bros.
HBO Max’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Will Start in Earnest in September
The service has been offering a "soft" warning to select customers over the last few months, but will be more direct in the fall.
HBO Max plans aggressive crack down on password sharing starting next month
The head of streaming at Warner Bros. Discovery just revealed that it will crack down on password sharing for HBO Max subscribers. The platform joins Netflix and Disney+ in this effort.
HBO Max Password Sharing Crackdown Will ‘Get Aggressive’ in September
HBO Max warns that its password-sharing crackdown will get aggressive in September. So far, the company has been playing nice but no more.
HBO Max following in Netflix’s footsteps with password sharing crackdown
HBO Max have revealed they are set to crack down on password sharing, following similar moves by other streaming services such as Netflix. The sharing of passwords among different users has generally been tolerated up to now.
Bad news for HBO Max users: the company's about to shut down password sharing "aggressively"
HBO Max is now following Netflix's lead with plans to aggressively crack down on password sharing among users.
HBO Max to double down on their password sharing crackdown, reveals WBD Streaming Chief
The days of freely sharing HBO Max login credentials may be coming to an end. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has revealed plans to intensify its crackdown on password sharing starting next month.
HBO Max is setting a trap for password sharers
HBO Max password sharers may be forced to pay up. WBD's streaming head said they're finding moochers so they're "putting the net in the right place."
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