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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 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 plans aggressive crack down on password sharing starting next month
Another major streaming platform is set to crack down on password sharing. JB Perrette, head of streaming and gaming at Warner Bros. Discovery, just told investors that HBO Max will begin an "aggressive" messaging campaign about the practice beginning next month,
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 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 about to get ‘aggressive’ to stop password sharing
HBO Max is about to roll out a much more aggressive approach to password sharing in an attempt to eliminate it from the service.
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."
HBO Max Users Get Password Sharing Warning as Warner Bros. Announces 'Aggressive' Action
Now, HBO Max and Warner Bros. believe they may have found a solution to their password-sharing issues among users. As Deadline reported, details of the plan and steps that have been taken to set up a new "aggressive" process that can impact password sharing were revealed on a recent second-quarter earnings call.
HBO Max Reveals Timeline For Looming Crackdown On Password-Sharing Moochers
Some of the biggest streaming services have made a concerted effort to prevent users from sharing their login credentials with people who prefer to avoid
Another streamer is about to block you from using a friend's account
According to Perrette, the company is in the process of determining “who’s a legitimate user who may not be a legitimate user ...
J.B. Perrette, Bruce Campbell Renew Warner Bros. Contracts Ahead of Discovery Split
The new deals will hinge on the media giant carrying through with plans to split into Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with ...
JB Perrette & Bruce Campbell Re-Up At Warner Bros Following Separation
Perrette, CEO & President of Streaming and Games and Campbell, Chief Operating Officer, have both re-upped their contracts ...
Warner Bros. Discovery Inks New Post-Split Contracts With Streaming Boss JB Perrette, Chief Revenue Officer Bruce Campbell
Warner Bros. Discovery renewed employment contracts for two senior execs -- JB Perrette and Bruce Campbell -- that extend ...
Warner Bros. Discovery Signs New Post-Split Contracts for Perrette and Campbell
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD, Financials) signed new employment agreements with two senior executives JB Perrette and Bruce Campbell set to take effect after the company completes ...