HBO Max and Paramount+ will combine into one direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service if and when Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is complete. There are still quite a number of regulatory hurdles standing in the way.

“There’s no point in the police just stacking up thousands of hours of footage that nobody’s ever going to see, especially given that we all know that is Paramount+’s job,” Oliver joked, adding of his potential new bosses: “What are they gonna do? Take us over and immediately cancel us? I’m genuinely asking.”