John Oliver gives ‘hot take’ on HBO Max’s constant rebranding and compares it to Trump’s Gulf of Mexico name change - ‘Sometimes, hypothetically, before we can even get used to one dumb name, some genius comes along and only makes it dumber,

In classic HBO fashion, the drama wasn’t just on-screen. Last week, Warner Bros. Discovery reversed course on its streaming identity, announcing that Max would once again become HBO Max. The move sparked immediate reactions online,

John Oliver didn’t disappoint his corporate overlords Sunday night by addressing the recent HBO Max name reversal — the latest in a series of changes for the streaming service.

The market has spoken here, and quality is the real differentiator.” To put it more plainly: The basic assumption behind the Max branding, that viewers would flock to Discovery’s big buckets of unscripted dross over the decades of quality material in HBO and other Warner Bros.

Popular streaming platform Max is rebranding again, returning to the name HBO Max. Just two years after the platform's rebranding to Max, Warner Bros. Discovery announced during a media presentation in New York City on May 14 that the change is expected to be implemented this summer.

Warner Bros. Discovery is hitting rewind on Max’s branding, bringing back the HBO name it dropped from the streaming service two years ago. The company will rebrand its streaming platform as HBO Max this summer, betting that the iconic brand’s global reputation will drive subscriber growth as it expands internationally.

Warner Bros. Discovery's rebranding of HBO Max highlights the merger's failure to reach its original goal.

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