HBO Max is merging with Discovery+, and not everyone is happy about that
Issa Rae in a scene from her show “Insecure,” which streams on HBO Max. “In other words, at a time when almost every piece of content ever made is available to consumers across any number of free and paid services, curation, quality and brand have never been more important.” Ahead of the call, actor/writer/producer Issa Rae expressed concern about the platform that carries her latest show, “Rap S—,” along with previous projects “Insecure” and “Sweet Life: Los Angeles.” “Me finding out who to seduce and scheme at Discovery,” she tweeted Wednesday alongside a GIF of someone slinking along in a sparkly, snug dress and holding a purse. Robin Thede, creator of “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” which also streams on HBO Max, quickly hopped in the replies to add “SAME.” Some commenters weighed in ahead of Thursday’s news, saying they didn’t think the merger would materialize. “If kill HBO Max to integrate it into Discovery Plus, that would be one of the dumbest decisions on the planet,” one user tweeted. “I’m not sure if the fixes that were graciously done by the HBO Max Help team will carry over to Discovery+, so you’ve possibly got about a year to lean in and make an appointment for viewing OK. KO in the correctly scripted male skew episode order on HBO Max!” tweeted Ian James- Quartey, creator of the animated series “OK K.O.!
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