It's sad when a family-friendly channel goes away. But in this case, there's a long story behind this shocking move. In 2022, Warner Media and Discovery, Inc. merged to become a massive multinational media and entertainment company known as Warner Bros.

Streaming service Max has officially changed its name to HBO Max once more. What does that mean for the average viewer?

Max is returning to its former name — HBO Max — beginning immediately. Users of the streaming service, which is owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, will see the new-ish name roll out Wednesday, the company announced .

The Max era is over. After a much-criticized name change in 2023, the Max streaming service is officially returning to its original name of HBO Max. If that sounds a little confusing, here's what happened.

As of Wednesday, HBO Max is no longer Max and is back to being HBO Max, just on the Max platform. We know, it’s confusing. Either way, it appears that X (fka Twitter) is not playing ball with all of this back and forth — or at any rate, it has not played ball yet .

Warner Bros. Discovery has settled on a date to reskin the Max streamer back to HBO Max: Early this Wednesday morning, according to streamer insiders. The flip won’t happen simultaneously, but customers will see “HBO Max” on the apps that formerly said “Max” across the streamer’s territories on July 9.

After a five-year build-up, it was a short run for HBO Max's 1970s crime drama Duster, as HBO Max is not proceeding with a second season of the series

HBO Max just pulled the plug on its crime drama series that earned stellar reviews from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Duster, which reunited Lost creator and producer J.J. Abrams and star Josh Holloway,

HBO Max is back. The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that Warner Bros. Discovery would officially rebrand its Max streaming service to HBO Max on Wednesday, per a source familiar with the matter — and that change over is now live.