AT&T rolls out a new, super-charged streaming service with HBO shows, 'Friends' and more

Key Points
  • AT&T's new streaming service is called HBO Max and will include the TV show "Friends."
  • It will compete with several new streaming services including Disney+, Apple+ and NBC's upcoming product.
  • HBO Max will include shows and movies from HBO, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Turner Classic Movies and more.
'Friends' to move from Netflix to new HBO Max streaming service

AT&T's WarnerMedia announced on Tuesday that its new streaming service will be called HBO Max. As the name implies, it includes a lot more than just content from HBO.

HBO Max will include shows and movies from Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, The CW, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes and other content providers. It also includes exclusive rights to stream all 236 episodes of the TV show "Friends."


Netflix recently spent $80 million to keep "Friends" through 2019, according to Vulture. Netflix will also lose "The Office" in 2021, when NBC will offer it as part of its $10 per month streaming TV service. Both shows are thought to be two of the most popular on Netflix, which means the company will have to continue funding new programming in order to find another new hit to keep subscribers engaged.

Other popular TV shows coming to HBO Max include "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Pretty Little Liars" and "Batwoman." HBO Max will include original shows created specifically for the new streaming service, in addition to shows that will launch on HBO.

The service is just one of many new streaming products set to launch in the coming months, and consumers probably won't be able to subscribe to all of them.

Disney's $6.99 monthly plan, Disney+, will launch this November and will include 18 of Pixar's 21 movies, Marvel films, 30 seasons of "The Simpsons," Disney animated movies and the Star Wars franchise of films. NBC's streaming service is launching next year. Apple+ will launch this fall.

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