No timeline except for “after the merger” so this is a long-range “heads-up” that the HBO Max is going away.
Source: https://variety.com/2026/streaming/news/hbo-max-paramount-plus-combine-streaming-1236676645/
HBO Max and Paramount+ to Combine Into One Streaming Platform, Paramount Says HBO Brand Will ‘Operate With Independence’
Paramount Skydance plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streaming service, upon the completion of the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
However, Paramount will want HBO, the brand, to “operate with independence.”
