HBO Family Among Cable Networks Being Shut Down By Warner Bros. Discovery

HBO Family Among Cable Networks Being Shut Down By Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down cable networks HBO Family, ThrillerMax, MovieMax and OuterMax.

HBO Family, ThrillerMax and Other Multiplex Channels to Be Shut Down by Warner Bros. Discovery

As Elmo leaves the HBO family, so does HBO Family. The spinoff channel, which launched in December 1996 as a more kid- and family-friendly version of HBO, will shut down on August 15. It’s part of a larger strategy by Warner Bros. Discovery to pare down its large collection of “multiplex channels” — those additional […]

HBO Shutting Down Multiple Networks is Likely Just the Start of Many Cable TV Networks Shutting Down in 2025

In a seismic shift for the television industry, HBO, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, has has announced plans to shut down several of its linear cable channels, including HBO Family, ThrillerMax, MovieMax, and OuterMax, effective in August 2025. This move, verified by Spectrum is seen by industry experts as a harbinger of a broader trend: […] The post HBO Shutting Down Multiple Networks is Likely Just the Start of Many Cable TV Networks Shutting…

WBD plans to shut down its linear multiplex channels HBO Family, ThrillerMax, MovieMax, and OuterMax on August 15, 2025; HBO Family launched in December 1996

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