Max’s Longer Commercial Breaks Bring ad Load to 6 Minutes per Hour

Max’s longer commercial breaks bring ad load to 6 minutes per hour

WBD also started showing ads during HBO programming.

Max now packs 50 percent more ads into its streams

The streamer's support page confirms that its Max Basic with Ads plan now shows six minutes of ads per hour. According to an archive of the same page (via PCWorld), the plan showed four minutes of ads per hour as recently as February 2025. That means Max's ad load is...Read Entire Article

Noticed More Ads on Max? You're Not Imagining Things

Warner Bros. Discovery quietly increases the ad load for the Max streaming service, soon to be renamed HBO Max.

Max now packs 50% more ads into its streams

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A hot potato: A week after a report showed that Amazon Prime has doubled the amount of ads it shows on the platform, it's been discovered that Max is doing the same thing. However, unlike Amazon, Max isn't trying to hide this increase. The streamer's support page confirms that its Max Basic with Ads plan now shows six minutes of ads per hour. Accor…

HBO Max Adds More Ads to Its Ad Supported Plans

In a move that has sparked frustration among subscribers, HBO Max (soon to revert to its original name next month) has significantly increased the ad load on its Basic with Ads plan, reneging on its initial promises of a light advertising experience. When the ad-supported tier launched in 2021, the streaming service vowed to limit […] The post HBO Max Adds More Ads to Its Ad Supported Plans appeared first on Cord Cutters News.