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HBO Max stops producing Hungarian content
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Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed that HBO Max will no longer procude Hungarian content. The decision does not only affect Hungary, but also all Central European and Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland).
No more Hungarian content
As part of the restructure, certain European originals are coming off HBO Max globally. Hungarian drama “The Informant” as well as “Lust” and “Kamikaze” will all be removed from the video on-demand service, reports Variety. In addition, the third season of “Golden life” disappears. However, according to Forbes, there is still hope for some other Hungarian shows. HBO Max has recently announced its first self-produced Hungarian-language reality show. Although its future is still undecided, there is a chance that the production will continue.
What might be the reason?
“The Informant” became popular quite quickly in Hungary. In fact, the streaming service did their best to promote the show. Then why the sudden change? The new CEO, David Zaslav, committed to cutting costs by USD 3 billion (EUR 2.9 billion) in the first 24 months. The stock company’s current value is more than USD 34 billion (EUR 33.1 billion) with USD 55 billion (EUR 53.6 billion) of debt. Therefore, there must be financial reasons behind the decision.
