After the merger Warner Bros. and Discovery, a lengthy and complex approval process is being conducted by various government agencies around the world and that includes Mexico. So recently it came to light The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) has already approved the creation of new streaming services.
As you probably already know, a few weeks ago it was revealed that the streaming platform known as HBO Max would undergo changes from the definition of the portfolio to the exclusion of movie releases 45 days after the theatrical release. of application. Along with this, several movies and series started to be removed from the catalog of available content. now, Thanks to the approval of the IFT, these changes will also be reflected in Mexico.
However, that doesn’t mean the process was problem-free. In this particular case, The IFT found an exclusive case that put children’s content at risk. Through the merger, Warner Bros. Discovery now owns the rights and licenses to the Cartoon Network channels, Cartoonito and Discovery Kids.
When this issue became known, both companies voluntarily submitted a proposal to “remediate the competition risk”. As if that wasn’t enough, they also promised not to tie or bundle restricted children’s channels owned by Warner Media. As well as not transferring audiovisual content from these channels to the Discovery Kids channel or vice versa.
It is expected that The new Warner Bros. The Discovery streaming platform is available in our region until summer 2023, So we still have a few months of HBO Max. On a related note, you can learn more about series cancellations here. Likewise, HBO Max compensates its users.
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