HBO Max's new channels feature launches to select subscribers in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of HBO Max) Select HBO Max users in the U.S. will now have access to theme playlists that offer a continuous ...

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HBO and HBO Max have renamed some of their U.S. linear channels, effective immediately. As a result of the changes, HBO2 will now be known as HBO Hits, while HBO Signature’s name has been changed to ...

HBO is enacting more name changes, as the cabler has given a cosmetic makeover to six of its U.S. linear channels. HBO2 will now be called HBO Hits. HBO Signature is now HBO Drama. HBO Zone will ...

For starters, the old names were pretty bad. By Tony Maglio On July 9, 2025, HBO Max finally became “HBO Max” again — we can just forget those weird two years where it was just “Max.” (Though ...

Viewers should see the changes reflected immediately, assuming you were even aware of these channels in the age of cord-cutting and on-demand viewing. (Before today, I had no clue what 5StarMAX was, ...

HBO is updating the names of six linear channels in the U.S. “to better reflect the respective content offerings.” HBO2 is rebranding as HBO Hits, while HBO Signature becomes HBO Drama. HBO Zone is ...