As HBO Max’s UK launch date is finally unveiled, JB Perrette has argued that the long-awaited rollout of the streamer in one of its most crucial territories is “helpful to Netflix’s strategic foundations.” Perrette, Warner Bros. Discovery‘s (WBD) global streaming boss, was of course this morning addressing what will potentially be the biggest media M&A deal of the century, which could soon see Netflix snap up WBD, and with that HBO and its streaming platform. With the longer-term future of HBO Max somewhat uncertain given what could happen if it gets swallowed up by one of the world’s biggest streamers, Perrette pushed back on the idea that Netflix top brass would be unhappy with HBO Max rolling out across the world Full story here: deadline.com/2026/02/hbo-max… (Photo: Fabio Lovino/HBO)