{"id":175790,"date":"2025-08-07T14:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=175790"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:05:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:05:47","slug":"aew-streaming-partner-hbo-max-plans-to-combat-password-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/08\/07\/aew-streaming-partner-hbo-max-plans-to-combat-password-sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW streaming partner HBO Max plans to combat password sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1311552503\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Pro wrestling fans who have been using a friend or family member&#8217;s HBO Max password to stream AEW programming may need to find an alternative. Warner Bros. Discovery&#8217;s head of streaming, JB Perrette, stated on an earnings call that the company intends to close loopholes by the end of the year. Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/hbo-max-password-sharing-crackdown-warner-bros-discovery-1236481075\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> In related news, WBD announced the addition of 3.4 million streaming subscribers in the second quarter of 2025, which Deadline stated is mostly due to international expansion. WBD now claims to have 125.7 million overall subscribers to its various platforms. 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