HBO has changed the names of six of its U.S. linear channels, as HBO2 becomes HBO Hits and the Cinemax name is revived.

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Cinemax is back in a big(ger) way. By Tony Maglio HBO just changed the names of six of its U.S. linear channels. Don’t worry, HBO Max is still HBO Max — for now, at least. But yes, Cinemax is back! OK ...

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 ...

Six of HBO‘s linear channels are getting a makeover. The premium cabler says it has updated the names “to better reflect the respective content offerings.” Additionally, the Cinemax name is being ...

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Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has refreshed the branding of some of its HBO and Cinemax channels, less than a month after closing a handful of linear channels associated with both movie networks.

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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, ...