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HBO Max has signed a distribution deal with RTL+ ahead of its Jan. 13 launch in Germany, where it previously had a long-running pact with Sky.
The agreement with RTL+, which stands as Germany’s leading local streamer, will give customers a bundle combining both services under a single subscription when HBO Max launches in Germany on January 13.
Content available on the bundle will include RTL+ highlights such as “Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl,” “Make Love, Fake Love,” and the UEFA Europa League; with HBO Max’s unmissable content such as brand-new “Game of Thrones” prequel “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” which premieres Jan. 19, iconic series like “The White Lotus,” “It: Welcome to Derry” and “The Last of Us”, as well as cult classics such as “Sex and the City” and “Friends.” For fans of cinema, they can enjoy the very best big-screen moments from 2025 including “Sinners”, DC’s “Superman” and coming soon – New Line Cinema’s “Weapons” and “Conjuring: Last Rites”.
“RTL+ and HBO Max – that’s a great combination of two terrific content worlds. The most successful national content on RTL+, from reality TV to fiction to sports, in a joint offering with top series, iconic blockbuster movies, and much more from HBO Max. With this bundle, we are igniting the next stage in the success story of RTL+ and preparing HBO Max for its big market launch in Germany,“ says Stephan Schmitter, RTL Germany CEO.
”Following our extensive Warner content deal and marketing partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, we are taking another big step in our partnership with our new streaming bundle from RTL+ and HBO Max. We are creating an offering that we are proud of in terms of its breadth and appeal, and that will make all streaming hearts beat faster!” Schmitter continued.
Matthias Heinze, SVP Commercial & Managing Director Warner Bros. Discovery Germany, Switzerland and Austria, said, “With the HBO Max and RTL+ bundle, we are combining iconic, internationally acclaimed storytelling from HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery with the strong local roots and most popular hits of RTL+.”
Heinze added, “Together, we are creating an offering that perfectly complements each other and provides entertainment for every taste and every generation in the family. This partnership is a strong signal for the German market and for the future of premium streaming.”
HBO Max, which has already launched as a standalone streaming service across most of Europe, has not yet launched in Germany, Italy and the U.K. due to a long-term deal with Sky in those key territories.
The bombshell news of Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery had cast some doubt over the future of HBO Max but the streamer confirmed its European rollout plans during Content London in December.
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