Warner Bros. Discovery has scrapped their plans to launch a sports tier. Sports will remain accessible on the standard and premium levels. These plans were previously announced in September 2023. However,

Over the last year plus, we had the opportunity to assess how users engage with sports and news on Max, and we’ve been actively involved in exploring ways to evolve the sports distribution ecosystem in the U.

Say farewell to new streaming concepts like “B/R Sports” and “CNN Max.” They will vanish before we ever really got to know them. Warner Bros. Discovery reversed plans announced in September of 2023 to launch a premium tier for sports programming on Max,

Discovery’s streamer Max said today its ports and news content within the streaming platform will remain a feature at no additional cost to standard and premium tier subscribers in the U.S., reversing plans to charge extra for the sports add-on.

Warner Bros. Discovery has officially scrapped its plan to charge an extra $10 per month for live sports and news on Max. Instead, the company is making changes to its ad-supported tier, removing access to B/R Sports and CNN Max starting March 30.