HBO Max is offering 30 percent off a one-year subscription for new and returning subscribers

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New HBO Max owner Warner Bros. Discovery has been playing fast and loose with content recently on the streaming service as a result of fallout from the messy megamerger. Even though it's been shedding shows and movies from the service to save money - and even canceling late-stage projects - it's trying to course-correct any lost subscriptions by offering a new deal to bring in subscribers.

New and returning subscribers can get 30 percent off a one-year subscription to HBO Max when signing up and prepaying the full year by October 30th. This knocks the ad-free plan down to $104.99 instead of $149.99 for the year (equivalent to $8.75 per month), and the ad-supported plan goes from $99.99 to $69.99 (equivalent to $5.83 per month).

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