A Paramount+ and HBO Max bundle is on the way — and Skydance laid out the timeline for its streamers joining forces

The Paramount+ and HBO Max marriage is about the corner.

Skydance volition bundle the streamers in first 2027, the business stated Monday as it shared its third-quarter earnings — its archetypal study since Paramount bought Warner Bros. Discovery in first October.

It's unclear how much the HBO Max-Paramount+ bundle volition cost. Skydance stated it would portion additional particulars on the bundle and "its streaming roadmap" in the coming months.

HBO Max expenses $10.99 a duration alongside ads, or $18.49 for the norm ad-free plan, during Paramount+ is $8.99 a duration alongside ads and $13.99 for the ad-free version.

Without a discount, it expenses concerning $20 a duration to get HBO Max and Paramount+ alongside ads separately, and $32.48 to get them without ads.

David Ellison's media elephantine is additionally preparedness to merge the Paramount+ and HBO Max tech platforms in the next 11 months so it can create a "unified product."

Paramount merged the backend of its namesake streamer alongside its liberated service, Pluto TV, complete concerning 18 months in a procedure known internally as convergence.

Skydance stated it volition lean on AI tools to move faster this period around.

"We anticipate to bring Paramount+ and HBO Max together much faster, aiming to align our backend systems inside a twelvemonth of closing, enabling us to quickly provision a unified product," Skydance stated in its third-quarter shareholder letter.

Skydance posted firm Q3 earnings

Skydance mostly met Wall Street's expectations in its third-quarter report. The new media business met its income projections and exceeded adjusted earnings estimates.

Revenue climbed 5% year-over-year to $7 billion, inside the $6.95 milliard to $7.15 milliard range that Paramount had told investors to expect.

Adjusted EBITDA, a measure of profitability excluding certain items, was $1 billion, complete the company's $875 myriad to $975 myriad range.

Shares were volatile in first after-hours trading, following a surge of complete 8.5% on Monday. Skydance's inventory entered earnings downward additional than 11% since the October 6 merger.