Warner Bros. Discovery rises on report it may restart HBO Max deal with Amazon
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Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) shares rose nearly 2% on Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that the media giant was in talks with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) about restarting a deal that would let Amazon sell HBO Max directly from Prime.

The news outlet, citing several people familiar with the matter, said the deal to resell HBO Max could come later this year. However, the people cautioned that the deal could still fall apart, as the two are negotiating terms, including sharing data about viewer behavior.
Amazon (AMZN) shares fell less than 1% to $110.67 on Tuesday.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Amazon (AMZN) did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
If the two companies agree upon a deal, it would reverse a move that happened in 2021 and result in the loss of 5M subscribers for HBO Max.
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) another major streaming service, Discovery+ is already sold via Amazon Prime, as are several other streaming services.
Last week, it was reported that Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) was pulling back on funding originals for its HBO Max in several European regions.