Ads on HBO Max

Ads play during live events. You may also see ads if you’re subscribed to the Basic with Ads plan.

First, check which subscription plan you have:

If you have the Basic with Ads plan, you can change your plan to Standard or the Platinum plan to watch shows and movies without ads. Live events have ads regardless of your plan.

For more info about plans and changing your plan, go to HBO Max plans.

Some promotional trailers play before shows and movies. These trailers let you know about other programming on HBO Max and can be skipped. To skip promotional trailers, choose the Skip button. 

During shows and movies, you can expect about 4 minutes of ads per hour (Basic with Ads plan). When an ad break starts, the number of ads in the ad break appears on screen. There's also a timer that counts down to the end of the ad.

Ad breaks during kids and family content have bumpers to let you know when an ad break starts and ends.

You can pause a show or movie to see the location of ad breaks on the progress bar.

Live events: The number of ads during live events will vary.

Yes, some live events will have ads.

No, fast forward and skip aren't available when an ad is playing. If you'd like to watch shows and movies without ads, change your plan to the Standard or Platinum plan. Live events have ads regardless of your plan.

You may see a specific brand more often while watching a series, a long movie, or a similar genre (like comedy). Brands can also sponsor shows and movies. When you're watching sponsored content, you may see a similar ad at the beginning of each episode.

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