Casey Bloys has signaled that HBO Max and Paramount+ could be offered together as a bundle rather than folded into one streaming service, although he stopped short of confirming any plans for the platforms.

Speaking at Bloomberg’s 2026 Screentime event on Thursday, Bloys pointed to HBO Max’s existing bundle with Disney when asked whether HBO Max and Paramount+ could become one large direct-to-consumer offering.

“I would say that I don’t want to comment on what is going to happen or anything like that, but I would point to the HBO Max-Disney bundle, which has been very successful,” Bloys said.

He then offered his strongest indication of how a partnership between the two services might work, adding: “So could you see something like that happening? That would make a lot of sense.”

His remarks did not amount to an announcement, and no decision to bundle or combine the services was confirmed. But his focus on the HBO Max-Disney model suggested that keeping HBO Max and Paramount+ as distinct platforms within a joint package is at least a possibility.

Bloys Stays Quiet on Leadership Plans

The streaming question comes ahead of the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which is scheduled to close on Oct. 6. Across the industry, Bloys is viewed as poised to lead the combined streaming operations involving HBO, Discovery and Paramount once the deal is completed.

However, Bloys declined to confirm that he will receive the top streaming position. He emphasized that the transaction has not yet closed and said any announcement about the new company’s leadership belongs to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison and his team.

“Obviously there was news this week, and obviously there’s news across the board. I will say that the merger is not closed,” Bloys said. “I believe that David and the team want to announce their leadership structure — it’s not mine to announce, so I don’t have any news for you to confirm.”

The leadership speculation is unfolding as Cindy Holland, the former Paramount+ and Pluto TV chief, is leaving. Bloys, meanwhile, still has one year remaining on his Warner Bros. Discovery deal.

Ellison is currently CEO of Paramount Skydance, while Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz has been named co-CEO. Bloys said his conversations with Ellison have left him confident that HBO’s identity and its established approach will be respected under new ownership.

“I’ve had conversations with David, and he is very, very excited, very respectful of what the HBO team has done — not just in my tenure — but the entire history of HBO, and he’s excited,” Bloys said.

He added that HBO’s previous owners have arrived with enthusiasm for the brand and a desire to preserve its work, saying: “So I think, as in all of the owners that we have had, we have had people come in genuinely excited and wanting to maintain what we’ve done, and I believe that he will do that.”

What Happens Next?

The immediate milestone is the planned Oct. 6 closing of the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Bloys indicated that Ellison and his team intend to reveal the leadership structure, but he did not provide a timetable for that announcement or confirm his own prospective role.

The future relationship between HBO Max and Paramount+ also remains undecided publicly. Bloys did not endorse a full combination of the services, but his comments placed a bundle modeled on the HBO Max-Disney arrangement firmly among the possibilities.