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Following AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner in 2018, Cinemax's focus shifted significantly. Adult programming on Cinemax and HBO's multiplexes, as well as on-demand services, nearly disappeared due to increased availability of such content online and competition from other providers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Battaglio |first=Stephen |date=August 28, 2018 |title=HBO is out of the adult entertainment business |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hbo-adult-20180828-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828184141/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hbo-adult-20180828-story.html |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> |
Following AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner in 2018, Cinemax's focus shifted significantly. Adult programming on Cinemax and HBO's multiplexes, as well as on-demand services, nearly disappeared due to increased availability of such content online and competition from other providers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Battaglio |first=Stephen |date=August 28, 2018 |title=HBO is out of the adult entertainment business |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hbo-adult-20180828-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828184141/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hbo-adult-20180828-story.html |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> |
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Cinemax, maybe moreso than HBO, is responsible for being the first promoter of many major motion picture releases. A majority of hit blockbuster movies got their first behind-the-scenes featurettes on Cinemax, and would be promoted on this show, including, as the first version of this show from the mid-80s, ''[[Sudden Impact]]'', ''[[A View to a Kill]]'', ''[[Code of Silence]]'', ''[[Invasion USA]]'', ''[[The Delta Force]]'', and as ''Beyond the Screen,'' ''[[Licence to Kill]]'', ''[[New York Stories]]'', ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'', ''[[The Godfather Part III]]'', ''[[Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection|Delta Force 2]]'', ''[[GoodFellas]]'' (which premiered on the network, not HBO, and was always on Cinemax, never HBO; ironically, ''[[The Sopranos]]'' modeled themselves after the movie, despite the movie being a Cinemax staple), ''[[The Hitman]]'', ''[[Boyz n the Hood]]'', ''[[Juice (1992 film)|Juice]]'', ''[[Batman Returns]]'', ''[[New Jack City]'', ''[[Singles (film)|Singles]]'', ''[[Menace II Society]]'', ''[[Fresh (1994 film)|Fresh]]'', ''[[Clerks (film)|Clerks]]'', ''[[Batman Forever]]'', ''[[New Jersey Drive]]'', ''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]'', ''[[GoldenEye]]'', ''[[The Cure (1995 film)|The Cure]]'', ''[[Feeling Minnesota]]'', ''[[Ransom (1996 film)|Ransom]]'', ''[[Home Alone 3]]'', and ''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|The Devil's Advocate]]'' among many others. Most of the movies mentioned in the previous sentences made their network premiere on Cinemax, not HBO. Examples in the modern day include ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)|The Virgin Suicides]]'', the original ''[[The Matrix (franchise)|Matrix]]'', and the ''[[John Wick]]'' franchise. |
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In January 2020, WarnerMedia announced that with the upcoming launch of [[HBO Max]], Cinemax would cease commissioning original programming but would continue as a movie-focused service through existing distributors. Cinemax's original programming, although available internationally, was not included in HBO Max.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Baysinger |first=Tim |date=January 15, 2020 |title=Cinemax Abandons Original Programming, Channel Will Not Be Part of HBO Max |url=https://www.thewrap.com/cinemax-programming-wont-be-on-hbo-max-channel-to-no-longer-produce-original-content/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128031347/https://www.thewrap.com/cinemax-programming-wont-be-on-hbo-max-channel-to-no-longer-produce-original-content/ |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2020 |work=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> Len Amato, the executive overseeing Cinemax and HBO's film and miniseries division, left WarnerMedia on August 14, 2020, marking the end of Cinemax's original programming efforts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=August 14, 2020 |title=Len Amato Exits As President Of HBO Films, Miniseries & Cinemax |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/len-amato-exits-president-of-hbo-films-miniseries-cinemax-1203013918/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814223810/https://deadline.com/2020/08/len-amato-exits-president-of-hbo-films-miniseries-cinemax-1203013918/ |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |access-date=August 15, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> |
In January 2020, WarnerMedia announced that with the upcoming launch of [[HBO Max]], Cinemax would cease commissioning original programming but would continue as a movie-focused service through existing distributors. Cinemax's original programming, although available internationally, was not included in HBO Max.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Baysinger |first=Tim |date=January 15, 2020 |title=Cinemax Abandons Original Programming, Channel Will Not Be Part of HBO Max |url=https://www.thewrap.com/cinemax-programming-wont-be-on-hbo-max-channel-to-no-longer-produce-original-content/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128031347/https://www.thewrap.com/cinemax-programming-wont-be-on-hbo-max-channel-to-no-longer-produce-original-content/ |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2020 |work=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> Len Amato, the executive overseeing Cinemax and HBO's film and miniseries division, left WarnerMedia on August 14, 2020, marking the end of Cinemax's original programming efforts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=August 14, 2020 |title=Len Amato Exits As President Of HBO Films, Miniseries & Cinemax |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/len-amato-exits-president-of-hbo-films-miniseries-cinemax-1203013918/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814223810/https://deadline.com/2020/08/len-amato-exits-president-of-hbo-films-miniseries-cinemax-1203013918/ |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |access-date=August 15, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> |