The era of legacy TV licensing, selling content through cable operators, was always going to die, and in the UK that date is now set. HBO Max is finally set to launch in the UK and Ireland on March 26—offering Warner Bros Discovery content direct-to-consumer, at the cost of both discovery+ and cable operators. With TNT Sports set to be ushered behind HBO Max’s paywall, this launch signifies a new period of entertainment in Europe. Streaming services are increasingly becoming “cable 2.0” while legacy Sky-era distribution deals are slowly being dismantled behind the scenes. The launch also rings the death knell for discovery+, WBD’s legacy streaming platform, which will no longer house TNT Sports UK and Ireland following the arrival…