HBO launches an over-the-top streaming service in Central Europe
HBO is launching an over-the-top subscription streaming service in parts of Central Europe, parent company Time Warner announced today. The move will allow viewers in Hungary, Romania, the Czech...
View ArticleUS charges Iranian hacker for stealing unaired episodes of hit HBO shows
While it didn’t dampen enthusiasm for everyone’s favorite dragon-oriented political drama, HBO certainly wasn’t happy when the major twists from the seventh season of its hottest show popped up online...
View ArticleHBO and Netflix top the list of Golden Globes nominations
The Golden Globe nominations are out, and once again HBO and Netflix have come out on top as the most-nominated networks. HBO is down by two from last year’s total of 14, but still leads with 12 nods...
View ArticleGame of Thrones isn’t coming back until 2019
Winter isn’t coming any time soon. Today HBO broke it to dedicated fans the world over that Game of Thrones won’t be returning until 2019. Game of Thrones star actress Sophie Turner gave as much away...
View ArticleWatch the trailer for season five of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is about to come back for a fifth season and things are about to change, according to this trailer. The fifth season will also apparently feature “The Tech Awards,” which appears to be...
View Article‘Pod Save America’ is coming to HBO
HBO is bringing the popular left-wing podcast Pod Save America to TV this fall with a series of hour-long specials. The podcast is hosted Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, all...
View ArticleHBO’s Silicon Valley gets the VR treatment for Season 5
For a long time, we’ve heard that VR is three to five years from becoming mainstream. While that premise remains questionable, HBO’s Silicon Valley is celebrating its fifth season with the launch of a...
View ArticleWatch ‘Silicon Valley’ actors rip a VR bong in the hacker hostel
HBO’s Silicon Valley is returning to the air with Season 5 debuting on Sunday. To prep fans, HBO released a virtual reality experience where users will be able to explore Erlich Bachman’s hacker...
View ArticleHBO’s new trailer for Westworld season 2 showcases robot-induced chaos
As HBO prepares itself for the end of Game of Thrones, it’s apparent that they’re putting weight on Westworld to take over as the network’s dominant fantasy epic. A new trailer dropped today for the...
View ArticleSesame Street turns to Kickstarter to fund autism book
Julia is Sesame Street’s first autistic character and her mission is to make neuroatypical kids feel more comfortable and understand that there are kids out there just like them. She’s a sweet little...
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Subscription video services’ recommendations aren’t working, study claims
Streaming video services invest heavily in technology to improve their ability to show users a set of personalized recommendations about what to watch next. But according to a new research study...
View ArticleAT&T completes its acquisition of Time Warner
AT&T has sealed the deal to buy Time Warner in a major piece of media and technology consolidation. The deal — which is $85.4 billion and a total of $108 billion with debt — was first announced in...
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I watched HBO’s Tinder-shaming doc ‘Swiped’ so you don’t have to
Have you ever wanted to see one of your “hate-reads” stretched out to feature-film length? If so, you’ll want to watch HBO’s new documentary, “Swiped,” which takes a depressing, trigger-inducing and...
View ArticleOriginal Content podcast: ‘Sharp Objects’ is a perfect TV mystery
It’s been an awful week in the news, but you know what’s still good? TV — especially “Sharp Objects,” the HBO limited series that aired over the past couple of months. Granted, the show didn’t air on...
View ArticleStill a year away from launch, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi...
Video won’t start rolling on Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new bite-sized streaming service with the billion-dollar backing until the end of 2019, but talent keeps signing up to come along for...
View ArticleNew trailer reveals when Game of Thrones will return
Winter is coming this spring. HBO is finally revealing when season 8 of Game of Thrones will begin. On Sunday, HBO released a new teaser for Games of Thrones that announced the first episode will air...
View ArticleVideo game revenue tops $43 billion in 2018, an 18% jump from 2017
Video game revenue in 2018 reached a new peak of $43.8 billion, up 18 percent from the previous years, surpassing the projected total global box office for the film industry, according to new data...
View ArticleThe forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service will be partially supported by ads
In November, AT&T opened up about its plans for its forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service, which aims to leverage the entertainment properties AT&T gained by way of its Time Warner...
View ArticleSling TV closes year with 2.4 million subscribers, but growth slowed...
Sling TV’s growth has slowed dramatically as the competitive landscape for live TV streaming services has heated up. Despite this, the Dish -owned streaming service remains ahead of rivals in terms of...
View ArticleCEO Richard Plepler is leaving HBO
Richard Plepler, who’s been at HBO since 1992 and served as CEO since 2013, is leaving the network. In a staff memo, Plepler didn’t offer specific reasons for his departure but said, “Hard as it is to...
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