WarnerMedia hires Bob Greenblatt in leadership shuffle
Changes are afoot at WarnerMedia. Last week, Richard Plepler announced that he was leaving the CEO role at HBO, following reports that WarnerMedia and its new corporate parent AT&T were pushing for...
View ArticleHere is the official trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones
The official trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones has landed. Behold: As you can see, we’ve been blessed with peeks at a few scenes that promise a climactic final season. The trailer...
View ArticleHere’s a sneak peek at HBO’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, The Inventor
The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos has inspired quite a bit of content, including a NYT Best Seller, an ABC podcast, a movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and now an HBO documentary directed by...
View ArticleOriginal Content podcast: ‘The Inventor’ offers a compelling overview of the...
The story of how blood testing company Theranos rose to prominence, then collapsed following accusations of fraud, is getting told and retold in many forms: There’s reporter John Carreyrou’s book “Bad...
View ArticleThe Roku Channel adds support for HBO just in time for ‘Game of Thrones’
Just days ahead of the return of “Game of Thrones,” Roku has forged a deal with HBO that now gives the media device maker the ability to sell the premium channel as a subscription through its dedicated...
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The team behind Baidu’s first smart speaker is now using AI to make films
The HBO sci-fi blockbuster Westworld has been an inspiring look into what humanlike robots can do for us in the meatspace. While current technologies are not quite advanced enough to make Westworld a...
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HBO’s mobile apps to gain a million new downloads courtesy of ‘Game of...
In addition to exciting its loyal legion of fans, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” premiere was also once again great news for installs of the network’s app for cord cutters, HBO NOW, which shot to the top of...
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Why did last night’s ‘Game of Thrones’ look so bad? Here comes the science!
Last night’s episode of “Game of Thrones” was a wild ride and inarguably one of an epic show’s more epic moments — if you could see it through the dark and the blotchy video. It turns out even one of...
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Dear Hollywood, here are 5 female founders to showcase instead of Elizabeth...
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View ArticleOriginal Content podcast: The battle of opinions over ‘Game of Thrones’ and...
This post and podcast contain spoilers for “Game of Thrones” and “Avengers: Endgame.” “The Long Night,” the much-anticipated “Game of Thrones” episode where the living and the dead meet in a...
View ArticleWatch the teaser trailer for HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ TV show
HBO has been releasing little glimpses of its adaptation of the classic graphic novel “Watchmen,” but now we’ve got a full teaser trailer. “Watchmen” has already been turned into a big-budget film by...
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Winter is coming for HBO NOW subscriber growth
Fan reaction to Game of Thrones’ final season may be mixed, but the show has been undeniably good for HBO’s network — and for its over-the-top streaming service, HBO NOW. The Season 8 premiere drew in...
View ArticleGame of Thrones petition reaches 1M signatures ahead of finale
Life is short, difficult and, most likely, ultimately meaningless. In this age of immediate fan service, it’s important to remember that you can’t always get what you want. That goes double when it...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ season finale sets record as HBO’s most-viewed episode ever
Despite disappointing many longtime fans of the show, the “Game of Thrones” series finale set a new record for HBO as the most viewed episode in the network’s history. According to the Hollywood...
View ArticleAT&T’s WarnerMedia might be punting on its original streaming service plans
WarnerMedia’s plans for a three-tiered streaming service appear to be in flux. The AT&T-owned company is reportedly scrapping that idea and opting instead to offer HBO, Cinemax and the library of...
View ArticleHBO cancels daily news show ‘Vice News Tonight’
Just ahead of the 2016 presidential election, HBO announced its plans to carry a nightly news show courtesy of Vice News, called “Vice News Tonight.” That show is now being canceled, which puts an end...
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Video platform Kaltura adds advanced analytics
You may not be familiar with Kaltura‘s name, but chances are you’ve used the company’s video platform at some point or another, given that it offers a variety of video services for enterprises,...
View ArticleStranger Things 3 racks up most viewers in first four days for a Netflix show...
Netflix’s most recent season (serialized sequel might actually be more accurate) of Stranger Things is breaking records: The streaming company shared that 40.7 million accounts have been watching the...
View ArticleAT&T’s new streaming service HBO Max arrives in 2020, will be the exclusive...
AT&T’s acquisition of HBO goes beyond just offering premium TV programming – the company revealed on Tuesday that it’s going to call its new streaming service HBO Max, and that this will launch...
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Daily Crunch: HBO Max is coming in 2020
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