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HBO Go finds new home with 3BB in Thailand
HBO GO will move to a new home in Thailand later this month, as both…
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Sky, HBO renew Iannucci’s ‘Avenue 5’
Sky and HBO have renewed Armando Iannucci’s Avenue 5 for a second season. Created and…
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Sky and HBO’s ‘The Third Day’ gets immersive with Punchdrunk
Sky Studios, HBO, Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B and immersive theatre specialists Punchdrunk and…
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‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Mandalorian’ win at Global TV Demand Awards
HBO’s Game Of Thrones, Netflix’s Stranger Things and Disney+’s The Mandalorian were among the winners…
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WarnerMedia strikes three-year TV, film pact with Steven Soderbergh
WarnerMedia has struck a three-year deal with veteran filmmaker Steven Soderbergh that will see him…
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Sky Atlantic, HBO order crime drama from Olivia Colman’s new prodco
Sky Atlantic and HBO have ordered a four-part crime drama that is being co-produced by…
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HBO sets release plan for ‘The Plot Against America’
HBO has unveiled the launch plan for its adaptation of Philip Roth’s acclaimed novel, The…
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Veteran HBO PR exec Mara Mikialian to leave
HBO’s senior VP of media relations is leaving the company after 36 years. The veteran…
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HBO acquires David France documentary ‘Welcome To Chechnya’
HBO has picked up North American TV and streaming rights to Welcome To Chechnya, the…
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HBO scores untitled LA Lakers basketball drama
HBO has ordered a drama from the prodco recently launched by Succession’s Adam McKay, which…
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TBI Weekly: Pulling back the curtain on HBO Max
When the major US studios and tech giants unveiled plans to launch their own streamers,…
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BBC Two, HBO explore Silicon Valley with ‘Leaving Neverland’ director Dan Reed
BBC Two and HBO have commissioned a four-part documentary series about Silicon Valley that is…
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Disney+ downloads exceed 15 million, sending shares to record high
Disney+ has been downloaded more than 15 million times and generated $5m via in-app purchases…
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Former HBO docs boss Sheila Nevins rounds out doc slate at MTV
Former HBO documentary titan Sheila Nevins is rounding out a robust, issue-driven documentary slate at…
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Apple TV+ poised for production pact with HBO alum Richard Plepler
Former HBO CEO Richard Plepler, who left the US cabler in March, is close to…
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WarnerMedia lifts lid on HBO Max, confirms plans for AVOD version
AT&T has officially lifted the lid on HBO Max, announcing that the streamer will launch…
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Sky Arts, Hulu, SBS acquire Margaret Atwood doc from Kew Media
Sky Arts in the UK, US streamer Hulu and SBS in Australia are among buyers…
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HBO joins BBC’s sexual consent drama from Michaela Coel, moves from BBC Two
HBO has joined the BBC’s forthcoming Michaela Coel-starring drama that explores sexual consent in contemporary…
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WarnerMedia’s Greenblatt: HBO Max is “wide open” for global acquisitions, co-pros
WarnerMedia chairman Bob Greenblatt has set out HBO Max’s global ambitions, calling for international acquisitions…
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Showtime swoops for HBO’s cancelled Vice news show
US cable channel Showtime has picked up news magazine series Vice following its HBO cancellation….
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ‘Fleabag’ helps UK to dominant Emmys display
Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy Fleabag were among the standout winners…
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‘Chernobyl’, ‘Game Of Thrones’ win big at Creative Arts Emmys
HBO’s Game Of Thrones and Chernobyl emerged as the top winners at the weekend’s Creative…
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HBO Max orders zany competition series, promises more unscripted originals
HBO Max has made its first unscripted orders, picking up a pair of eccentric competition…
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HBO nears pilot order for House Targaryen prequel
HBO is nearing a pilot order for a Game Of Thrones prequel from author George…
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WarnerMedia centralises distribution leadership for HBO, Turner
WarnerMedia has centralised leadership of it distribution business, with a new exec team that has…
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WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey gets expanded remit at AT&T
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has been appointed president and COO of HBO parent group AT&T. The…
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Exclusive: Canal+ picks up HBO’s ‘Our Boys’ amid Netanyahu’s calls for Keshet boycott
France’s Canal+ has picked up HBO and Keshet Studios’ limited series Our Boys amid calls…
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BBC Two commissions Dolly Parton doc, boards Lena Dunham’s HBO thriller
The BBC has revealed a slate of new projects, including HBO drama Industry, which it…
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Facebook Watch, HBO series set to debut at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will host the premieres of original series from Facebook…
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TBI Weekly: What happens when limited series become unlimited?
If the behind-the-scenes turmoil of HBO’s Big Little Lies has achieved anything, it has been…