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Tom Cheredar Nov 3, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Updated!

Jon Stewart’s first HBO project teams him with ‘holographics’ startup Otoy (update)

After a short break concluding his legendary run on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, former host Jon Stewart is heading to premium…

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Media, Technology
Janko Roettgers Mar 9, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- About that monthly price...

All you need to know about HBO’s new HBO Now streaming service

HBO Now is almost here: HBO officially announced plans to launch its online-only streaming service dubbed HBO Now during Apple’s spring event…

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Media
Janko Roettgers Mar 9, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- At first, an Apple exclusive

HBO officially announces April launch of HBO Now at Apple event

HBO CEO Richard Plepler took to the stage at the Apple Watch event Monday to officially announce the launch of HBO Now,…

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Media
Janko Roettgers Dec 16, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- And Showtime too

Comcast customers can finally watch HBO Go on their Rokus

Hell has frozen over for Comcast customers: Subscribers to the company’s Xfinity cable TV service can now watch their favorite HBO shows…

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Media
Janko Roettgers Dec 15, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Except for Comcast customers

Amazon is adding HBO Go to its Fire TV

HBO is a go for owners of Amazon’s Fire TV: Amazon has added a HBO Go app to its Fire TV set-top…

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Media
Janko Roettgers Dec 9, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- HBO's own red wedding

HBO Gone: CTO leaves after HBO outsources streaming service

HBO CTO Otto Berkes quit his job Tuesday after news broke that the cable network is outsourcing the development of its online…

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Media
Janko Roettgers Oct 29, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Rupert Murdoch on Myspace: We just messed it up

Myspace could have been what Facebook and YouTube are now if News Corp. hadn't messed it up, according to Rupert Murdoch, who also believes that it will take a long time for HBO to succeed online.…

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Technology
Janko Roettgers Oct 20, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Puppy justice: How John Oliver won the Internet

The Supreme Court does not allow cameras in the court room, so John Oliver decided to reenact a case with dogs -- and then release the raw footage to remix on YouTube.…

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Media
Janko Roettgers Oct 15, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

HBO will unbundle from cable TV in 2015, but CEO hints at internet bundles

HBO wants to sell its service to cord cutters starting in 2015, but details about the unbundled service are still scarce.…

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Media
Janko Roettgers Sep 12, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

HBO is bringing HBO Go to legacy set-top boxes in Europe

It’s not quite the unbundling many HBO fans have been hoping for, but HBO Go is taking some first steps to bring…

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Media
Carmel DeAmicis Sep 8, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Peter Thiel sends his first ever tweet

Peter Thiel gets over his long-time fear of Twitter, minutes before taking the TechCrunch Disrupt stage.…

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Work & Collaboration
Barb Darrow Jul 16, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Fake Steve Jobs: He’s back and we’ve got him

Dan Lyons caused quite the kerfuffle when he started the Secret Diary of Steve Jobs 7 years ago. Lyons, a reporter, novelist is now working on Season 2 of HBO's Silicon Valley and he's our guest this week.…

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Cloud & Infrastructure, Media, Technology, Work & Collaboration
Janko Roettgers Jan 22, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

NPD Group backtracks on data suggesting that HBO and Showtime are declining

HBO and Showtime didn't like a recent media release by the NPD Group that suggested their subscriber numbers are down. The research company took another look at its data - and agreed.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Jan 20, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Updated: Game of what? TV viewers ditch HBO as they flock to Netflix

TV viewers love Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime Instant. But while these services are growing, premium cable channels are getting ditched.…

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Media, Video
Todd McKinnon, Okta Jan 19, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Finding the HBO or the Netflix of the enterprise: What we’ve all been waiting for

Much like television is experiencing a diversity of new and niche content thanks to the change in distribution wrought by broadband, the enterprise is experiencing a similar explosion of software.…

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Cloud & Infrastructure, Media, Technology, Video
Janko Roettgers Jan 17, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

HBO CEO thinks shared HBO GO passwords are a great promotion

Are you using someone else's HBO GO password to watch True Blood? Don't worry, you're not keeping HBO CEO Richard Plepler awake at night. Instead, he thinks of it as marketing.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Dec 2, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Time Warner Cable next to embrace cheap HBO bundle

Time Warner Cable knows that some of its customers don't care about 300 channels. The company is now offering a bundle of local channels and HBO -- but is it really a good deal?…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Nov 20, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

HBO’s no-cable experiment goes nowhere: Netflix handily beats HBO Nordic in Sweden

HBO Nordic isn't getting much love in Sweden, where a recent survey found Netflix more than ten times as popular.…

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Europe, Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Nov 15, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Chromecast rumor roundup: HBO Go, international launch, strong sales on Amazon

Google is looking to hire people to bring Chromecast abroad, and a leak hints at an impending launch of HBO Go support.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Nov 6, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Time Warner’s CEO isn’t worried about those HBO plus broadband deals

Comcast is offering broadband, local channels and HBO for $40 a month - but Time Warner's CEO isn't worried. Maybe because the sticker price isn't what you end up paying.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Oct 24, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Did Comcast just take a first step towards unbundling HBO?

HBO doesn't want to sell you direct access to its programming online. But Comcast now came up with an offering that is intended to lure in all those who only want HBO.…

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Media, Video
Laura Owen Oct 9, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Louis C.K.’s new HBO special is on sale for $5, DRM-free, through his website

The first time that Louis C.K. sold a special for $5 through his website, he pulled in over $1 million in 12 days. Now he's trying the model again.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Janko Roettgers Sep 25, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Netflix exec: HBO would have many more customers if it sold online-only subscriptions

Netflix CFO David Wells has some interesting advice for HBO: Become more like us, and you could be twice as big.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Aug 23, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Ready for the future of TV? Too bad the industry is still just talking

Recent reports could make you think that Apple, Sony and Google are all getting ready to launch their own pay TV services any day now. Time for a reality check.…

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Media, Video

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