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March 2008
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Thomasons seek home for '12 Miles'
From Variety.com | March 28, 2008Weekly TV: HBO's rejection says much about network -- As famous friends of the Clintons who produced the former president's biographical video... more
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GreeneStreet to focus on new media
From Variety.com | March 27, 2008Film News: Ventures include 'Invisible Woman,' TV pilots -- Fisher Stevens and John Penotti's GreeneStreet Films is amping up its new-media... more
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Cross, Odenkirk return to HBO
From Variety.com | March 21, 2008TV News: Cable network pick up comics' 'Situation' pilot -- It's encore time for the guys from "Mr. Show." Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, whose... more
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ATAS honors television with a cause
From The Hollywood Reporter - News | March 21, 2008ABC's "Boston Legal," HBO's "Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq" and Discovery Channel's "Planet Earth" are among the recipients of the inaugural... more
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Showbiz veterans circle HBO roost
From Variety.com | March 20, 2008Weekly Smoke and Mirrors: Strauss' exit opens door for scores of execs -- It’s not a TV gig, it’s an HBO gig. The pay cabler is known for... more
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'Conchords' take flight at RTS awards
From Variety.com | March 20, 2008International News: Good night for BBC at Brit kudofest -- LONDON — Cult HBO sitcom “Flight Of The Conchords” saw off stiff competition from... more
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HBO hugs it out with Rob Weiss
From Variety.com | March 18, 2008TV News: 'Entourage' exec producer inks two-year deal -- HBO is hugging it out with "Entourage" exec producer Rob Weiss, sealing a two-year... more
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The Riches
From Variety.com | March 18, 2008TV Reviews: Alternative families are in vogue right now, but FX's latest -- a blend of "The Grifters," the CW's already-axed "Runaway" and... more
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HBO passes on Tomlin's 'Bad Road'
From Variety.com | March 17, 2008TV News: Insiders say show's vision didn't fit with network -- As HBO continues to iron out its programming structure sans former entertainment... more
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HBO hungry for European nonfiction
From Variety.com | March 14, 2008Weekly TV: Central Europe focuses on documentaries -- At one time, HBO Central Europe was viewed as a quintessential American export, subscribed... more
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Pellicano jury hears first A-list testimony
| March 14, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesComedian Garry Shandling offered a somber and sometimes pained account Thursday of a "smear campaign" he said Anthony Pellicano orchestrated... more
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HBO Teams Up With US Postal Service To Promote "John Adams"
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | March 11, 2008HBO and the Postal Service are joining forces for the first time to co-sponsor a multimillion-dollar multimedia campaign that is intended... more
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HBO, Weinsteins & BBC Set Up Detective Agency
From "ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories" | March 10, 2008HBO will partner with The Weinstein Company and the BBC to bring Alexander McCall Smith's international bestselling book series "The No. 1... more
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HBO readies for 'Ladies'
From Variety.com | March 10, 2008TV News: Show to be based on Smith's book series -- HBO has teamed with the Weinstein Co., the BBC and filmmakers Anthony Minghella and Richard... more
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HBO enlists Minghella's 'Agency'
From The Hollywood Reporter - News | March 10, 2008HBO has retained the services of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency." It had been rumored for months that Anthony Minghella's adaptation... more
