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A weak AOL mars results at Time Warner
| August 7, 2008
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Two mvp picks
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Owners may have to answer for Barry Bonds' unemployment
| July 25, 2008 From Los Angeles Times
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Cable's big day: FX, Showtime and AMC make Emmy breakthrough
As shocking as it may seem, HBO is the only cable TV network in past Emmy history to score a nomination for best comedy or drama series. Finally... more
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Ensuring a series is combat ready
| July 15, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWhen David Simon ("The Wire") considered HBO's proposal to script Evan Wright's book "Generation Kill," he knew the journalist should stay... more
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TCA: HBO executives look to future with old friends
"The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City" may be gone, but HBO is tapping those familiar wells as it searches for its next programming breakthrough... more
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TCA: More of Ricky Gervais’ 'Extras'? It’s not out of the question
If only he could persuade writing partner and “Extras” co-creator Stephen Merchant to do it. “I’m trying to persuade him to do another special... more
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'Queen' prequel to screen
July 9, 2008 From Los Angeles Times"The Deal," a prequel to the award-winning British film "The Queen," will have what is being billed as its world theatrical premiere at an... more
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Hot import
| June 15, 2008 From Los Angeles Times"OH, COME on, that's pretty sexy," said IMG Global Media President and former HBO honcho Chris Albrecht at a swank screening room. Everyone... more
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HOT NIGHTS ON TV
| June 11, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesFOR A moment or two, I thought we had lost the summer and would have to spend the pre-Emmy months in wistful nostagia and reruns. Undone by... more
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Court sought revision of Polanski doc
June 10, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesHBO finally agreed Monday to amend its documentary "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," after Los Angeles Superior Court officials complained... more
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Television critics' awards continue to snub (slap?) women with...
Fox TV may be No. 1 among viewers, but according to the Television Critics Assn., there is nothing on the network worth nominating for awards... more
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HBO's 'Recount' and Kevin Spacey lose Florida, but may win Emmy...
Reax to HBO's riveting "Recount," starring Kevin Spacey, are so socko that it's obviously a front-runner to win the Emmy election for best... more
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Apple iTunes starts selling HBO shows
May 14, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesApple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts... more
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HBO's episode entries: Will these be Emmy champs?
Below are the titles of the episodes that HBO plans to submit to Emmy judges if these contenders become Top 10 finalists after a popular vote... more
