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Friday, July 18, 2008

HBO rivals narrow the gap

Entertainment | By Matea Gold | July 18, 2008
HBO DOMINATED the annual Emmy nominations once again but faced stiffer competition than usual from rival networks that have adopted the premium cable channel’s approach to inventive dramatic series. Read more
 

Monday, March 17, 2008

Longtime HBO entertainment chief to exit post

Entertainment | March 17, 2008
HBO said Sunday that Entertainment President Carolyn Strauss was leaving after 22 years at the premium cable channel, where she helped develop programs such as “The Sopranos” and “Six Feet Under” and foster an environment that attracted top-notch creative talent. Read more
 

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Can it remain tony?

Entertainment | By Matea Gold | September 12, 2007
NEW YORK – On Sunday, for one last night, HBO will bask in the presence of Tony Soprano. Read more
 

Friday, July 6, 2007

QUICK TAKES - `Donnellys’ fans: assault by saltines

Entertainment | By Martin Miller | July 6, 2007
First everyone was nuts. Read more
 

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

`John’ is no match for Tony

Entertainment | By Scott Collins | June 13, 2007
What happened Sunday night speaks volumes about the dilemma facing HBO. The opaque ending of “The Sopranos” may have steamed a lot of fans, but the volume of the outcry proves what a cultural touchstone the New Jersey mob-family drama remained, even in its last days. Read more
 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

At HBO, veterans rise to the top

Business | By Meg James and Claudia Eller | June 6, 2007
In choosing a new HBO chief executive, Time Warner Inc. Read more
 

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Surf’s up, and so are the stakes for HBO

Entertainment | By Lynn Smith | June 3, 2007
LAST year, it was known as “the show they canceled ‘Deadwood’ for.” Read more
 

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Riding the wave

News | By Paul Brownfield | May 24, 2007
JOHN From Cincinnati” has the ingredients of something you’ve gotta see at least once: surfers, aliens, drug addicts, all brought together by David Milch, the prolific, risk-taking TV dramatist who decided to wrap up his HBO western “Deadwood” to do this new project. Read more
 

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Now starring in `Wide Awake’: Mr. Insomniac

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | May 23, 2007
Filmmaker Alan Berliner’s lifelong insomnia was a cakewalk, even a bit romantic, compared with the bleary days and hellish nights he spent documenting it. Read more
 

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Ex-HBO chief pleads no contest

Business | By Thomas S. Mulligan and Claudia Eller | May 12, 2007
Former HBO Chief Executive Chris Albrecht pleaded no contest Friday to misdemeanor battery, admitting to the “unlawful grabbing” of his girlfriend during a quarrel in Las Vegas on Sunday. Read more
 

Thursday, May 10, 2007

HBO chief executive fired in wake of arrest

Business | By Thomas S. Mulligan and Claudia Eller | May 10, 2007
Chris Albrecht, the powerful Hollywood executive credited with bringing “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” to American living rooms, was ousted Wednesday as head of Home Box Office in the wake of his arrest in Las Vegas on suspicion of publicly assaulting his girlfriend. Read more
 

HBO chief’s exit is a loss at crucial time

Business | By Meg James and Lynn Smith | May 10, 2007
HBO was already preparing for a challenging life after the end of The Sopranos.” Read more
 

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

HBO chief accused of assault in 1991

Business | By Claudia Eller | May 9, 2007
Chris Albrecht temporarily stepped aside as chairman and chief executive of Home Box Office on Tuesday after his weekend arrest on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend. Read more
 

Monday, May 7, 2007

Chief of HBO is suspected of assault

Business | By Lisa Girion | May 7, 2007
HBO Chief Executive Chris Albrecht was arrested in an alleged assault on his girlfriend early Sunday outside the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas. Read more
 

Monday, March 26, 2007

UCLA dynasty film to debut

Sports | By Larry Stewart | March 26, 2007
UCLA is going to a second consecutive NCAA men’s basketball Final Four, but it has a long way to go to approach what the Bruins accomplished during a 12-year period ending in 1975, when they won 10 national championships. Read more
 

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Various states of grace

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | January 24, 2007
Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi wanted to humanize evangelical Christians with her new HBO road trip documentary, “Friends of God,” and she spent months befriending the movement’s leader, Rev. Read more
 

HBO signs Tomlin for comedy series

Entertainment | January 24, 2007
Lily Tomlin will star in an hourlong comedy series for HBO, created by husband-and-wife producers Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason of “Designing Women” and “Evening Shade” sitcom fame. Read more
 

Friday, January 5, 2007

Lampley’s HBO status up in the air

Sports | By Larry Stewart | January 5, 2007
Jim Lampley’s status as a boxing announcer for HBO was uncertain Thursday, one day after his arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violence. Read more
 

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Playing a part in human devastation

Entertainment | By Lynn Smith | December 10, 2006
THE title alone of HBO’s upcoming television movie – “Tsunami: The Aftermath” – was enough to cause trepidation among the actors who would eventually be cast in the leading roles. Read more
 

Sunday, December 3, 2006

They conquered the ‘Net in two original minutes

Entertainment | By Richard Rushfield | December 3, 2006
LINING the Strip, billboards the size of aircraft carriers herald the faces of headliners like the battle flags of nations: Elton John, Celine Dion, Toni Braxton. Read more
 
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