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HBO Spent $30 Million On The Pilot Episode For The First Canceled ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff

December 3, 2021 12:18 pm

We all know the "Game of Thrones" series was very expensive for HBO. The network was setting aside blockbuster film money for episodes of the fantasy series by the time the final season rolled around. And afte...

WarnerMedia Exec Says Pulling ‘Gone With The Wind’ From HBO Max Was “A No-Brainer”

Charles Barfield

June 12, 2020 3:04 pm

News

This week, “Gone with the Wind” found itself in hot water after filmmaker John Ridley wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about the film, asking HBO Max to pull it from the library due to its racist depict...

HBO Max Boss Hints “Wildly Expensive” Snyder Cut Will Cost A Lot More Than $30 Million

Charles Barfield

May 26, 2020 1:16 pm

News

HBO Max is officially the future home of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” aka The Snyder Cut. The film (TV miniseries?) is expected to arrive in 2021 and has been described by the filmmaker as a massive redo of...

WarnerMedia Gut Punches Netflix And Takes Back ‘Friends’ For Its New Streaming Service Titled HBO Max Coming In 2020

Charles Barfield

July 9, 2019 1:42 pm

News, Television

Just on the heels of Netflix announcing record-breaking numbers for its launch of “Stranger Things 3,” WarnerMedia decided to knock down the streaming service a peg or two with a couple of huge announcements. F...

HBO True Detective Sharp Objects His Dark Materials

HBO Executives Discuss The Future Including ‘True Detective,’ ‘Sharp Objects,’ & More: “We Are Not Just The Network Of ‘Game Of Thrones'”

Charles Barfield

April 15, 2019 2:30 pm

News, Television

Last night saw the premiere of the final season of “Game of Thrones.” And as we begin the final story in what is the biggest TV series ever, the folks at HBO are hoping fans understand that there is plenty more...

WarnerMedia Boss Calls Says Netflix “Doesn’t Have A Brand” & Says HBO Features “The Best Television On Earth”

Charles Barfield

March 7, 2019 11:09 am

News, Television

While everyone seems to be focused on the impending merger between Fox and Disney, and the potential fallout from creating the world’s first mega-studio, people are overlooking the fact that 2018 saw one of the...

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