Singapore– HBO dominates the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards with 43 wins, the most of any network for the 14th year in a row. Game of Thrones swept the most awards with 12 Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series. followed closely with 8 wins including Outstanding Limited Series, and Veep won 5 Emmys including Outstanding Comedy Series. Cinemax won 1 award for The Knick. HBO’s complete list of Emmy wins this year: 12 wins for Game of Thrones: Outstanding Drama Series, … [Read more...] about Biggest winners at the Emmy
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HBO buys Sesame Street
HBO has announced a five-year deal to carry new seasons of the popular children’s show Sesame Street. The partnership will make the next five seasons of available exclusively on HBO as well as HBO Go and HBO Now, the network’s streaming services. The deal will allow Sesame Workshop, its prodco, to produce almost twice as much new content as previous seasons and make the show available for free to PBS, the US public broadcaster, and its member stations nine months later. Sesame … [Read more...] about HBO buys Sesame Street
HBO receives 126 Primetime Emmy® nominations
Singapore – HBO received 126 Primetime Emmy® nominations, the most of any network for the 15th year in a row, for the upcoming 67th Primetime Emmy Awards®. Game of Thrones led all nominees with 24 nominations, while Olive Kitteridge received 13 nominations, Bessie received 12 nominations, Boardwalk Empire received 10 nominations and Veep received 9 nominations. CINEMAX received 5 nominations for The Knick. The nominations were announced in Los Angeles on July 16. HBO’s … [Read more...] about HBO receives 126 Primetime Emmy® nominations
Comcast into OTT service
It’s the latest in a string of announcements from platforms and broadcasters alike as they seek to maintain a relevancy with a younger demographic that is moving away from linear television. Showtime and HBO have both made significant announcements in recent weeks. “With Stream, Xfinity Internet customers can watch live TV from about a dozen networks – including all the major broadcast nets and HBO – on laptops, tablets and phones in their home. It includes thousands of … [Read more...] about Comcast into OTT service
HBO orders second season of Ballers
Singapore – HBO has renewed the series Ballers for a second season, it was recently announced by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Currently airing on HBO same time as the U.S. – Mondays at 10am (9am Thai.Jkt) with a same day primetime encore at 10pm (9pm Thai.Jkt), Ballers is also on HBO GO and HBO On Demand in selected territories. “The charismatic and hugely talented Dwayne Johnson, along with the rest of the Ballers cast, has truly struck a chord with the HBO … [Read more...] about HBO orders second season of Ballers
Why TV networks are ‘sampling’ shows on Facebook?
To date, the battle between YouTube and Facebook has centered on winning the hearts and minds of advertisers, online video publishers and creators. If the last few weeks are any indication, there’s another category of content creator YouTube should be concerned about losing some of its value to: TV networks. On June 15, Amazon (along with Netflix and Hulu, a new breed of TV network) made the first episode of its comedy series Catastrophe available for free on Facebook. A week later, … [Read more...] about Why TV networks are ‘sampling’ shows on Facebook?
