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Report: Apple Wants Ex-HBO CEO To Create TV Content
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 10:55am | 326Read More...The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in advanced talks to bring in ex-HBO Chairman and CEO Richard Plepler to create exclusive content for its new streaming video platform. What Happened Plepler is considered to be among the most talented entertainment...
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One Media Expert's Take On Why Plepler Quit HBO
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 12:08pm | 417Read More...AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) CEO Randall Stephenson publicly praised HBO executive Richard Plepler on many occasions after buying the media property, but now the HBO executive is calling it quits after 27 years. The sudden move had CNBC's Andrew Sorkin asking New York Times media reporter and...
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Highlights From A Very High-Profile Roundtable Of TV Titans
Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 2:19pm | 340Read More...According to Hollywood Reporter, Netflix, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: NFLX) head of content Ted Sarandos and HBO's CEO Richard Plepler "jovially" met in new York City in late July which may have put an end to the rivalry between the two companies. The two then joined A+E Networks'...
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HBO Now's Subscriber Count Off To Slower Start
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 9:36am | 297Read More...On Wednesday, Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO pulled back the curtain on its HBO Now streaming service, and while the numbers may be smaller than analysts expected, it's important to note it is also just a start. HBO CEO Richard Plepler revealed that HBO Now has 800,000 paying subscribers since...
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Vice Media Scores Big, Announces New Partnership With HBO
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 2:04pm | 403Read More...VICE Media, according to a press release issued Thursday, signed a partnership with Home Box Office (a subsidiary of Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC) that will significantly expand VICE’s news programming to HBO subscribers over the next four years. VICE will be HBO’s news source...
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HBO's Richard Plepler Doesn't Think Amazon-HBO Deal Competes With HBO's New Streaming Service
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 12:41pm | 291Read More...The streaming wars are going to be hotter once Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)-owned HBO launches its streaming service next year. However, HBO already has a deal with Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) streaming service, Amazon Prime, that it signed earlier this year. Streaming services are all...
