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Why branding will be one of the streaming wars’ most crucial battles

Not only do competing platforms have to secure the best content but they also have to ensure viewers attribute that content to their platform and not any other.

How Disney+ and HBO Max ads are using the same pop-culture blitz to win you over

The streaming wars come to advertising as these duelling platforms aim to overwhelm our senses.

AT&T is already taking away its free Watch TV streaming deal

HBO Max is not (just) HBO. But it does look a lot like cable

Powered by WarnerMedia’s vast content machine, the upcoming AT&T streaming service follows a classic TV strategy: offering something for everyone.

HBO’s fun ‘Silicon Valley’ app BetheValley.com had a buggy launch—just like the companies it satirizes

As part of the marketing for the series’ final season, HBO launched a name generator that looks like a great procrastination tool.

HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ finally morphs into Surveillance Valley

The final season of the popular HBO sitcom depicts the dark underbelly of the real Silicon Valley—data collection.

HBO Max could be priced even lower than we thought, says analyst

How Gary Gulman found the funny in clinical depression for his new HBO special

The comedian opens up about the experiences that shaped ‘The Great Depresh,’ his new HBO special centered around mental illness.

How human curation came back to clean up AI’s messes

After years of investment in algorithmic recommendations, major tech companies are rediscovering the human touch.

Here’s how ‘Misbehaving,’ the catchy ‘Righteous Gemstones’ earworm, came together

Prepare to have “Misbehavin'” stuck in your head for days after you read the story of how Danny McBride, collaborator Edi Patterson, and composer Joseph Stephens made it.

How Quinta Brunson and ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ break down tropes for black women in comedy

HBO’s ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ is dismantling the monolith of black women—and for castmate Quinta Brunson that means everyone is on their A game.

Sharing your TV streaming passwords? Cable companies won’t stop you—yet

Once again, the industry is rattling its saber over account sharing with family and friends. But most providers won’t adopt extreme means to end it.

It’s tempting to compare HBO’s ‘Righteous Gemstones’ and ‘Succession,’ so let’s do it

Danny McBride’s new HBO series makes a fine companion piece to recent hit ‘Succession,’ serving as the religious grift yin to the latter’s secular yang.

HBO’s ‘Los Espookys’ creator and ‘SNL’ writer Julio Torres can help you be more creative

As his first comedy special, ‘My Favorite Shapes,’ premieres on HBO, comedian Julio Torres dissects his own creative process for your benefit.

HBO trolls Netflix with new “Recommended By Humans” ad campaign

AT&T teases live sports for HBO Max after another poor pay-TV quarter

Even after his arrest, scientists were more than happy to take money from Jeffrey Epstein

For HBO Max, streaming technology is anything but a commodity

One year after ditching Disney’s BamTech, HBO says its own Game of Thrones-tested streaming tech is ready for prime time.

HBO vows to leave HBO Now alone after its Max streaming service is launched

Just when you thought you had enough streaming services, here comes HBO Max. The new streamer is bringing ‘Friends’ to the table, and it’s independent of the other HBO services.