If there’s anyone who knows about the challenges that come with being the intern, it’s Monica Lewinsky.
02.06.2021 - 17:15 / thewrap.com
“Advertising is a time-tested way to reduce the cost of great entertainment and reach a wider audience,” executive vice president and general manager of HBO Max, Andy Forssell, said. “We’ve worked hard to create an elegant, tasteful ad experience that is respectful of great storytelling for those users who choose it, and which we’re confident will deliver for our advertising partners as well.”“Today we launch an innovative, best in class streaming ad experience,” JP Colaco, head of advertising
.If there’s anyone who knows about the challenges that come with being the intern, it’s Monica Lewinsky.
Monica Lewinsky had some kind words for an HBO Max intern after they had a rough day at work. On Friday, a strange email was mistakenly sent to HBO Max subscribers with the subject line "Integration Test Email #1." The body of the email only read: "This template is used by integration tests only." The streamer was quick to apologize for the email on Twitter and confirm that, "yes, it was the intern." "No, really," the statement continued.
Ben Croll In their first public appearance since WarnerMedia merged the two development divisions this past April, execs from HBO Max and Adult Swim previewed their upcoming slates, releasing new footage from adult-skewing offerings “10-Year-Old-Tom” and “Smiling Friends,” while talking up several more.Created by Michael Cusack (“YOLO: Crystal Fantasy”) and Zack Hadel (of the popular YouTube channel “psychicpebbles”), “Smiling Friends” picks up where the viral 2020 short left off, following the
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSince “In the Heights,” a lauded adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical, fell short of box office expectations, it would be easy to point to its hybrid debut on HBO Max as the culprit.But streaming isn’t necessarily to blame for the movie’s lackluster $11.4 million four-day opening weekend.Yes, it’s possible that some HBO Max subscribers opted to watch the movie at home rather than venturing out to theaters, depressing overall box office ticket
If you haven't heard already, Kristen Bell went back to the booth to voice our favorite anonymous troublemaker, Gossip Girl, and she's pretty excited about it. «It's such a fun show to watch… I'm really excited,» Bell told ET back in November 2019, soon after HBO Max announced that she was reprising her voiceover role for the reboot. Bell explained that the narrator is really «the catty version» of her voice, to complement the nature of the show, and she couldn't wait to get back into it.
HBO Max‘s Gossip Girl revival has been released.The show, which will air on July 8, follows the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s young elite.The trailer is scored by Frank Ocean‘s ‘Super Rich Kids’, and shows the childhood friends welcome a new arrival, Zoya Lott (Whitney Peak), into the fold.Although plot details have been kept light, HBO Max launched characters’ names and details on Instagram earlier this year.The revival cast is largely made up of newcomers, although Kristen Bell will reprise
Warner Bros., much like Disney, is betting big on superhero content for its streaming service. However, even though Marvel Studios and Disney are leaving the films in theaters and letting the TV series dominate the streaming platform, WB and DC Films are going a bit of a different route, with some big-name superhero films coming exclusively to HBO Max.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWarnerMedia has appointed Amit Malhotra as MD for HBO Max in Southeast Asia and India.
Amit Malhotra will join WarnerMedia later this month as managing director for HBO Max in Southeast Asia and India.
Chance are you don’t know New Zealand comedian, actress, and TV presenter, Rose Matafeo (“Baby Done,” “Horndog”), a writer and performer on the NZ late-night comedy sketch show “Funny Girls.” January saw Rose star in the feature film “Baby Done” From producer Taika Waititi, while she has featured on BAFTA-winning “Taskmaster” (Ch4), “Have I Got News For You” (BBC One), and many more.
EXCLUSIVE: Mason Gooding, Emily Rudd, and Lukas Gage are set to join Lana Condor and Cole Sprouse in New Line’s Max Original feature Moonshot. Chris Winterbauer is attached to direct from a screenplay by Max Taxe. Sprouse’s Riverdale exec producers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will produce through Berlanti/Schechter Films along with Jill McElroy and Jenna Sarkin of Entertainment 360.
The Friends reunion debuted last week on HBO Max and by now, most mega-fans have watched the special.
EXCLUSIVE: Lyne Renée (Motherland: Fort Salem) is set for a recurring role in HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot. The 10-episode series comes from Joshua Safran, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire, Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros TV and CBS Television Studios.
She's back and better than ever. We're talking about Gossip Girl, of course, and the anonymous troublemaker is back to her old tricks in the first teaser for HBO Max's upcoming reboot.
Excitement is building for the reboot of “Gossip Girl”, with HBO Max revealing a new teaser, character posters, and the show’s premiere date.
“Gossip Girl” is back. And if you’re a person of a certain age, this is big news, as HBO Max is reviving the teen soap for a new run with brand-new characters and situations.
HBO Max Remakes ‘The Great British Bake Off’ In Mexico HBO Max is planning to adapt the UK’s hit cooking competition series The Great British Bake Off in Mexico as The Great Bake Off. A 10-part celebrity version of the show will be produced by WarnerMedia Latin America, in what represents HBO Max’s first original unscripted production in Mexico. The Love Productions show was licensed by BBC Studios and follows WarnerMedia previously making local versions in Argentina and Chile.
Lee Toland Krieger (Superman & Lois, Riverdale) is set to direct the first two episodes of Green Lantern, HBO Max’s upcoming series based on the DC characters, from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Believe it or not, today marks the one-year anniversary of WarnerMedia launching HBO Max. Boy, oh boy, what a year it’s been! We’ve seen the streaming platform launch with a fairly tepid response only to see the publicity explode when the studio announced that all of WB’s 2021 films would be debuting on the streaming service the same day as theatrical, making HBO Max one of the must-buy streaming services for blockbuster films.
Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell have not been shy about talking about a proposed reboot of the “Evil Dead” franchise. In fact, a year ago, Campbell talked about how director Lee Cronin was handpicked by Raimi to take the reins of the new film in the franchise.