HBO Max – Realscreen

Extra: HBO Max sets “Time Zone” for Spain; “Let’s Make a Deal” in Greece

Andrew Tracy — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:35:09 +0000

Banijay’s Zeppelin launching video game–inspired competition format Time Zone for HBO Max Spain Banijay Iberia label Zeppelin (The Bridge, Big Brother Spain) is launching a new extreme competition format, Time Zone, ...

“Drag Race,” Netflix pick up most nominations in 2023 Critics Choice Real TV Awards

Andrew Jeffrey — Mon, 15 May 2023 17:05:28 +0000

The Critics Choice Association has revealed the nominees for the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, with the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise leading the way with five nominations across ...

“The Territory,” “Fire of Love” among 2022 Peabody Award winners

Andrew Jeffrey — Tue, 09 May 2023 18:56:07 +0000

The Peabody Awards has unveiled 35 winners selected as the most compelling and empowering stories in broadcasting, streaming and interactive media in 2022, including such acclaimed doc titles as Fire ...

Warner Bros. Discovery posts Q1 loss, while streaming swings to $50M profit

Justin Anderson — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:51:22 +0000

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted a loss of $1.07 billion in its first-quarter earnings, which were released on Friday (May 5). But the news wasn’t all bad, as the company ...

The CW picks up “FBoy Island” after HBO Max cancellation, plans “FGirl Island” spin-off

Andrew Jeffrey — Tue, 02 May 2023 19:10:42 +0000

FBoy Island has been resuscitated after getting dropped from its original home at HBO Max, with The CW Network picking up a third season of the reality dating series that ...

W. Kamau Bell to direct “1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed” doc for HBO

Andrew Jeffrey — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:00:36 +0000

HBO has unveiled a new original documentary project directed and executive produced by United Shades of America host W. Kamau Bell. 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed is scheduled to premiere on ...

Warner Bros. Discovery to launch revamped Max streaming service on May 23 in U.S.

Justin Anderson — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:41:43 +0000

Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled the new name for its streaming service that will combine HBO Max with Discovery’s library of unscripted and reality content: Max. The service will officially relaunch ...

Streaming content spend to slow in 2023, but unscripted ratio rising: Ampere report

Justin Anderson — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:28:56 +0000

A new report from Ampere Analysis claims that global streaming services will up their investment in original programming to more than US$26 billion in 2023, the vast majority of which ...

HBO slates Jason Isbell doc as part of ‘Music Box’ series

Justin Anderson — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:54:32 +0000

HBO is continuing its ‘Music Box’ series of documentaries executive produced by Bill Simmons with the new original film Jason Isbell: Running with Our Eyes Closed, which will premiere on ...

Parrot Analytics releases Q4 streaming report card

Justin Anderson — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:40:05 +0000

Data analytics firm Parrot Analytics released its quarterly streaming report card for the fourth quarter of 2022, looking at data from the major streaming platforms from five media companies that ...