Articles about HBO

Watch: ‘KIMI’ trailer shows tech worker dealing with creepy voice assistant in film shot in Seattle

Oh, great. First they scared us with the killer robots, now we have to worry about the smart speakers? Or,… Read More

As Emmy Awards go virtual, HBO bests streaming TV with most wins; Amazon collects four total

Streaming television’s recent awards show successes took a bit of a back seat on Sunday night, as HBO outpaced Netflix,… Read More

Netflix back ahead of HBO with 160 Emmy nods; Amazon’s ‘Mrs. Maisel’ dominates comedy again

Streaming television is bigger than ever, as a much-needed distraction during the ongoing pandemic. And it’s back on top in… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Dueling visions of Amazon; HBO Max launches; Saving the Cinerama

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon and critics wage a PR war in the… Read More

Made in Seattle, HBO Max streaming service launches without Amazon Fire TV support

Updated below with Amazon statement. The new HBO Max streaming service launches today, at $14.99/month. Developed at the company’s engineering… Read More

HBO adds co-watching feature to HBO Now and HBO Go, with help from Seattle startup Scener

HBO added a new video chat feature to its HBO Now and HBO GO apps, allowing subscribers to watch shows… Read More

‘Big fan’ Bill Gates makes appearance in ‘Silicon Valley’ series finale as HBO comedy logs off

“Silicon Valley” wrapped up six seasons on HBO on Sunday night with a series finale called “Exit Event” — and… Read More

HBO doubling Seattle engineering outpost, fortifying key tech center for HBO Max development

Like an army assembling troops for an epic conquest, HBO is building its Seattle engineering team to prepare for the… Read More

Amazon and Jeff Bezos among the tech punchlines as ‘Silicon Valley’ returns to HBO for 6th season

The fake tech giants on “Silicon Valley” had plenty to say about the real ones Sunday night as the comedy… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ rules all as HBO gets 137 Emmy nods; ‘Mrs. Maisel’ and ‘Fleabag’ power Amazon

On the strength of the final season of “Game of Thrones,” HBO reclaimed the Emmy nominations throne on Tuesday, garnering… Read More

John Oliver rips Amazon over warehouse work and tech giant’s operations chief calls it ‘insulting’

Working conditions in Amazon’s fulfillment centers got a blistering critique at the hands of the HBO series “Last Week Tonight… Read More

Jon Snow’s best friend: Rover creates sitter profile for Tormund after he watched Ghost on ‘Thrones’

When Jon Snow inevitably abandons his direwolf Ghost again, in purely-for-the-imagination future episodes of “Game of Thrones,” at least he’ll… Read More

Cleanup on Episode 4: HBO scrubs errant Starbucks cup from ‘Game of Thrones’

Tormund may have been especially adamant about how he really did see Jon Snow riding a dragon, but the “Game… Read More

Team of tech friends attract 55,000 players with their ‘Game of Thrones’ fantasy league app

Plenty of television fans entertain themselves by trying to figure out what might happen week to week on HBO’s popular… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ final season trailer prepares us for battle, and the dragons steal the show

“I know death. He’s got many faces. I look forward to seeing this one.” That’s Arya Stark opening the new… Read More

Baseball is coming: Forget winter, spring will bring unique ‘Game of Thrones’ MLB bobbleheads

Winter is leaving, and with that will come a new season of Major League Baseball and the final season of… Read More

Bill Gates says if you want to understand tech and Silicon Valley, you better watch ‘Silicon Valley’

Bill Gates gets it. The Microsoft co-founder wants his friends in Silicon Valley to lighten up if they refuse to… Read More

A slide presentation fit for the undead: ‘Game of Thrones’ White Walkers turn to Google Chromebook

It takes a lot of teamwork to manage an army of the undead, breach the Wall and set out to… Read More

Zillow’s place in scandal around Supreme Court nominee gets the attention of HBO’s John Oliver

The storm of controversy around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh became fodder for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,”… Read More

Steve Ballmer sticks to the USAFacts and wins fans in interview on HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’

Steve Ballmer bound onto the set of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday night in his usual high-energy style,… Read More

Freedom never looked so bleak: Watch new trailers for ‘Westworld’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Sci-fi spring fever is in full effect for fans of two of the biggest hits on television: “Westworld” and “The… Read More

Chaos takes control: HBO teases new season of ‘Westworld,’ as the androids come back online

Uh oh. The creepy world of “Westworld” looks like it’s going to get even creepier when season two premieres on… Read More

Interview: Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh bends the rules of TV and movies with ‘Mosaic’ app for HBO

Steven Soderbergh, the Academy Award-winning director and groundbreaking filmmaker known for Sex, Lies & Videotape, Traffic, Ocean’s Eleven, Erin Brockovich… Read More

A techie on TV, ‘Silicon Valley’ star says he’s scared of what he sees as tech’s ethical failings

Looks like the guys at the Pied Piper offices have been watching the congressional hearings involving Facebook, Twitter and Google.… Read More

John Oliver name-checks Amazon and jokes about Bing in rant about corporate consolidation

John Oliver is an Emmy winner for good reason — his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” is funny and smart… Read More

How Steph Curry helped his digital marketing startup pivot and land a cameo in HBO’s ‘Ballers’

It certainly helps to have Steph Curry on your side, either on the court or in the startup world. The… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ season 7 premiere shatters streaming and Twitter records for HBO

In the heat of summer, all that hype about winter coming really paid off. HBO announced Tuesday that the season… Read More

Happy summer! Now get ready for winter with this action-packed ‘Game of Thrones’ trailer

The kids might be out of school and the beach vacations may already be booked, but forget summer. Winter is… Read More

Farewell, Bachman: ‘Silicon Valley’ star T.J. Miller is leaving the HBO comedy after this season

Curl up in your bathrobe and hold that bong rip a few extra seconds for this news: T.J. Miller, the… Read More

Stop what you’re doing — the first full ‘Game of Thrones’ season 7 trailer is here

In addition to being queen of Westeros and rocking a pixie cut as fierce as her thirst for vengeance, Cersei Lannister… Read More