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Ex-ESPN star Bill Simmons inks deal with HBO to host weekly show on sports, pop culture

Bill Simmons is headed to HBO. After ESPN cut ties with the sports media star in May, Simmons will now host a weekly… Read More

Big Emmy nods for HBO and ‘Game of Thrones,’ and Amazon snags 12 with help from ‘Transparent’

The Emmy nominations were released this morning, and HBO is king with 126 nominations, including 24 nods for the most-nominated… Read More

HBO Now makes its Android debut as Apple’s exclusive window ends

HBO Now is coming to Android today. The $14.99/month service was previously sold exclusively through Apple devices and Cablevision’s Optimum Online subscriptions. The… Read More

Pulling for ‘Stepto’: Geeks rally behind Stephen Toulouse after tech vet falls into coma

Update: Toulouse has woken from his coma and is on the road to recovery as of June 13. Stephen “Stepto”… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Netflix, Amazon, HBO and the streaming revolution

We’re diving into the world of video streaming on this week’s GeekWire radio show. Our guest in the studio is… Read More

‘Silicon Valley’ takes shots at failed Microsoft and Apple products

How bad was a fictional product launch on HBO’s Silicon Valley? Zune bad. In Sunday’s episode, as Business Insider noted,… Read More

John Oliver takes on patent trolls in this hilarious segment

If you’re creating a new technology or have a business idea beware. Patent trolls are everywhere. HBO’s Last Week Tonight… Read More

HBO’s ‘Girls’ do ‘Silicon Valley’ in this video on Funny or Die

This video created by the all-lady team JustBoobs Sketch has combined two popular HBO shows about two completely opposite groups of… Read More

Watch this ‘Silicon Valley’ clip make fun of the Winklevoss twins

Everyone’s all about Game of Thrones returning this weekend, but HBO is also bringing back Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley. The show’s… Read More

Review: HBO Now is a cord-cutter’s dream come true

For years, HBO was unwilling to share its content with cord-cutters who wouldn’t subscribe to a cable package with HBO included.… Read More

Sling TV launches HBO, improves performance with new update

Sling TV announced today that customers of its over-the-top streaming service will be able to purchase access to HBO starting… Read More

DirectTV made this awesome map summarizing every ‘Game of Thrones’ episode

Need to catch up fast on everything that has happened on Game of Thrones, seasons one through four? No problem.… Read More

Sling TV to add HBO, just in time for ‘Game of Thrones’ premiere

Sling TV announced today that it inked a deal to provide its customers will access to HBO – just in… Read More

HBO expanding Seattle engineering office in advance of HBO Now launch

HBO has signed a lease that will quadruple its office space in Seattle, expand its engineering capacity in the region following a shakeup last year.… Read More

Google doubling street art collection

If you are a fan of graffiti and street art, the Google Art Project delivered some great news: They are… Read More

HBO confirms HBO NOW service: $14.99/month, with Apple as exclusive launch partner

HBO CEO Richard Plepler just took the stage at Apple’s event in San Francisco to announce details of the company’s… Read More

HBO Now set to launch in April in time for ‘Game of Thrones’

Rejoice cord cutters and those who don’t have buddies to steal HBO Go passwords from! HBO Now is set to… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ mania continues with Monopoly set, newly released scenes from season 4

Wow, HBO Is really building this up. To fuel the Game of Thrones hysteria, the cable channel has released two… Read More

George R.R. Martin: Your favorite character might die in the next season of ‘Game of Thrones’

Beloved and delightfully wicked author George R.R. Martin took to the Writers Guide West Awards and dropped some potential bombshells… Read More

Alibaba makes Fast Company’s Most Innovative List, Amazon falls off

Fast Company announced its annual ranking of the world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, and Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse, ranks… Read More

‘Finally, some white kids get an opportunity’: Silicon Valley meets ‘Silicon Valley’ at SF Sketchfest

Silicon Valley residents got to meet the actors behind HBO’s sleeper comedy Silicon Valley this past weekend. At SF Sketchfest, four… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ coming to Pacific Science Center’s IMAX theater

In case you want to relive all the blood and gore of the last two episodes of Game of Thrones‘… Read More

Most Amazon Prime subscribers have never seen Golden Globe winner ‘Transparent’

Amazon Prime members, you’ve got an undiscovered gem to watch! The company’s landmark series, Transparent, has been seen by fewer than 40 percent… Read More

Internal Memo: HBO CTO Otto Berkes explains his abrupt resignation

Otto Berkes, the Microsoft veteran who has worked as HBO’s chief technology officer for nearly four years, has resigned from… Read More

HBO’s Seattle office reportedly plagued by squabbles, will outsource new streaming service

HBO has decided to cancel in-house development of an upcoming streaming service that would allow viewers to watch the premium channel without a cable subscription. Instead,… Read More

CSI marathon, anyone? CBS jumps into the cord-cutting fray with $5.99 a month streaming service

Not content to sit back and let online video titans like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon slug it out alone, CBS… Read More

HBO ready to sell a standalone streaming service next year

Next year will mark the first time you will be able to watch Game of Thrones without a cable subscription.… Read More

HBO doubling Seattle engineering office, expects to top 100 people by year-end

HBO’s Seattle engineering office has grown to 55 people since opening last year, and the company is planning to double the size… Read More

Amazon adds The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, other HBO content to Prime Instant Video

Amazon today added its first set of HBO content to Prime Instant Video, bringing shows like The Sopranos and The… Read More

Six topics Jeff Bezos should address at Amazon’s shareholder meeting

Amazon’s shareholder meeting on Wednesday is one of the rare times we get to hear from Jeff Bezos. The rest of the year,… Read More