MILLER: Well, for so much of its history HBO just did a great job of managing its image.

What attracted you to the notion of doing a deep dive on the premium cabler as opposed to say Netflix? In a book filled with cameos and comments from the likes of Ari Emanuel, Sue Naegle, Tom Fontana and of course Shelia Nevins, the ex-USA Network EVP of Original Programming answered about his allegations of a “toxic and hostile” environment on Lovecraft Country, Plepler’s self-branding and what HBO’s future could hold.ĭEADLINE: Saturday Night Live, ESPN and CAA and now HBO are on your bookshelf. “I think that when you have big personalities like Michael Fuchs, like Chris Albrecht, Richard Plepler, I think it’s interesting to understand and see how that materializes in terms of the actual operation of the company,” Miller told Deadline of the impetus behind his book.Īs the $43 billion WarnerMedia-Discovery merger aims to close by mid-2022 with David Zaslav poised to take over the big scale-up, Miller also spoke with me about the behind-the-scenes GoT at HBO detailed in Tinderbox, and the skinny from former Time Warner boss Jeff Bewkes on AT&T’s 2018 takeover. Martin is still scribbling away with The Winds of Winter and Casey Bloys is waiting patiently to make that deal. Put another way, if this isn’t the comprehensive story, so far, then that’s because George R.R. 'Euphoria': HBO Sets Season 2 Premiere Date, Zendaya Gets Irresponsible In Teaser

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