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  • March 2008
    • HBO Struggles for Post- Sopranos Hits

      HBO Struggles for Post- Sopranos Hits

      (Newser) - HBO, at 36 years old no longer a bold young upstart of a network, is struggling to come up with hits to match The Sopranos and Sex & The City, the Wall Street Journal reports. Changes in the top ranks have meant shifts in direction: The Texas-set Lily Tomlin drama 12 Miles of Bad Road HBO was ditched after execs saw the first few episodes. More »

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      television   cable TV   Time Warner   HBO   Sex and the City   Showtime   The Sopranos   Jeff Bewkes   Chris Albrecht

  • May 2007
    • HBO Axes CEO After Arrest

      HBO Axes CEO After Arrest

      (Newser) - Chris Albrecht, who turned HBO into a titan with mega-hits "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos," was fired yesterday in the aftermath of an arrest for choking his girlfriend outside the MGM Grand in Vegas. A temporary leave was announced after Sunday's altercation, but Albrecht was forced out after the LA Times revealed an earlier violent incident HBO had kept quiet.   More »

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      television   cable TV   HBO   CEO   alcoholism   Chris Albrecht

    • Drama Builds At HBO As CEO Departs

      Drama Builds At HBO As CEO Departs

      (Newser) - HBO's capo is making like Tony Soprano and taking an indefinite leave of absence from the cable network. Chris Albrecht, who has led the network since 2002, was arrested by Las Vegas police on Sunday, after officers said they witnessed Albrecht in a violent altercation with his girlfriend. More »

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      television   alcohol   entertainment   resignation   cable TV   HBO   Chris Albrecht

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