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New York Mayor to star in 'Sex and the City'

Sunita — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:10:26 +0000

Ever since its been made official, the upcoming movie ‘Sex and the City’ based on the Emmy-winning HBO Television series has created a huge buzz amongst the viewers. Reports have now confirmed that the New York Mayor- Michael Bloomberg...

Vampire novels adapted for HBO's 'True Blood'

AP — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:58 +0000

As fictional lovers go, bubbly blond Sookie Stackhouse and tall, pale Bill Compton are as massively mismatched as they come. After all, Sookie (Anna Paquin) is exuberantly human and Bill (Stephen Moyer) is, well, totally undead in HBO’s flamboyant new vampire saga, “True Blood.”

'Wire' actress arrested on minor drug charge

AP — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:00:20 +0000

An actress who appeared on the HBO series “The Wire” has been arrested on minor drug charges.

Ex-gymnast Moceanu criticizes Karolyis

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:56 +0000

Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu says former coach Martha Karolyi should be removed from her role as national team coordinator, and that other athletes _ past and present _ agree with her.In an interview scheduled to air Tuesday night on...

HBO grabs most Emmy nominations cable in spotlight Yahoo! India News

Vikas — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:11:49 +0000

HBO got the most Emmy recognition of any U.S. network on Thursday as “John Adams” and “Recount” helped the cable channel grab 85 award nominations and burnish its reputation for quality...

Analysis: `The Wire' gets 1 final Emmy snub

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:42:44 +0000

The Emmys said goodbye to “The Wire” with the same lack of respect that it showed the HBO drama during its acclaimed five-season run.Call it the final nail in the row house.The last season of “The Wire,” which was called...

Mayweather Jr. accuses HBO announcers of bias

AP — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:18:33 +0000

Recently retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. accused HBO’s announcers of bias against him and other black fighters.Mayweather, a 31-year-old former Olympic bronze medalist from Grand Rapids, told The Grand Rapids Press in an interview Friday...

Apple now sells HBO shows on iTunes store

AP — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:20:04 +0000

Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.’s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like “The Sopranos,” “Sex and...

HBO seen selling shows on Apple's iTunes.

Rachna Thakur — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:33:13 +0000

Time Warner Inc’s (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) HBO cable network is expected to start selling shows on Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible pricing, sources familiar...

Report: Hells Angels founder sues HBO over biker series

AP — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:01:08 +0000

The founder of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has sued HBO, claiming the pay cable network cut him out of an upcoming pilot he helped develop, The Hollywood Reporter reported.Sonny Barger filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles last...