After spending more than three years working on his latest book, “Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers,” replete with 757 interviews, Origins host Jim Miller decided he hadn’t had enough, and has returned with new interviews to further explore one of the world’s most iconic premium content brands. He now presents the newest chapter of Origins t ... Show More
Mar 2022
C7 / HBO Ep 2: “A Tale of Three Women”
Episode Two, “A Tale of Three Women,” features conversations with three important current senior executives operating on the front lines of HBO programming – Amy Gravitt, who runs comedy; Francesca Orsi, who is in charge of drama; and Nina Rosenstein, whose domains are late-night ... Show More
34m 4s
Nov 2021
The inside story of HBO, with Jim Miller
HBO has brought us nearly 50 years of riveting movies and TV shows; the behind-the-scenes stories are equally compelling. Journalist James Andrew Miller, who has written definitive oral histories of media institutions like Saturday Night Live and ESPN, tells Recode’s Peter Kafka ... Show More
58m 4s
Dec 2021
"Tinderbox" author James Andrew Miller on HBO, streaming and the future of TV
James Andrew Miller, author of the new HBO oral history "Tinderbox," shares what he learned through his interviews with five decades of network executives, stars and producers. HBO created a "whole new pathway for people to experience television," he says. But now it is under tre ... Show More
47m 22s
Feb 2022
State of Play: The Streaming Wars — with James Andrew Miller
James Andrew Miller, an investigative journalist and the author of Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, joins the pod to discuss how the entertainment legend has differentiated itself over the years, as well as the state of the play of the streaming wars. Follow Ja ... Show More
1h 1m
Feb 2018
Netflix vs Blockbuster - HBO Gets In The Ring | 5
We take a step back to explore how a little company called Home Box Office went from serving B-movies to 325 homes in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania to become the juggernaut that we know as HBO. In the process, HBO, become the standard by which all other cable companies would have to ... Show More
26m 25s
Oct 2022
HOTD S1: Adding Fuel to the Fire: A Season 1 Recap
Jason and Greta still have a lot to say after the finale. In this episode, they discuss what they think could happen to Rhaenyra’s and Alicent’s relationship, their favorite characters, and negroni sbagliatos. Plus, they reflect on how the show was created behind the scenes as de ... Show More
1 h
Feb 2019
Trailer - Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien - a series of in-depth, revealing, long-form interviews with stars of screen, stage, sport, comedy, politics, music and much more.
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