HBO president Mike Lombado discusses value of taking risks & the future of HBO Go
By Gillian West
“We’re not ad supported at HBO, it’s a culture and a company that doesn’t approach programming with fear,” remarked Mike Lombado, HBO president of programming during his Worldview address at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.
With shows like The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Wire and more recently Game of Throne and True Detective under its belt, HBO has been nominated for no less that 99 Primetime Emmys at Monday’s awards bash.
Lombado admitted it was qhard to “feel like you’ve hit a moment, you’re always focused on the next show or the next year”.
But he conceded that he Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




