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7 provocative documentaries that show how our political process has evolved7 provocative documentaries that show how our political process has evolved
Culture

Boys State is just the latest movie to paint a picture of a changing system in a televised America.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Wild, chaotic, and deeply silly, the animated Harley Quinn series is a terrific watchWild, chaotic, and deeply silly, the animated Harley Quinn series is a terrific watch
Culture

Watch the show, now on HBO Max, for its snarky jokes. Stay for its overtly queer romance.

By Emily St. James
Watchmen on HBO: news, episode recaps, analysis, and comic book Easter eggsWatchmen on HBO: news, episode recaps, analysis, and comic book Easter eggs
Culture

One of the most exciting new shows of 2019 expands upon the DC Comics classic.

By Vox Staff
All the clues in Watchmen about Doctor ManhattanAll the clues in Watchmen about Doctor Manhattan
Culture

A nefarious plan to catch a big blue man is revealed.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Baby Yodas don’t come cheap: The streaming wars will cost Disney, Netflix, and WarnerMedia $16 billionBaby Yodas don’t come cheap: The streaming wars will cost Disney, Netflix, and WarnerMedia $16 billion
Technology

The streamers want your money, which means they’re going to spend lots of money making stuff you want to watch.

By Peter Kafka
HBO Max wants to be the next cable bundle instead of the next NetflixHBO Max wants to be the next cable bundle instead of the next Netflix
Technology

That’s what John Stankey, CEO of HBO parent company WarnerMedia, said today at Recode’s Code Media conference in Los Angeles.

By Jason Del Rey
Pop culture unites us as Americans. Will streaming services change that?Pop culture unites us as Americans. Will streaming services change that?
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Listen to this episode of Today, Explained, Vox’s daily explainer podcast, to find out.

By Lauren Katz
10 lessons for Disney, Apple, and all the new streaming companies trying to take down Netflix10 lessons for Disney, Apple, and all the new streaming companies trying to take down Netflix
Technology

Advice from two veterans of Amazon and Hulu.

By Matthew Ball and Alex Kruglov
HBO will be the center of a tell-all oral history bookHBO will be the center of a tell-all oral history book
Technology

Author James Andrew Miller, who has done warts-and-all books about Saturday Night Live and ESPN, is working on his next project.

By Peter Kafka
You may not have to pay anything — for now — to see new shows on Apple TV+ and elsewhereYou may not have to pay anything — for now — to see new shows on Apple TV+ and elsewhere
Technology

There’s a lot of #content coming your way, and you may not have to pay more to see any of it. Enjoy it while it lasts.

By Peter Kafka
The big advantage HBO Max has over NetflixThe big advantage HBO Max has over Netflix
Culture

In addition to an impressive content catalog (Friends! Rick and Morty! And so much more!), HBO Max has an important secret weapon.

By Emily St. James
The New HBO Max is competing with Netflix by giving you Friends and Game of Thrones for $15 a monthThe New HBO Max is competing with Netflix by giving you Friends and Game of Thrones for $15 a month
Technology

HBO Max will have plenty of competitors, including Netflix and Apple and Disney’s new streaming services.

By Peter Kafka
Spirited Away and other Studio Ghibli films find their first-ever streaming homeSpirited Away and other Studio Ghibli films find their first-ever streaming home
Culture

Classic Miyazaki films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro will stream on HBO Max starting next spring.

By Aja Romano
Friends is leaving Netflix in 2020Friends is leaving Netflix in 2020
Culture

WarnerMedia has released new details about its forthcoming streaming service, HBO Max, and Friends will be one of its crown jewels.

By Allegra Frank
Game of Thrones is over. Giant TV hits aren’t going anywhere.Game of Thrones is over. Giant TV hits aren’t going anywhere.
Games of Thrones season 8

Audiences are fracturing, but the apparatus that made HBO’s megahit isn’t going away.

By Peter Kafka
Disney+ will not be a “Netflix killer” because at this point, nothing can kill NetflixDisney+ will not be a “Netflix killer” because at this point, nothing can kill Netflix
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Technology

Redef CEO Jason Hirschhorn watches a lot of TV and he says Netflix has sucked him into watching less of everything else.

By Eric Johnson
The fight for the bundle is the war for the future of TV
Technology

The TV guys want to keep selling you TV you don’t watch. It won’t work.

By Peter Kafka
In HBO’s Theranos documentary “The Inventor,” director Alex Gibney says Elizabeth Holmes was fooled by her own liesIn HBO’s Theranos documentary “The Inventor,” director Alex Gibney says Elizabeth Holmes was fooled by her own lies
Technology

Gibney spoke with Recode’s Peter Kafka on the latest episode of Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson
AT&T’s WarnerMedia shake-up tells you how it views the future of mediaAT&T’s WarnerMedia shake-up tells you how it views the future of media
Technology

HBO’s famous boss is going because the TV business is changing. Warner Bros.’ boss is staying because the movies aren’t going anywhere.

By Peter Kafka
Here’s what HBO’s new boss really said about the company’s plans under AT&THere’s what HBO’s new boss really said about the company’s plans under AT&T
Technology

John Stankey had a lot to tell Richard Plepler and his team last month. You can read (almost) all of it here.

By Peter Kafka
Amazon Prime has 100 million-plus Prime memberships — here’s how HBO, Netflix and Tinder compareAmazon Prime has 100 million-plus Prime memberships — here’s how HBO, Netflix and Tinder compare
Technology

Smaller than Netflix, bigger than Spotify.

By Rani Molla
Here’s what you need to know about the U.S. lawsuit against the AT&T-Time Warner mergerHere’s what you need to know about the U.S. lawsuit against the AT&T-Time Warner merger
Technology

The Trump administration has sued to block AT&T’s $85 billion takeover of CNN-owned Time Warner. The trial starts March 21. Here’s what you need to know.

By Edmund Lee
Chart of the day: The incredible rise of Netflix, from mailboxes to LettermanChart of the day: The incredible rise of Netflix, from mailboxes to Letterman
Technology

What a decade.

By Rani Molla and Dan Frommer
Issa Rae’s transition from bootstrapped web series to HBO
The Recode 100

Rae is No. 35 on the Recode 100.

By Kat Borgerding
David Benioff and Dan Weiss made ‘Game of Thrones’ the last Really Big Show on TV
The Recode 100

Benioff and Weiss are No. 21 on the Recode 100.

By Peter Kafka
Trump wants to punish CNN by breaking up the AT&T/Time Warner dealTrump wants to punish CNN by breaking up the AT&T/Time Warner deal
Technology

Chilling.

By Peter Kafka
Most Netflix customers don’t pay for other streaming services. But Hulu and HBO Now subscribers do.Most Netflix customers don’t pay for other streaming services. But Hulu and HBO Now subscribers do.
Technology

A majority of HBO Now and Hulu subscribers pay for Netflix.

By Rani Molla
The return of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in one chartThe return of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in one chart
Technology

Foisted!

By Dan Frommer
Why Ken Burns won’t leave PBS for HBOWhy Ken Burns won’t leave PBS for HBO
Technology

“I’m at the dance with them that brung me and I think I’m leavin’ with them,” the co-director of “The Vietnam War” says.

By Eric Johnson
‘Game of Thrones’ is the only appointment TV I still watch‘Game of Thrones’ is the only appointment TV I still watch
Technology

And I watch it even before HBO thinks I want to watch it. Here’s why.

By Eric Johnson
This is how the ‘Game of Thrones’ budget and audience compare with other big network blockbustersThis is how the ‘Game of Thrones’ budget and audience compare with other big network blockbusters
Technology

The HBO series averaged 25.7 million viewers last season, with 26 percent of those views from HBO Go and HBO Now.

By Rani Molla
Hulu is adding HBO just in time for ‘Game of Thrones’Hulu is adding HBO just in time for ‘Game of Thrones’
Technology

It’s not TV. It’s online.

By Rani Molla
The new HBO ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 trailer is out and everyone is going to warThe new HBO ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 trailer is out and everyone is going to war
Technology

It’s nice that you thought you were going to get work done today.

By Meghann Farnsworth
Full transcript: Actor-director Matt Ross of HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Actor-director Matt Ross of HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ on Recode Decode
Technology

He’s more than just Hooli CEO Gavin Belson.

By Recode Staff
The cast and creators of HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ explain how they keep the show freshThe cast and creators of HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ explain how they keep the show fresh
Technology

Kara Swisher talks with Mike Judge, Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods and more on Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is more than just dick jokes, actor Matt Ross saysHBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is more than just dick jokes, actor Matt Ross says
Technology

Ross tries to bring a sympathetic antagonism to Hooli CEO Gavin Belson.

By Eric Johnson
HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ returns tonight at 10 pm ETHBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ returns tonight at 10 pm ET
Technology

But first, check out these two new clips.

By Tony Romm
Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’ couldn’t be made into a TV show until TV changedNeil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’ couldn’t be made into a TV show until TV changed
Technology

A movie adaptation never made sense, but a TV version of Gaiman’s “big, sprawling” book debuts on Starz April 30.

By Eric Johnson
Amazon? HBO? Netflix thinks its real competitor is... sleepAmazon? HBO? Netflix thinks its real competitor is... sleep
Technology

That’s according to CEO Reed Hastings, who wants to talk to you about time and space and have you ever really looked at your hands? I mean — really, really looked? At your hands? Whoa.

By Peter Kafka
Apple wants to sell HBO, Showtime and Starz in a single bundleApple wants to sell HBO, Showtime and Starz in a single bundle
Technology

No deal yet. But this one will be easier than selling regular TV.

By Peter Kafka