AT&T to combine WarnerMedia assets with Discovery in blockbuster merger
The Turner networks and HBO are among the assets included in the deal.
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HBO will air a Willie Mays documentary next year, directed by Nelson George
"Willie Mays is an American icon, a prime example of black excellence and baseball’s greatest player. It’s an honor to be able to chronicle his journey from the Negro Leagues in Alabama, stardom with the Giants in Harlem and to the game’s apex in San Francisco."
HBO’s ‘The Day Sports Stood Still’ documentary doesn’t offer much new about COVID-19 shutdown
Someday, a good documentary will be made about this time. But this isn't it.
HBO’s ‘Tiger’ needs two parts to tell Tiger Woods’ complex story, making him a great but sad figure
Part 1 is more golf-focused, while Part 2 looks more at the person.
CC Sabathia discusses how he kept pitching despite alcohol addiction in clip from HBO’s “Under The Grapefruit Tree”
"Say I pitch on Monday, Monday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, I'm blackout drunk. Thursday and Friday, I don't drink at all, like, nothing."
HBO’s Craig Carton doc, ‘Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth,’ is a fascinating look at his success and ruin
Wild Card tells a familiar story, but Craig Carton makes the narrative compelling.
HBO Sports president Peter Nelson is out, amidst a wider restructuring of that division
HBO’s ‘The Weight of Gold’ a must-watch documentary showing mental health issues Olympic athletes face
You may never view Olympic athletes the same way after watching.
Tiger Woods multi-part documentary produced by HBO to premiere this fall
The docuseries is based on Armen Keteyian and Jeff Benedict's 2018 Tiger Woods biography.
HBO Sports and Ringer Films pick up Women of Troy documentary on 1980s Cheryl Miller-led USC women’s basketball team
"These women were trailblazers whose talent and charisma created new possibilities for women in basketball and in countless other pursuits. Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper and their teammates left the game of the past behind and created the game we know and love today."
HBO’s ‘Belichick & Saban’ documentary provides compelling insight into both coaches’ process and success
"So I'm not the only one who gets that way."
HBO announces “Any One Of Us,” a doc on pro mountain biker Paul Basagoitia’s recovery journey after a spinal cord injury
The film will premiere on HBO on Oct. 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Turner’s David Levy and HBO’s Richard Plepler expected to leave WarnerMedia in wake of AT&T purchase
Both Levy and Plepler played significant roles on the sports side recently. We'll see if Turner and HBO are as interested in sports after their departures.
