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Comcast Adds HBO To Online Programming

Comcast has announced it will begin test broadcasting television and movie content from HBO and Cinemax online. Comcast's HBO and Cinemax customers will be able to access the content online via Comcast.net and Fancast.com. The HBO and Cinemax broadband services will initially provide 750 hours a month of programming and will grow over time.

HBO To Offer Shows On iTunes

HBO has reached a deal with Apple to offer half a dozen of its shows on iTunes.Programs that will be available from HBO on iTunes include "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City," "Deadwood," "Rome," "Flight of the Conchords" and "The Wire."

Nielsen To Track HBO VOD Service

HBO has tapped Nielsen to measure the cable networks ratings for its video on demand programming. HBO is the first network to have access to the viewer data for it s video-on- demand service Nielsen said.

HBO To Close Comedy Site

HBO comedy Web site "This Just In" will be closing down at the end of August, numerous sources are reporting.

HBO, Boxing Miss With YouTube Complaint

The fight that's supposed to save boxing, Mayweather versus De La Hoya, ended up on YouTube, swiftly followed by a takedown request from HBO. It's a missed opportunity for lots of potential boxing fans.

Amanda Booms On To HBO and ABC

As many people predicted when Rocketboom host Amanda Congdon split up so acrimoniously with her former partner Andrew Baron (which I wrote about here), it didn't take long for someone to see the potential benefit of having an attractive video-blogger with a built-in following on their payroll.

HBO Rattles Baby TV Market

When the business development and marketing teams at HBO ran out of demographics to target, they scratched their heads, put their nose to the grindstone, and with impressive synergy discovered an age group they had yet to plumb-babies! The booming echo of the ensuing eurekas must have been deafening.