{"product_id":"its-not-tv-the-spectacular-rise-revolution-and-future-of-hbo-hardcover","title":"It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFelix Gillette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Koblin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A read so riveting, it's not hard to imagine watching it unfold on Sunday nights.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An incisive account that is more than a rosy victory lap for one of TV's most influential channels.\" --Eric Deggans, NPR's \"Books We Love\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIt's Not TV\u003c\/i\u003e proves to be a lively companion to all these shows.\" --Andrew O'Hagan, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe inside story of HBO, the start-up company that reinvented television--by two veteran media reporters \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHBO changed how stories could be told on TV. \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e. The network's meteoric rise heralded the second golden age of television with serialized shows that examined and reflected American anxieties, fears, and secret passions through complicated characters who were flawed and often unlikable. HBO's own behind-the-scenes story is as complex, compelling, and innovative as the dramas the network created, driven by unorthodox executives who pushed the boundaries of what viewers understood as television at the turn of the century. Originally conceived by a small upstart group of entrepreneurs to bring Hollywood movies into living rooms across America, the scrappy network grew into one of the most influential and respected players in Hollywood. \u003ci\u003eIt's Not TV\u003c\/i\u003e is the deeply reported, definitive story of one of America's most daring and popular cultural institutions, laying bare HBO's growth, dominance, and vulnerability within the capricious media landscape over the past fifty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the visionary executives, showrunners, and producers who shaped HBO, seasoned journalists Gillette and Koblin bring to life a dynamic cast of characters who drove the company's creative innovation in astonishing ways--outmaneuvering copycat competitors, taming Hollywood studios, transforming 1980s comedians and athletes like Chris Rock and Mike Tyson into superstars, and in the late 1990s and 2000s elevating the commercial-free, serialized drama to a revered art form. But in the midst of all its success, HBO was also defined by misbehaving executives, internal power struggles, and a few crucial miscalculations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs data-driven models like Netflix have taken over streaming, HBO's artful, instinctual, and humanistic approach to storytelling is in jeopardy. Taking readers into the boardrooms and behind the camera, \u003ci\u003eIt's Not TV\u003c\/i\u003e tells the surprising, fascinating story of HBO's ascent, its groundbreaking influence on American business, technology, and popular culture, and its increasingly precarious position in the very market it created.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelix Gillette\u003c\/b\u003e is the enterprise editor for Bloomberg News's media, entertainment, and telecom team, as well as a features writer for \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e. He has covered the business of media and technology for over a dozen years and has worked as a staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eWashington City Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Koblin\u003c\/b\u003e is a media reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, covering the television industry. He reports on the companies and personalities behind the scripted-TV boom as well as the networks that broadcast the news. Prior to joining the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, he covered media at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Wear Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeadspin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.39 x 9.04 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766164160800,"sku":"9780593296196","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/52ebd11171d320a2201a53e490f055f4.webp?v=1780287011","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/its-not-tv-the-spectacular-rise-revolution-and-future-of-hbo-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}