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Digital transition is not a zero sum game

As someone who spent many years at HBO, I was pleased to see your recent post on how Game of Thrones embraces the mass intelligent and the bright future for high-quality media. Time Warner, the company I have the privilege of leading, strongly believes in this future and we’ve also been actively embracing the premise of this [...]

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Tags: digital, HBO, magazine, publishing, Time, Time Warner

How “Game of Thrones” embraces the mass intelligent

In a previous post, I discussed the “rise of the mass intelligent” and its implications for high-quality media. It’s increasingly acceptable to be a nerd – or, at least, to proudly enjoy things normally relegated to the world of the nerdy. Andrew Rashbass, chief executive of The Economist Group, has expounded on this high demand [...]

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Tags: fantasy, Game of Thrones, HBO, iPad, nerds, TV