Jon Stewart Headed to HBO in Four-Year Deal

[PoliticAverse]

Last edited Tue Nov 3, 2015, 05:37 PM - Edit history (1)

Jon Stewart has a new home: HBO.

Stewart has signed a four-year production deal with the premium-cable network and will kick off the pact with the creation of topical short-form digital content.

The deal will see the short-form digital content showcased on HBO Now, HBO Go and other platforms. Also included in the pact is a first-look option for other film and TV ventures.

The first HBO project will see the Daily Show alum work with cloud-graphics company OTOY, Inc. to develop new technology to allow Stewart to produce timely short-form digital content, which will be refreshed on HBO Now multiple times throughout the day. Additional projects will be announced as they are confirmed.

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CNN article...
http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/03/media/jon-stewart-hbo-production-deal/index.html?iid=TL_Popular

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. In other words, not for the majority of TV viewers - where he can influence

- on media where users probably already agree with him.

[davidpdx]

2. It's too bad he couldn't have picked another cable network

so more people could see the show. I really thought he was going to retire after leaving The Daily Show.