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HBO to Provide the Cake

Variety is reporting that HBO has optioned the rights to Sloane Crosley 's best-selling collection of essays " I Was Told There'd Be Cake " (a great fit, in our opinion). The series will be produced by former HBO Entertainment "prexy" Carolyn Strauss . When we asked Crosley , who is currently a publicist for Vintage Books, if she would be involved in the project she told us, I will be involved, but...

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Naegle new HBO series chief

TV News: UTA partner confirmed for network gig -- UTA partner Sue Naegle will join HBO as its new entertainment prexy, the cabler confirmed Wednesday. The announcement capped days of speculation that Naegle had emerged as the front runner to succeed Carolyn Strauss as HBO's top series exec.

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HBO Seeks Programming Head; Also, Programming

According to the Hollywood Reporter, HBO may be close to naming Sue Naegle of United Talent Agency to replace Carolyn Strauss as its chief of entertainment. Now all the pay channel needs to do is finds some, well, entertainment. Says...

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UPDATE: HBO Locks Up UTA's Sue Naegle

My latest information is that HBO may make an announcement as soon as tomorrow that it's hired United Talent partner and veteran TV lit agent Sue Naegle in the job of president of HBO Entertainment. She replaces Carolyn Strauss who exited with a production deal. Naegle's big clients include Alan Ball, Jhoni Marchinko, Jenny Bicks. She's [...]

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HBO Is Going After UTA's Sue Naegle

C'mon, how long is the United Talent TV agent going to keep denying that she's the one HBO boss Richard Plepler wants for the job to replace Carolyn Strauss as prez of HBO Entertainment? They met again on Saturday out here...

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Out magazine's 2nd annual Power 50

From Out magazine: 50. Kelly Bush 49. Benny Medina 48. Brian Swardstrom 47. Susan Arnold 46. Martina Navratilova 45. Jonathan Burnham 44. Bob Greenblatt 43. Adam Rose 42. Bryan Lourd 41. Carolyn Strauss 40. Christine Vachon 39. Jon Stryker 38....

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Newsfeed Update: 03.20.08

Click here to receive mediabistro.com's Daily Newsfeed via email. Jane Root Out Front for HBO Gig (Hollywood Reporter) Hours after Carolyn Strauss stepped down as HBO Entertainment president, the industry started churning out names of potential candidates for the job....

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Paul Giamatti - Hbo John Adams Draws Solid Ratings

HBO, which was shaken by the decision of Entertainment President Carolyn Strauss to step down followed by word that it would not put the series 12 Miles of Bad Road ...

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HBO seeks new programming chief

headline = 33,ml,32p7 1-line The head of entertainment programming at HBO, Carolyn Strauss, is leaving that role, the cable channel announced Monday.

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Gay HBO exec leaves post

From The Advocate/PlanetOut: Carolyn Strauss, HBO's openly gay top entertainment executive, has left her post at the pay cable network. Strauss is departing her job as entertainment president, where she oversaw development and production on series, short-form series, specials and...

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Viewers vote for HBO's 'John Adams'

The first two episodes of the historical miniseries attracted 2.65 million viewers. NEW YORK -- As HBO contemplated who should replace Entertainment President Carolyn Strauss after her exit this week, the premium cable network was buoyed by solid early ratings for its miniseries "John Adams."

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HBO's Top Homo Out.

HBO’s entertainment president and known lesbian Carolyn Strauss stepped down from her post yesterday. Strauss helped build up the channel's image with shows like Sex and The City and The Sopranos, but things have slipped in years, which may have contributed to Strauss’ job change. [LA Times]

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HBO passes on Tomlin's 'Bad Road'

TV News: Insiders say show's vision didn't fit with network -- As HBO continues to iron out its programming structure sans former entertainment topper Carolyn Strauss, the net also will make do without one of its major upcoming series commitments.

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HBO: Holding (Barely) On?

HBO has not quite kicked its original series programming development executive Carolyn Strauss to the curb, but they've certainly stripped her of any powers. Variety reports: “Strauss was said to be mulling over the weekend whether to take a production...

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Carolyn Strauss Calved At HBO [Trade Roundup]

· HBO shakes things up in their original series development department, moving longtime president Carolyn Strauss into a new, not-quite-fired-but-let's- see-what-some-new-blood- can-do-about-...