Picture 1 of 1
It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO by Gillette
Condition:
Postage:
Located in: Sparks, Nevada, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 28 May and Sat, 1 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 98.5% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:404006738544
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Publication Date
- 2022-11-01
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN
- 9780593296196
- Book Title
- It's Not TV : the Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of Hbo
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Business & Economics, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Television / History & Criticism, Television / General, Industries / Entertainment
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 21 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
About this product
Product Information
"A read so riveting, it's not hard to imagine watching it unfold on Sunday nights." -- The Associated Press "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" " It's Not TV proves to be a lively companion to all these shows." --Andrew O'Hagan, The New York Review of Books The inside story of HBO, the start-up company that reinvented television--by two veteran media reporters HBO changed how stories could be told on TV. The Sopranos , Sex and the City , The Wire , Game of Thrones . 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. It's Not TV 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. Through 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. As 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, It's Not TV 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0593296192
ISBN-13
9780593296196
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27057247284
Product Key Features
Book Title
It's Not TV : the Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of Hbo
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Television / History & Criticism, Television / General, Industries / Entertainment
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Business & Economics, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1992.92.H66i86
Reviews
Advance Praise for It's Not TV "Felix Gillette and John Koblin go well beyond a simple history of the seminal pay TV channel. It's Not TV is also the thrilling story of our modern lives--a surprisingly deep chronicle about technology, shifting workplace mores, bare-knuckle industry politics and the franchises that shaped a generation, from The Sopranos to Game of Thrones ." --Brad Stone, New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store and Amazon Unbound "A sweeping, deeply reported chronicle of one of the great media and business stories of the last 50 years. It's Not TV delivers the definitive account of all the drama at HBO--on-camera and off--and in the process illuminates the rise of television's new Golden Age and the vivid characters and personalities that have driven it." --Joshua Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Devil's Bargain "Tony Soprano, Selena Meyer, the House of Stark: It's nearly impossible to think of the recent decades of popular culture without thinking of HBO. And in this engaging, clear-eyed, and spirited book, Felix Gillette and John Koblin take us inside one of the most essential American institutions of the last forty years. History isn't just politics and presidents; it's also artists and writers, directors and producers, executives and showrunners. Here is their story." --Jon Meacham, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America "A gripping account of the reinvention of television, at a perfect and pivotal cultural moment, just as television is being re-invented, yet again. This exploration of HBO's coming of age is as dynamic as one of the cable channel's own hits, complete with compelling characters and dramatic plot twists." --Emily Chang, author of National Bestseller Brotopia "It's not just the definitive story of the most influential media businesses of all time; It's Not TV is the definitive cultural history of the age of peak TV. Felix Gillette and John Koblin have uncovered a gripping behind-the-scenes narrative that will change the way you see the shows you thought you knew so well." --Max Chafkin, author of The Contrarian, Advance Praise for It's Not TV "Felix Gillette and John Koblin go well beyond a simple history of the seminal pay TV channel. It's Not TV is also the thrilling story of our modern lives--a surprisingly deep chronicle about technology, shifting workplace mores, bare-knuckle industry politics and the franchises that shaped a generation, from The Sopranos to Game of Thrones ." --Brad Stone, New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store and Amazon Unbound "A sweeping, deeply reported chronicle of one of the great media and business stories of the last 50 years. It's Not TV delivers the definitive account of all the drama at HBO--on-camera and off--and in the process illuminates the rise of television's new Golden Age and the vivid characters and personalities that have driven it." --Joshua Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Devil's Bargain "Tony Soprano, Selena Meyer, the House of Stark: It's nearly impossible to think of the recent decades of popular culture without thinking of HBO. And in this engaging, clear-eyed, and spirited book, Felix Gillette and John Koblin take us inside one of the most essential American institutions of the last forty years. History isn't just politics and presidents; it's also artists and writers, directors and producers, executives and showrunners. Here is their story." --Jon Meacham, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America "It's not just the definitive story of the most influential media businesses of all time; It's Not TV is the definitive cultural history of the age of peak TV. Felix Gillette and John Koblin have uncovered a gripping behind-the-scenes narrative that will change the way you see the shows you thought you knew so well." --Max Chafkin, author of The Contrarian, Advance Praise for It's Not TV "Felix Gillette and John Koblin go well beyond a simple history of the seminal pay TV channel. It's Not TV is also the thrilling story of our modern lives--a surprisingly deep chronicle about technology, shifting workplace mores, bare-knuckle industry politics and the franchises that shaped a generation, from The Sopranos to Game of Thrones ." --Brad Stone, New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store and Amazon Unbound "A sweeping, deeply reported chronicle of one of the great media and business stories of the last 50 years. It's Not TV delivers the definitive account of all the drama at HBO--on-camera and off--and in the process illuminates the rise of television's new Golden Age and the vivid characters and personalities that have driven it." --Joshua Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Devil's Bargain "Tony Soprano, Selena Meyer, the House of Stark: It's nearly impossible to think of the recent decades of popular culture without thinking of HBO. And in this engaging, clear-eyed, and spirited book, Felix Gillette and John Koblin take us inside one of the most essential American institutions of the last forty years. History isn't just politics and presidents; it's also artists and writers, directors and producers, executives and showrunners. Here is their story." --Jon Meacham, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America "A gripping account of the reinvention of television, at a perfect and pivotal cultural moment, just as television is being re-invented, yet again. This exploration of HBO's coming of age is as dynamic as one of the cable channel's own hits, complete with compelling characters and dramatic plot twists." --Emily Chang, author of National Bestseller Brotopia "It's not just the definitive story of the most influential media businesses of all time; It's Not TV is the definitive cultural history of the age of peak TV. Felix Gillette and John Koblin have uncovered a gripping behind-the-scenes narrative that will change the way you see the shows you thought you knew so well." --Max Chafkin, author of The Contrarian "A riveting, lively account that brings us inside the boardrooms, high end restaurants and talent trailers of the people who brought us HBO, one of the great cultural forces of our time." --Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker staff writer and New York Times bestselling author of Black Edge "To understand the last 50 years in American culture, you need to understand HBO, and Felix Gillette and John Koblin get it better than anyone ever has. It's Not TV documents the staggering rise of an entertainment behemoth, but it never devolves into hagiography. This is a messy, infuriating, and inspiring story about human brilliance and human frailty." --Josh Levin, author of The Queen
Lccn
2022-013252
Intended Audience
Trade
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:404006738544
Postage and handling
Item location:
Sparks, Nevada, United States
Post to:
Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
APO/FPO, Afghanistan, Alaska/Hawaii, Algeria, Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Reunion, Russian Federation, US Protectorates, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | United States | Standard Shipping | Estimated between Tue, 28 May and Sat, 1 Jun to 43230 |
| US $5.50 (approx S$ 7.42) | United States | Expedited Shipping | Estimated between Tue, 28 May and Sat, 1 Jun to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Seller charges sales tax in |
Sales Tax for an item #404006738544
Sales Tax for an item #404006738544
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 30 days after the buyer receives it | Money Back |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (459,789)
n***i (180)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
just what i wanted
m***c (5039)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Book was in wonderful condition! Arrived very quickly. Would buy from again!
g***g (1052)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great product!!!!!!!!! Will do business again THANKS.