HBO Max exec admits to the app’s early flaws

Viewers have long complained about the early HBO Max app’s tendency to crash, and its lack of discoverability features. There have been a number of overhauls and fixes since then. Now we know why. Turns out that HBO Max launched its apps before they were ready in order to keep up with its competitors. The app was “never intended to go global” or to suit the needs of a direct-to-consumer market, according to an interview that Sarah Lyons, HBO Max’s head of product experience, gave Protocol. The network wanted to build an audience first, and then fix the app’s flaws as the service scaled up.While Lyons admits that the early days of HBO Max were rocky, she thinks the company made the right decision. We’ve been changing out the engine of the plane while we’re flying the plane,” she said. “I do think it was the right decision to try to balance both,” said Lyons.HBO Max first released its app in May 2020, to join an already saturated streaming ecosystem that included Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+ and others. At the time, both HBO Go (the network’s on-demand app for cable subscribers) and HBO Now (the standalone app for cord-cutters) were still available, a fact that confused many subscribers. The network has since retired both apps.Viewers have flocked to Reddit since the app’s initial launch with complaints that spanned platforms and devices. “We’ve been trying to watch the Harry Potter movies and literally every 15 min or so we get an ERROR message and have to force close... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2022-04-14 23:32:58 UTC ]
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This app lets you find indie bookstores to support through the coronavirus shutdowns

Save Your Bookstore points you to the best way to get cash to shuttered booksellers near you. As COVID-19 has forced small bookstores to close, many are wondering how they’ll survive—though a surge in support from communities placing online orders is helping. A new app is designed to let you... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-04-01 14:00:29 UTC ]
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D.C. Bookstore Uses Food Delivery App for Books

Starting this week, Washington D.C.’s Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe is using Postmates, an app largely used for food delivery, to get books in the hands of readers in the D.C. area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Fell 3.2% in Early March

Unit sales of print books fell 3.2% in the week ended Mar. 7, 2020, compared to the similar week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook’s early decisions set the stage for scandal

Steven Levy mines the company’s history and talks to its leaders to figure out where things went wrong. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Meredith Taps GE Exec for CFO Role | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-27 20:00:04 UTC ]
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Two Top Execs Stepping Down at Publisher Tribune Amid Turmoil

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-02-19 18:55:53 UTC ]
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Unit Sales Down 3.2% in Early February

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Finding Liberation in the Early Years of the Women’s Royal Naval Service

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2 top execs leaving newspaper publisher Tribune amid turmoil

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[ ABC News | 2020-02-03 23:48:57 UTC ]
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How CollegeHumor lost its early lead

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HMH Exec Buys Venerable Bookstore

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Hearst Hires Former Snapchat, Warner Exec for Top Sales Role | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-19 19:09:52 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-25 11:02:19 UTC ]
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'It's never too early to share a book', says Paul Howard-Jones at Annual BookTrust lecture

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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