Time Warner’s HBO Programming President to Depart

Variety: Michael Lombardo is exiting his post as president of HBO Programming, ending a 33-year run that made him a major player in the pay-TV giant’s growth and evolution. It’s understood that the decision to step down was Lombardo’s. HBO has been under unusual pressure on the programming front in recent months but sources said Lombardo was not pushed. He’s expected to work out a production pact with the network, a shift he has considered making for some time after nearly a decade at the top of HBO’s vast programming operations.