Time Warner’s HBO Names New Head of Programming

Los Angeles Times: Casey Bloys is the new president of programming at HBO, succeeding Michael Lombardo who stepped down on Friday. Bloys had been named president of all series and late-night programming early this year. He has been on a fast track at the premium cable network thanks to his success on the comedy front, which includes the HBO hits  “Silicon Valley,” “Ballers,” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” “Girls” and “Veep.” The change comes at a time when the Time Warner unit is facing new competition from cable networks and video streaming services.