John Oliver discusses the decision to delay segments going to YouTube.
In an interview with Podcast from the late-night host criticized HBO for the rollout change. For the series’ 11th season, the premium cable outlet announced that they are now withholding segments of the show from YouTube for a few days after the premiere. Audiences were able to watch the main storyline of the show on YouTube the morning after the first episode aired.
“It’s massively disappointing for me. I wasn’t happy about it at all,” Oliver said of the decision.
He further explained, “What I love about the show on YouTube is that we can reach beyond HBO subscribers. That feels really important to me. I really appreciate the fact that They do. I’d rather they did it straight after the show the way we’ve always done it, but I’m so grateful they’re still willing to do it.
In announcing the decision earlier this year, HBO said it was stopping the segments on YouTube, an effort to get more people to stream the show on its sibling streaming platform Max. should be done
“When it premiered on HBO, viewing on Max was not available, so YouTube allowed flexible viewing for the main storyline as well as promotional appearances,” an HBO spokesperson said at the time. “We are now delaying that availability and hope that those fans will choose to watch the entire show on Max.”
When first announced, in February, Oliver said In a post on X That he hoped the plan would change: “I know I usually share a link to my main story here on Monday, but HBO decided to wait until Thursday to put it on YouTube. Post it. I hope they change their minds, but until then, you can see our writing about the Supreme Court on HBO, Max and YouTube in a few days.”
HBO renewed for three more seasons in 2023, taking the weekly late-night show into its 13th season in 2026.
Reflecting on when he’ll feel “done” with the show, Oliver said he hasn’t reached that point yet.
He explained, “I worked with Jon Stewart for a long time. I saw him get tired. So I know what that looks like. I saw him calculating, ‘I’ve done it every way I can.’ What can I do?’ And he was right about it. I can’t really get to that point. I still get excited about, like, you Until, jumping up and down on chairs when we feel like we’re doing something with a story, or we’ve done something really stupid. I can’t believe it’s in people’s throats Take off stories that they might not naturally want to hear and they’ll watch it, and I can’t believe we’re playing with HBO’s resources and being fiscally irresponsible, I guess That my answer is that that point may come. I don’t feel like I’m there yet.”
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