{"id":42900,"date":"2022-09-20T17:43:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T21:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=42900"},"modified":"2022-09-20T17:43:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T21:43:14","slug":"hbo-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-fifty-years-of-firsts-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/20\/hbo-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-fifty-years-of-firsts-video\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Celebrates 50th Anniversary with &#8220;Fifty Years Of Firsts&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of HBO&#8217;s 50th anniversary on November 8, the brand today launched its &#8220;<strong><em>Fifty Years of Firsts<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; campaign. For 50 years, HBO has been the first to break new ground, changing and elevating the landscape of TV in film, documentary, drama, comedy, news, and sports. 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