Comments Thread For: Peter Nelson Named Executive Vice President, HBO Sports

[JakeNDaBox]

HBO today named Peter Nelson the head of the network’s award-winning sports department, promoting him to Executive Vice President, HBO Sports. The announcement was made by Michael Lombardo, President, HBO Programming, to whom Nelson will report. Nelson, who joined HBO Sports in 2011, has been Vice President, Programming, HBO Sports since 2013. [Click Here To Read More]

[i'm a fun haver]

Tell me all about how Haymon fighters are going to be on HBO again now lol.

[about.thousands]

He starts immediately. Hershman's contract isn't up until Dec. 31st. But you telling me Hershman wasn't pushed out? And Taffert resigned a couple weeks after Hershman.

[paulf]

I only have one question: is he ***ish?

[The Hammer]

I only have one question: is he ***ish?

First they've ever had that isn't. I didn't believe it was possible. But his bosses are.

[Eastcoast]

Richard Plepler hired Nelson to be a director in HBO sports after being a freelance writer. He's very passionate about the sport and recognizes the value of building a story line to the fights. Strongly recommend listening to his interview on HBO podcast from September.
https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/hbo...lson-interview

[bigdunny1]

He starts immediately. Hershman's contract isn't up until Dec. 31st. But you telling me Hershman wasn't pushed out? And Taffert resigned a couple weeks after Hershman.

Hershman wasn't pushed out. HBO had a great year under him. My guess is he is bouncing to do something else something bigger and his stock was at a alltime high so he chose to leave. Taffert left because once Hershman was announced he wanted to be promoted up to take his job. Once he found out he was being passed over AGAIN (he wanted Herschman's job the last time there was an opening) he knew it wasn't in the cards and HBO would never promote him so he left.

Ross Greenburg the man before Herschman was pushed out and it was nasty and very public. We haven't heard anything from either side to suggest this was forced.

[hectari]

First they've ever had that isn't. I didn't believe it was possible. But his bosses are.

I think he might be half ***ish actually.

Nelson used to be a writer, now he is the vp of hbo sports, not just boxing but hbo sports, i wonder how much he knows about other sports, i know he is a boxing historian.

This means that al haymon will probably be back on hbo, hopefully we get wilder vs fury, that fight will do at least 1 million buys.

[hectari]

Hershman wasn't pushed out. HBO had a great year under him. My guess is he is bouncing to do something else something bigger and his stock was at a alltime high so he chose to leave. Taffert left because once Hershman was announced he wanted to be promoted up to take his job. Once he found out he was being passed over AGAIN (he wanted Herschman's job the last time there was an opening) he knew it wasn't in the cards and HBO would never promote him so he left.

Ross Greenburg the man before Herschman was pushed out and it was nasty and very public. We haven't heard anything from either side to suggest this was forced.

Taffert got screwed over bad, they hired a former writer who wrote articles about boxing for different websites over him. Nelson is inexperienced but hbo seems to have faith in him.

[bigdunny1]

I think he might be half ***ish actually.

Nelson used to be a writer, now he is the vp of hbo sports, not just boxing but hbo sports, i wonder how much he knows about other sports, i know he is a boxing historian.

This means that al haymon will probably be back on hbo, hopefully we get wilder vs fury, that fight will do at least 1 million buys.

I doubt it. If HBO hired a new guy from outside of the company that would of been a sign Haymon might return. Instead they hired the number 2 man who was basically Hershman's apprentice. My guess is it will be business as usual.