How do you top season 2 of House of the Dragon? Turns out, you don’t, at least according to HBO and Max, which just released their lackluster August 2024 programming schedule. There’s not a lot of compelling new content to watch this month unless you’re a big fan of Maine Cabin Masters.
Among the highlights are the season 3 premiere of Industry, the series that takes a dramatic look at the lives of London financial workers, and Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears. Older movies returning to the service include the classic Julia Roberts rom-com Pretty Woman and the Liam Neeson action movie Taken.
Editor’s note: This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change by the network.
House Hunters International: Volume 8 (HGTV)
House Hunters: Volume 9, Season 216 (HGTV)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
The Convict (Skazana) seasons 2-4 (2022)
The Two Faces of January (2014)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO Original)
The Pioneer Woman, season 37 (Food Network)
Love Off the Grid, season 2 (2024)
Mini Beat Power Rockers: Back to School (2024)
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears (HBO Original)
House Hunters: Where Are They Now?, Season 2 (HGTV)
Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, season 1 (Discovery)
House Hunters: All Stars, season 1 (HGTV)
Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth? (Max Original)
Hoffman Family Gold, season 3 (Discovery)
Industry, season 3 (HBO Original)
100 Day Hotel Challenge, season 1 (HGTV)
Mecum Full Throttle: Harrisburg PA 2024
House Hunters, volume 9, season 217 (HGTV)
Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy and Juan, season 4 (Discovery)
Rick and Morty: The Anime (Adult Swim)
Where We Call Home, season 3 (Magnolia Network)
BBQ High, season 1 (Magnolia Network)
Impractical Jokers (Eps + Specials) (2024)
Divided by Design, season 1 (HGTV)
Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity (Max Original)
House Hunters, volume 9, season 218 (HGTV)
The Thaw (Odwilż), season 2 (Max Original)
The Kitchen, season 36 (Food Network)
City of God: The Fight Rages On (Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para), season 1 (HBO Original)
Evil Lives Here, season 16 (ID)
90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk: Happily Ever After? season 8 (TLC)
Andrew Tate: Icon or Toxic? A Faking It Special (2024)
Bellator: Fight Camp Confidential San Jose (2024)
Serial Killer Serial Liar Levi Bellfield: A Faking It Special (2024)
The Grindr Killer Scandal: A Faking It Special (2024)
Late Night Lockup, season 2 (ID)
Beat Bobby Flay, season 35 (Food Network)
Cookie Monster’s Bake Sale: Back to School (Max Original)
House Hunters, volume 9, season 219 (HGTV)
Maine Cabin Masters, season 10 (Magnolia Network)
Impractical Jokers Specials (2024)
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.