"New York Times" op-ed columnist Frank Rich is being tapped as a creative consultant for HBO to provide new ideas and help develop projects. The idea to hire Rich arose after the cable
channel crafted a new executive structure last year.
"Frank brings us a remarkable set of perspectives, in the creative voices he [knows] and in his instincts and judgments," says HBO head Richard Plepler. Rich will continue to pen his weekly Times column on politics and public affairs, but won't write about HBO or Time Warner.